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South Cambridgeshire District Council
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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

3,413Searchable applications

646Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,449 approved or refused records

109Refused applications

1,340 approved · 109 refused · 184 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Withdrawn26/00633/HFUL
Erection of 2.75m surround fence for fully permeable hard tennis court.
Upperfield 5 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00634/FUL
Change of use of land from agricultural to domestic for the siting of a tennis court, including installation of permeable surfacing and surrounding fencing, and erection of an aviary for agricultural use in connection with the existing farm.
Upperfield 5 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00636/FUL
Demolition of existing industrial buildings and construction of 8 No. dwellings and associated infrastructure, including access, parking and ancillary works.
31 - 33 Green End Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3LA
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/0184/TTCA
Ash - Fell (Removal of large ash tree which is rotting at th base and indanager of being blown over)Field Maple - Fell (Removal of a field maple that was originally intended for hedging but has been allowed to grow and shade a valuable and rare Service Tree.)
40 Hay Street Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0PE
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00637/LBC
Installation of internal wooden shutters within three principal family rooms of the property.
College Farm House Church Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SG
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided25/04086/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (written scheme of investigation (WSI)), 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Strategy), 6 (Trees - Replacement ), 7 (Surface water drainage), 8 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 9 (Foul Water drainage), 10 (Roof materials samples), 11 (External materials), 12 (Boundary treatment), 13 (Energy Statement, 15 (Ecological enhancement scheme), 16 (Ecologically sensitive artificial lighting scheme) and 27 (mitigation scheme) of planning permission 25/04086/FUL
Dove House Rectory Lane Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7TJ
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00644/S73
S73 to vary conditions 1 (Approved plans) and 3 (Obscure glazing plots 5 and 6) of reserved matters approval 25/02132/REM (Reserved matters application for appearance, landscape, layout and scale for 6 no dwellings) to change from gas supplied throughout the site to the installation of air-source heat pumps.
Land North Of Jubilee Green Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3RZ
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00645/HFUL
Demolition of existing outbuildings and replacement with new storage outbuilding and an annex to the rear.
49 Barley Road Great And Little Chishill Cambridgeshire SG8 8SD
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00646/FUL
Erection of a private equine yard, incorporating stables and other ancillary spaces, an all weather man�ge and associated development
Land At Highwoods Haverhill Road Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5BX
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/0185/TTCA
T1 - Yew Reduce crown by 3-3.5m all roundT2 - Lime Fell diseased stump to protect grave stonesT3 - Holm Oak Shorten lateral branches by 2-3m and raise crown over road to 4mWork on T1 & T3 to enable replacement of church wall Ref: 23/03249/FUL
All Saints Church Office Church Lane Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6AB
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided25/01078/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 7 (Surface Water Drainage) and 15 (Energy Statement) of planning permission 25/01078/FUL
Land Between 1-3 And 5-9 The Cinques Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3NU
Received 19 Feb 2026
Withdrawn26/00650/PRIOR
Change of Use of 3 No. Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to 5 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3)
63 Waresley Road Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3NN
Received 19 Feb 2026
DecidedS/1084/19/CONDB
Submission of details required by discharge of condition 8(b) (Details on external render), 9 (on-site meeting to discuss timber frame) and 10 (Details of timber frame) of listed building consent S/1084/19/LB
20 St Johns Street Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RA
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided26/00652/HFUL
Enclosed front porch, following demolition of canopy porch
50 Thornhill Place Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3EE
Received 20 Feb 2026
Decided26/00653/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 25/03716/FUL (Single storey rear extensions and additional disabled wc to side) for an increase in the floor area.
63 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 20 Feb 2026
Decided20/03523/COND19
Submission of details required by condition 19 (green roofs) of planning permission 20/03523/FUL
Land In The North West Part Of The St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road Milton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0ZT
Received 20 Feb 2026
Decided25/01648/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 10 (biodiversity enhancement) of planning permission 25/01648/S73
Land Adjacent To 40 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS
Received 20 Feb 2026
Decided26/00656/HFUL
Single storey rear extension.
23 Partridge Way Northstowe Cambridgeshire CB24 1AN
Received 20 Feb 2026
Withdrawn26/00657/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the formation of a single door opening to provide access for the property owner between their existing detached garage and the enclosed rear garden of their property
2 Kefford Close Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5UL
Received 20 Feb 2026
Decided25/04051/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (external materials) of planning permission 25/04051/HFUL
26 Swaynes Lane Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7EF
Received 20 Feb 2026
Withdrawn26/0188/TTCA
T 1 - Cedar - Fell to ground level.
65 High Street Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5NB
Received 20 Feb 2026
Decided26/0189/TTPO
T 1 - Sycamore - Remove the 2 lowest North Western lateral branches over the outbuilding. Reason - To balance the crown.
20 Brook Close Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9XL
Received 20 Feb 2026
Decided25/02712/CONDB
Submission of details required by conditions 9 (ecological enhancement scheme), 10 (joinery), 11 (windows), 12 (sample panel), 13 (roof covering), 14 (rainwater goods) and 16 ( hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission 25/02712/FUL
Land Adjacent To Diamond Jubilee House Church Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SG
Received 20 Feb 2026
Decided26/00665/HFUL
Proposed single storey front and rear extensions plus partial garage conversion.
13 Northfield Close Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3NP
Received 20 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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