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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 dates3,451Searchable applications
646Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,466 approved or refused records
110Refused applications
1,356 approved · 110 refused · 186 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01017/FUL
Change of use of lane to garden land and the relocating of the existing fence to the East of its current location.
6 Collingwood Drive Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3GW
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01018/HFUL
External wall insulation to front and rear of dwelling.
3 Ravens Yard Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5LN
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0272/TTCA
Group of Cypress at front - fellYew adjacent to parking area - remove 2 -3 lowest branches to raise canopy by 1.5m
20 Chishill Road Heydon Cambridgeshire SG8 8PW
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided24/01809/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 5 (contamination) of planning permission 24/01809/FUL
2 Moor Lane Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7TH
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01022/HFUL
Replacement of existing clay pan tiles with slate tiles on certain sections of the roof.
8-10 Tatlers Foremans Road Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7RA
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01023/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for Use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling.
13 Chalky Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AT
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01024/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 23/03160/HFUL (Single storey front and rear extensions) increasing the depth of the front extension by 0.5m.
12 Gladeside Bar Hill Cambridgeshire CB23 8DY
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01025/HFUL
Two-storey front extensions and single-storey rear extension
4 Kentings Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DT
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0273/TTCA
1) Birch (nearest house) - Reduce sides of crown by up to 1.5m and height by up to 3m 2) Spruce - Section fell to close to soil level3) Birch - Reduce sides by about 1m and height by about 2m
18 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0274/TTCA
1) Birch (in front garden and over hanging road) - Reduce crown by up to 3m all round where suitable side branches allow. Prune to clear phone wires by about 1m. Remove 3 lowest secondary branches towards and over number 4 and lowest secondary branch towards neighbour's front door.2) Field Maple - Remove 2 low branches over neighbour's greenhouse and reduce remainder of crown by about 2m.
4 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided25/02333/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 25/02333/HFUL for the removal of 3 panels of glazing on the porch. One panel on the south east elevation and 2 glazing panel either side of the door - north west elevation.
12 Tunwells Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LJ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01028/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 to replace existing 1.8m wooden fence with a 1.8m solid wall.
60 Dobbins Avenue West Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6LL
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01031/HFUL
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
114 Woodland Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3DU
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01032/SCOP
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for detailed planning permission: new facility of circa 10,000sqm (GEA) for IWM including storage and conservation space for IWM (Phase 1A) within the IWM Duxford Museum Site (Use Class F1) and 3,500sqm (GIA) employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g), B2, B8) for advanced technology, innovation, research and development, offices, testing, manufacture and storage space primarily for air mobility, aviation technology and associated uses (Phase 1B) with associated access from A505, internal roads, car parking, landscaping, servicing and associated works within avtech site.Outline planning permission: up to 50,000sqm (gea) of employment floorspace (use classes E(g), B2, B8) within a number of new buildings for advanced technology, innovation, research and development, offices, testing, manufacture and storage (hangar) space primarily for Advanced air mobility, aviation technology and associated mi-tech related uses, cafe to serve development, with associated internal access, car parking, servicing, strategic landscaping/green infrastructure, internal roads, drainage attenuation and associated works.
Land At West Corner Of Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01033/HFUL
Rear extension to existing garage
13 Trout Beck Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4AU
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01034/LBC
Removal of internal partition wall, 3 doors, and internal window. Provision of new internal partition and two doors.
35 High Street Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SP
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01038/HFUL
Demolition of existing garage and replacement with a new garage.
22 Cambridge Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5JQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01039/HFUL
Two storey and single storey side and rear extensions, replacement flat roof with parapets to new and existing single storey extensions, replacement and new windows and rendering of existing facing brickwork to the whole building.
9 High Street Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1QY
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01040/FUL
Construction of new commercial units containing two offices, cafe and wc facilities
Wood Farm The Knapwell Wood Road Knapwell Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/01041/FUL
Removal of existing static caravan and siting of replacement static caravan to be occupied as the applicants primary residence.
The Stables Manor Farm Road CB30RX
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01042/HFUL
Replacement of existing front porch.
5 Chapmans Close Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6AH
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/01044/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and associated outbuildings and construction of 1no 4bed detached dwelling and 1no 3bed detached dwelling with associated parking, access road and new access off Impetts Lane.
25 Home End Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BS
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01045/FUL
Demolition of an Existing Dwelling, Piggery, and Barn and the erection of a Replacement Self-build Residential Dwelling.
21A South Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AU
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided25/04000/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (curtilage listed wall protection) of planning permission 25/04000/HFUL
35 Payton Way Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9NS
Received 17 Mar 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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