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South Cambridgeshire District Council
Planning applications.
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 dates3,425Searchable applications
646Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,454 approved or refused records
109Refused applications
1,345 approved · 109 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Conservation 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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Unknown26/00749/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 11m light wooden pole.
Opposite 39A South Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AU
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Unknown25/03376/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (hard and soft landscape works), 5 (ecological enhancement scheme), 6 (surface water drainage) and 8 (biodiversity net gain plan) of planning permission 25/03376/FUL
Cambourne Community Centre High Street Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GW
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00752/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 10m light wooden pole.
Opposite 8 Chalky Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00753/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 10m light wooden pole.
Opposite 9 Chalky Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00754/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 9m light wooden pole.
Opposite 13 Chalky Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00755/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 9m light wooden pole.
Opposite 13 Chalky Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00756/TELNOT
Installation of 1no new power generator, 2no new equipment cabinet and associated ancillary works.
Communications Station Cb0109 Haggis Farm Cambridge Road Barton Cambridgeshire
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0213/TTCA
Ash Tree - Fell and base ground out.Reason - dying decayed ash tree stump (height 7ft, girth 5ft) 3 ft from public footpath through churchyard - It is intended to be replaced by a mountain ash (rowan) tree sapling.
Holy Trinity Church Church Lane Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DS
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00759/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 10m light wooden pole.
7 Green Man Lane Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PY
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00760/HFUL
Conversion of existing store to habitable space, including replacement of existing timber door with white uPVC door and window. Erection of cycle store in front garden.
41 Narrow Lane Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9HD
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn26/00762/HFUL
Loft extension including raising of ridge, juliette balcony to rear and removal of chimney and existing dormer window. Addition of rooflights and alterations to fenestration.
158 Cambridge Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5JU
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided24/04716/NMA1
Non-material amendment on application 24/04716/REM for minor adjustments to the positions of several trees and benches
Northstowe Phase 2B Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00765/REM
Reserved matters application for details of the appearance, landscaping, layout, scale and associated parking and infrastructure of Plot 7 pursuant to Conditions 1 and 2 of Outline application ref: 23/02966/OUT, including details to discharge Condition 14 (Part G Water Calculation)
Land Off Leaden Hill Orwell Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00768/SCRE
EIA Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of The Town and Country Planning Environmental Impact Assessment England Regulations 2017 hereafter referred to as, the EIA Regulations, for a proposed solar development and associated battery storage.
Land North Of Hill Farm Chittering Drove Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0214/TTPO
MATURE HORSE CHESTNUT X 20MS IN HEIGHT - Reduce by approximately 14ms to leave at 6ms, the tree has Ganoderma adspersum with brackets evident around the base as well suffering from bleeding canker for many years and has been previously reduced and thinned to address these conditions. Veteran tree survey was carried out on the tree in 2023 (copy attached) by Urban Forestry who identified active lesions and bark damage and a cavity forming in the base of large lateral limb overhanging Cambridge Road. Following residents meeting with Histon PC and Acacia, it was decided to pollard the tree to leave it as a standing wildlife habitat monolith due to high target area of well used pathway and roadside position and its continuing deterioration. Thereafter, annual inspection.
The Coppice Impington Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0215/TTCA
T1 - Hornbeam - Fell.Reason - The tree is touching the building and the roof, which now needs to be replaced.
1 School Hill Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided20/03598/NMA2
Non-material amendment on application 20/03598/OUT for variation of wording to condition 31 (Vehicle Access from Station Road)
Land West Of Station Road Longstanton Cambridge CB24 3DS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided20/03598/COND27
Submission of details required by condition 27 (future management and maintenance of streets) of Outline planning permission 20/03598/OUT
Land West Of Station Road Longstanton Cambridge CB24 3DS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00774/S73
S73 to vary conditions 2 (approved drawings), 5 (pedestrian visibility splays), 12 (boundary treatments) and 16 (hard and soft landscaping) of ref: 25/02886/FUL (Creation of three new dwellings, comprising the conversion and extension of two buildings to create two dwellings and the construction of a new dwelling, together with demolition of other buildings, associated ancillary works, access, parking and landscaping (Amendments to 24/02107/FUL)) to vary Plot 3 with the omission of mezzanine level, reduction in roof height, amendment to windows and doors, variation to materials, and omission of solar shades.
Kings Farm High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8SA
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided20/03598/COND42
Submission of details required by condition 42 (sustainable show home) of Outline planning permission 20/03598/OUT
Land West Of Station Road Longstanton Cambridge CB24 3DS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0217/TTCA
Atlas Cedar - Remove
61 Church Street Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3JJ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision25/02755/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan), 4 (External Materials), 5 (Joinery), 7 (Cartshed Window), 8 (Cycle Parking), 9 (Surface and Foul Water Drainage) 11 (Nest Boxes), 13 (Self Build Occupancy) of planning permission 25/02755/FUL
300 Barn High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TX
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided25/02755/NMA1
Non-material amendment on application 25/02755/FUL for amendment to the approved plans. Amendment to the bespoke front gallery opening at ground floor, to be a fully glazed screen with fixed glazed side panels and central glazed doors, omitting the previously indicated shutters.
300 Barn High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TX
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00779/HFUL
Construction of replacement single storey link structure between the S.W. corner of the Granary Barn and the adjacent outbuilding in conjunction with the installation of 2 No. Velux conservation rooflights at the Granary, Long Lane, Linton CB214NS
The Granary Long Lane Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4NS
Received 26 Feb 2026
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What these statistics cover
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.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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