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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Cambridgeshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

3,369Searchable applications

645Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,427 approved or refused records

107Refused applications

1,320 approved · 107 refused · 180 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Control

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas84 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas8 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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Withdrawn26/00497/FUL
Retrospective change of use of land to a mixed use of equine and residential caravan site to provide accommodation for two Gypsy / Traveller families through stationing of 2 static caravans and two touring caravans on the land and ancillary works and retention of a stable building.
Land North Of Water Treatment Works Chrishall Road Fowlmere Cambridgeshire
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided24/02106/COND3
Submission of details rquired by condition 3 (construction traffic management plan) of Reserved Matters application 24/02106/REM
The Ogilvie Building Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided24/01226/COND3A
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)) of reserved matters application 24/01226/REM
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SD
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/0147/TTCA
T1, T2 - Sycamores - Fell both the trees
14 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HS
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/00500/HFUL
Change of boundary treatment from post and rail fence on West and South side to 1.8m close board fence to match that of the existing fence on the North and East. Entrance gate changed from post and rail to 1.8m to match fence.
Rose Villa Little Heath Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3LL
Received 9 Feb 2026
Unknown26/00501/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 11m light wooden pole.
Opposite The Red Barn Hall Farm High Street Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AE
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/00502/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for partial conversion of existing detached double garage into a home office, including window and rooflight to side elevation.
8 Barley Way Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4YN
Received 9 Feb 2026
Unknown26/00504/TELNOT
Installation of 2no 11m light wooden pole.
Opposite 88 High Street Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AE
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/0149/TTCA
Birch Tree x 4 - Crown reduction up to 3m, and thinning out of crossing branches 25%.
11A West Wratting Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DX
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/0151/TTCA
Birch x 3 - Reduce the crowns by up 2m, and Crown thin 30%.
30 Petersfield Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4SF
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided23/04930/COND43
Submission of details required by condition 43 (Austin Road cycleway) of Reserved Matters application 23/04930/REM
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Received 5 Feb 2026
Awaiting decision26/00507/FUL
Change of use from short term holiday let to residential use ancillary to No. 70A Ermine Street
70A Ermine Street Caxton Cambridgeshire CB23 3PQ
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided25/04621/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (construction traffic management plan) of planning permission 25/04621/HFUL
9 Nine Chimneys Lane Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4ES
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decided25/02509/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 26 (construction traffic management plan), 27 (windows, doors surrounds, heads and cills), 28 (eaves, verges, soffits and fascia), 29 (roof types) and 30 (window and door recess) of planning permission 25/02509/S73
2 High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PX
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/0152/TTCA
T1 - Buddleia - Fell
10 Green End Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3LD
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00511/CLUED
Certificate of lawfulness under S191 for two detached buildings within the site.
Land Adj Washpit Lane Harlton Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00512/TDC
Technical Details Consent for the erection of a self-build/ custom build dwelling along with new access and associated works pursuant to the grant of Permission in Principle under Ref:25/03514/PIP
Land R/o 75 Station Road Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5NL
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00513/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for Class F2(c) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) for outdoor sport/recreation (not involving motorised vehicles or firearms).
Former Point To Point Beach Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00514/FUL
Installation of a horticultural greenhouse.
Kerley And Co Haden Way Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5HB
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided21/02310/NMA5
Non-material amendment to application 21/02310/REM to modify the external appearance of Greenway Block (plots 218-223) to vary window and door openings on the North-East and South-West elevations of the projecting wing together with extending the roof profile over the apartment staircore and amended car parking arrangement.
Phase 2B, Northstowe Land South Of Rampton Drift Northstowe Cambridgeshire CB24 3EW
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/0153/TTPO
TPO Fell: T7 (ash), T8 (ash), T9 (ash),T10 (elm), T11 (elm), T12 (elm), G13 (elm and ash) and G14 (elm, ash elder) and replacement of new trees.
Land Opposite 37 Fox Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EZ
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00516/HFUL
Erection of an annexe together with the installation of an associated air source heat pump (ASHP)
Railway Cottage Fulbourn Old Drift Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB1 9LT
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00517/HFUL
Installation of 8 No. integrated Solar PV panels to existing west facing annexe roof slope.
19 Linton Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4HA
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00518/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of ref. 25/02316/S73 (S73 to vary condition 2 of ref. 21/03885/FUL (Demolition of an existing dwellinghouse and outbuildings and the erection of 2 no. dwellinghouses together with a single garage associated with each dwelling)) to reflect removal of the front porch, alterations to windows and doors, rear roof alterations, installation of an air source heat pump, associated landscaping changes, removal of one chimney (Unit 1), and amendments to fenestration, doors to the north elevation, cladding, window cills, rooflights, and omission of chimney (Unit 2).
7 West Green Barrington Cambridgeshire CB22 7RZ
Received 10 Feb 2026

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Cambridgeshire District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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