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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

3,482Searchable applications

650Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,483 approved or refused records

111Refused applications

1,372 approved · 111 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Decided26/01285/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a single storey rear extension
175 North End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5PE
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/0341/TTCA
T1 and T2 - Lime (Front of Property) - Trunks cut them down to ground levelThe trunks are about 10ft in height. Both are covered in ivy, seem dead
100 Alms Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2SZ
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/01288/FUL
Erection of an accommodation block to create 10 No. bedrooms and accompanying car park.
Three Horseshoes High Street Madingley Cambridgeshire CB23 8AB
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided25/01762/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 4 (justification, methodology of repair and drawings scale of 1:20 showing repairs to the timber frame) of Listed Building consent 25/01762/LBC
Mill House, Windmill Cambridge Road Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EG
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/01293/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a change of use of structure from smoking shelter to bar.
3 Moorfield Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4PP
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided23/02966/CONDC
Submission of details required by condition 13 (Energy Statement) of outline planning permission 23/02966/OUT
Land Off Leaden Hill Orwell Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/01298/HFUL
Single storey rear infill extension.
25 Wether Road Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 5DT
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/01300/HFUL
Replacement windows and doors.
16 Stonebridge Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BW
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/01301/LBC
Replacement windows and doors.
16 Stonebridge Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BW
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/01302/HFUL
Single storey side extension and conversion of garage to habitable space.
19 Cambridge Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0PN
Received 31 Mar 2026
Unknown26/01303/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 10m light wooden pole.
5 High Street Dry Drayton Cambridgeshire CB23 8BS
Received 1 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/01304/OUT
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 75 dwellings with public open space, landscaping and Sustainable urban Drainage System (SuDS) and vehicular access from Back Road. All matters reserved except for means of access.
Land North West Of 12 The Woodlands Linton Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/0345/TTPO
T1 Ash- heavy lean, supporting Maple has just failed leaving this tree extremely likely to fail, remove to minimise risk over footpath in copse.
35 Ashmead Drive Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7XT
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/01306/HFUL
Extend existing C20th Garage outbuilding to rear to provide annex. New fence/gate and car charger. Extend the dropped kerb to allow access to drive from both directions of the road to make it safe.
11 Fishers Lane Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5QX
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/01308/HFUL
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and removal of swimming pool. Addition of 2no. rooflights to side elevation of main dwelling. Fenestration changes to outbuilding and associated landscaping.
Street Barn Main Street Shudy Camps Cambridgeshire CB21 4RA
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/01312/PIP
Permission in Principle for the Erection of 1no. custom/self-build dwelling.
83 Mill Road Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5PY
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/0346/TTCA
T1 - Beech - RemoveT5 - Beech - RemoveThe tree works are proposed to stop the influence of the tree(s) on the soil below building foundation level and provide long term stability to Rampton Village Hall
Rampton Village Hall 4 Church End Rampton Cambridgeshire CB24 8QA
Received 2 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/01316/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2no self-build dwellings.
25 High Street Hauxton Cambridgeshire CB22 5HW
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided25/01085/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage) and 4 (Ecological Enhancement Scheme) of planning permission 25/01085/FUL
Manor Farm, Fowlmere Aerodrome High Street Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7SH
Received 2 Apr 2026
DecidedS/3440/18/COND12B
Submission of details required by condition 12 (scheme for design code - partial discharge) of outline planning permission S/3440/18/OL
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridge CB23 2TQ
Received 2 Apr 2026
DecidedS/3440/18/COND12C
Submission of details required by condition 12 (Neighbourhood Design Code (Hawthorn Gate) - Partial discharge) of outline planning permission S/3440/18/OL
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridge CB23 2TQ
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/01322/FUL
Single storey part rear and part side extensions to create extended seating area with a proposed shop outlet, storage chillers and shed, enclosed entrance porch space, (Chimney removal- retrospective) including internal renovations and refurbishments.
2 High Street Great Eversden Cambridgeshire CB23 1HN
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/0347/TTCA
T2 - Thuja hedge at dead end of drive - Reduce height to level with top of section of brickwork visible on corner of barn (around 1.2m lower than barn guttering) - Reduce left hand end to boundary and right hand end to clear barn by 0.5m prune back front face only to line of lower trimmed side.T4 - Bay to right hand side of Bamboo - Reduce height to previous pruning points, clear arisings and prune back front face by about 50cm.T5 - Bay on front facing boundary - Reduce height to previous pruning points and reduce greatest overhang on garden side by 1m, prune back remaining to match, clear arisings. T7 -T7-T7 Withdrawn.T12 - Holly in front garden - Prune to create a smaller, more balanced umbrella shape, clear arisings. T13 - Box Elder on frontage - Crown lift over path at front to give 2.5m clearance and remove ivy, dead parts of raspberry bush, suckers of sycamore and walnut.
196 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RX
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/01325/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for single storey rear/side extension.
57 Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire CB23 7NX
Received 2 Apr 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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