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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

3,480Searchable applications

650Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,481 approved or refused records

111Refused applications

1,370 approved · 111 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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Decided26/01255/HFUL
Single storey rear extension, additional side window on ground floor and rooflight to front elevation
11 Poplar Close Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LX
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided25/01016/NMA2
Non material amendment on application 25/01016/REM for amendment to affordable housing tenure mix.
Parcels 5.1, 5.2 And 5.3, Key Phase 1 Waterbeach Barracks Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/01262/HFUL
Replacement of existing conservatory roof with brown tapco lightweight roof tiles to match existing dwelling
The White House Meeting Lane Litlington Cambridgeshire SG8 0QF
Received 30 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/01263/OUT
Outline application for the development of up to 138 residential dwellings along with associated infrastructure including provision of new site access, internal access roads, parking, drainage, public open space, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements and other associated works with all matters reserved except for the primary point of access onto St Neots Road.
Land South Of St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire
Received 30 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/01264/FUL
Erection of stable block, hay barn, horse walker and lunge pen, parking, drainage works and landscaping.
Fernleigh Farm Teversham Road Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB1 9AN
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/01265/FUL
Extension to existing car parking to increase the number of parking bays provided for the Courtyard Offices, along with providing dedicated covered cycle parking.
Abbey Barns Duxford Road Ickleton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SX
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/01267/PRIOR
Enclose an existing steel portal framed building using profile steel sheeting and new doors.
21B Green Street Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5JA
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/01269/FUL
Construction of 3 No. buildings, for flexible B2 general industrial, B8 storage and distribution, and E(g)(iii) light industrial uses with ancillary office, associated service yard, access point, car parking, and landscape planting.
Former Prospect House & Units 1-5 Carisbrooke Court Buckingway Business Park Anderson Road Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4UQ
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/00064/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP)) of planning permission 26/00064/HFUL
6 Sternes Way Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5DA
Received 31 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/01271/OUT
Outline application for the erection of up to two self-build dwellings and associated infrastructure and works with all matters reserved except for access.
Land Adjacent To 32 Teversham Road Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EB
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/0332/TTPO
T1 Lime - Fell as extensive decay of base of trunk by fungus Kretzschmaria deusta (brittle cinder fungus).5-Day notice
Recreation Ground Mill Lane Sawston Cambridgeshire
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/01273/FUL
Erection of 1 No. Single Self-Build dwelling.
16 Mill Road Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4ST
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided25/01936/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Land Contamination) and 10 (Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI)) of outline planning application 25/01936/OUT
Lyndhurst, Storage Building Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3DS
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided23/03305/COND14
Submission of details required by condition 14 (renewable energy implementation) of planning permission 23/03305/S73
Bourn Quarter Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridgeshire
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/0334/TTPO
T1: Ash - Fell to ground level due to heavy increased lean towards footpath and propertiesT2: Ash - Reduce by 3 meters to alleviate end weight due to heavy lean, towards pathT3: Elm - Reduce by 2 meters to alleviate end weight due to heavy lean, towards path
Crow Hill Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided25/02020/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 11 (external lighting) of planning permission 25/02020/S73
Cambridge Waste Management Park Ely Road Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PH
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/0336/TTCA
T1: Poplar - Reduce by 8 meters to avoid falling on pathway, heavy lean
The Old Rectory 73 High Street Coton Cambridgeshire CB23 7PL
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/01279/FUL
Retrospective - Creation of a wildlife pond.
59 Swaynes Lane Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7EF
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided25/02425/CONDA
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials) and 7 (hard and soft landscaping works) of Listed Building consent 25/02425/LBC
Chrishall Grange Chrishall Grange Road Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7NT
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided25/02425/CONDB
Discharge of condition 8 (internal structural alterations) of Listed Bulding consent 25/02425/LBC
Chrishall Grange Chrishall Grange Road Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7NT
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/01282/FUL
Replacement of the critical low voltage infrastructure to the North Site and the excavation and reinstatement of the required trench works across the North site to facilitate the installation of the required cables.
Imperial War Museum, North Site Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/01283/LBC
Replacement of the the critical low voltage infrastructure to the North Site.
Imperial War Museum, North Site Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided25/02107/CONDD
Submission of details required by condition 5 (energy statement) of planning permission 25/02107/FUL
23 And 27 High Street Hauxton Cambridgeshire CB22 5HW
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/0340/TTCA
Laurel (on the boundary shared with 51 St Michaels) - Crown reduction in accordance with the extent illustrated in the submitted photograph uploaded on 9 April 2026.
St Michaels Mount St Michaels Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3BZ
Received 31 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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