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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Cambridgeshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,372 approved · 111 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
10 The Causeway Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5LQ
Received 2 Apr 20261 North Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NZ
Received 2 Apr 202634 The Green Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NB
Received 2 Apr 202615 Ermine Way Arrington Cambridgeshire SG8 0AD
Received 2 Apr 2026Land South Of Longstanton Road Oakington Cambridgeshire CB24 3AB
Received 2 Apr 20264 Soule Croft Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3FZ
Received 2 Apr 202620 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU
Received 2 Apr 2026Girton Recreation Ground Cambridge Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0FH
Received 7 Apr 2026Hall Farm Church Road Teversham Cambridgeshire CB1 9AP
Received 7 Apr 202613 Green Street Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5JA
Received 7 Apr 2026Land To The West Of 26 Taylors Lane Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4QN
Received 7 Apr 202642 Medcalfe Way Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6HU
Received 7 Apr 202612 Rose Lane Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6AD
Received 7 Apr 202623 Hinton Way Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5AX
Received 7 Apr 202639 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS
Received 7 Apr 202640 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 7 Apr 2026Pettetts Barn High Street Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RF
Received 7 Apr 20266 Ickleton Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RT
Received 7 Apr 2026156 Cottenham Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9ET
Received 7 Apr 2026Old House The Green Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RH
Received 7 Apr 202625 High Street Barrington Cambridgeshire CB22 7QX
Received 7 Apr 2026The Old Cottage Park Lane Castle Camps Cambridgeshire CB21 4SR
Received 7 Apr 20269 High Street Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4LT
Received 7 Apr 20263 Ely Road Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6DD
Received 27 Feb 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
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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