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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
3,487Searchable applications
650Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,487 approved or refused records
111Refused applications

1,376 approved · 111 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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More application records

  1. Decided26/0373/TTPO

    T1 - Sycamore - Clean out crown, removing all dead wood over 25mm in diameter, all crossing/rubbing branches and dead stubs to prevent debris falling as tree is growing over several gardens

    17 Greenbanks Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6AS

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  2. Decided23/01927/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 8 (ecology enhancement) of planning permission 23/01927/FUL

    Rectory Farm Cambridge Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EZ

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  3. Decided26/01385/FUL

    Change of use and siting of three permanent structures for tourist accommodation use, associated services and infrastructure.

    Grange Farm Grange Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4WF

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  4. Decided26/0375/TTCA

    T1 - Bay tree - Reduce in height by 3m and reduce the width by 1m.T2 - Lawson Cypress trees x 2 - Reduce in height by 1.5m.T3 - Maple - Reduce in height by 4m.T4 - Walnut - Crown reduce by up to 2m.

    6 Lambs Lane Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TA

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  5. Decided26/01388/LBC

    Minor alterations to the existing front door to reinstate the historic detail, bring the door flush with the internal floor level and improve the waterproofing detail and remove the modern plasterboard ceiling and light fixtures to the kitchen to provide extra headroom.

    33 Church Lane Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BQ

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  6. Decided26/01389/REM

    Plot 5 - Reserved matters application for access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the construction of a self/custom build dwelling following outline planning permission 24/01080/OUT (Outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for access, layout of roads and plots) for nine self/custom build residential dwellings (replacement of planning permission S/3170/17/OL)).

    5 Soule Croft Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3FZ

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  7. Decided26/01390/CL2PD

    Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the installation of new uPVC windows to replace existing including ones to porch and the addition of a new roof to the porch.

    37 The Moor Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6ED

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  8. Decided26/01391/CL2PD

    Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for roof extension with side and rear wrap around dormer and 1no. rooflight.

    35 Thornton Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0NP

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  9. Decided25/04002/CONDA

    Submission of details required by conditions 5 (traffic management plan), 6 (method statement - piling), 7 (hard and soft landscape works), 8 (external materials and windows), 10 (surface water and foul water drainage), 11 (bin and bike stores), 12 (ecological enhancement scheme), 14 (artificial lighting scheme), 15 (energy statement), and 16 (water efficiency) of planning permission 25/04002/FUL.

    239 Hinton Way Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5AN

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  10. Decided26/0376/TTCA

    T1: Ash (No 51) - Fell

    51 Wimpole Road Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7AB

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  11. Withdrawn23/04019/NMA1

    Non-material amendment on application 23/04019/HFUL for minor amendments to the works proposed to the Outbuildings & Coach House, which were decided during the construction period once the existing condition of the site & building were better understood

    33 Church Lane Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BQ

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  12. Decided26/0378/TTCA

    Tree 197 (Blue Atlas Cedar) - Remove limb with loose dead bark on upper side that is in the northwest side of the tree at 6 metres above ground level.reasRemove limb that has previous torn out that faces southwest then veers south at 6 metres above ground level.

    St Marys Church Church Lane Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3JR

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  13. Withdrawn21/02902/CONDD

    Submission of details required by condition 9 (hard and soft landscape works) of planning permission 21/02902/FUL

    The Former Bishops Site Cambridge Road Impington Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 9NU

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  14. Decided26/01399/ADV

    3no. Automatic retractable printed / branded fabric awnings to the commercial building fascia.

    59 - 61 High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PZ

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  15. Decided25/04808/CONDB

    Submission of details required by condition 5 (Window Details) and 7 (Roof Details) of listed building consent 25/04808/LBC

    Fulwells 97 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JT

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  16. Decided26/0379/TTCA

    Willow x 2 (leaning over a neighbouring driveway) - To uplift the leaning Willow to a height of up to 3.5 metres over the driveway, leaving the main stem untouched and perform a 2-metre lateral reduction over the driveway of the second large Willow, back to the previous pruning points.

    The Plough Inn Green End Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SX

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  17. Decided26/01407/HFUL

    Erection of one and half storey detached garage, dropped kerb to front and associated works to the driveway.

    38 Station Road (West) Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NL

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  18. Decided26/01410/HFUL

    Removal of existing exterior render/paintwork to front of property and to the stairway access to first floor annex to rear. Where the material remains sound, the current material would be retained and rendered over, to avoid risk of damage to underlying brickwork. Retention of existing external finish to remaining elevations and repainting or over-rendering with a skim coat. Installation of external lighting to front elevation. Repair work to existing sash windows to address water damage. Combination of repainting of render or use of a coloured render to a sympathetic and appropriate shade, with appropriate complimentary colour choice to repaint windows and front door.

    15 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  19. Decided26/0380/TTCA

    Juglans Regia - Crown reduce by 3 metres and Crown density/thinning 20% Taxus Beccata - Fell. Conifers - Fell. note - All trees that are to be removed will be replaced by smaller trees in the garden.

    87 High Street Guilden Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0JS

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  20. Unknown25/00916/CONDC

    Submission of details required by conditions 4 (external materials), 9 (Part G compliance), and 13 (noise assessment and any noise insulation/mitigation) of planning permission 25/00916/FUL.

    40 Church Street Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5DS

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  21. Decided26/01412/HFUL

    Single storey front extension including conversion of garage to habitable space.

    7 Davey Close Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9YJ

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  22. Decided25/04002/NMA1

    Non material amendment on application 25/04002/FUL for,1. Reconfiguration of the kitchen / dining room, utility room and coats / storage room.2. Provision of new external door to the northeast facing direction to new Mud Room.3. Alterations to fenestration on the southwest facing elevation.4. Removal of sunken flat roof and skylight.

    239 Hinton Way Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5AN

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  23. Decided26/01414/S73

    S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) and condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission 25/04562/S73 (S73 to vary condition 2 of ref: 25/01316/FUL (Erection of a self build/custom build replacement dwelling and pv panels) To amend approved application drawings to reposition the dwelling and garage approximately 1 metre further from the rear boundary, change to the front lower right-hand side elevation from cladding to stone, replace rear study window with a door and update external cladding to black aluminium.

    Uplands Croydon Hill Croydon Cambridgeshire SG8 0DZ

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  24. Decided26/01415/HFUL

    First floor rear extension, french doors to existing rear elevation and internal improvements.

    5 Coles Lane Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JS

    Received 13 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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