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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 dates

3,503Searchable applications

650Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,490 approved or refused records

111Refused applications

1,379 approved · 111 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Decided26/0422/TTPO
E1 and E2 - Elms - FellReason for work: These limbs are causing erosion to the bank of Brookside and preventing the garden and bank of Brookside being secured. Additionally there is a risk of further failure of the limbs which could could endanger the safety of young children living at Brookside.
Ashwell House Fardells Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JE
Received 24 Apr 2026
Decided26/01574/HFUL
First floor side extension and porch canopy to front entrance. New pitched roof to existing garage.
6 Hines Lane Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BZ
Received 24 Apr 2026
Decided26/01575/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the conversion of the two existing semi-detached dwellinghouses into a single dwellinghouse.
17-19 High Street Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BG
Received 27 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/01576/REM
Reserved matters application for the approval of Access, appearance and layout for a temporary haul road including drainage and other associated works and the partial discharge of conditions 1, 7 and 9 and also the re-discharge of Condition 45 in connection with outline permission S/3440/18/OL. Outline planning application was EIA development.
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TQ
Received 27 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/01577/FUL
Extension and alterations to existing residential care home to accommodate 20no. new bedrooms with ancillary accommodation and associated external works including new car parking courtyard and secure landscaped gardens, including demolition of existing dilapidated residential property.
176-178 The Cambridge Care Home Cambridge Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5JU
Received 27 Apr 2026
Withdrawn26/01578/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings), 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and 11 (ecology compliance) of ref: 24/00805/FUL (Erection of a single dwelling and associated infrastructure and works) to amend the design, replace the Arboricultural method statement and Tree Protection with an Arboricultural Impact Assessment and update the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal.
Land Adjacent To 64 Station Road Stow Cum Quy Cambridgeshire CB25 9AJ
Received 27 Apr 2026
Withdrawn26/01579/HFUL
Erection of garden room/shed to rear garden and fence to northern boundary.
72 Pierce Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5DL
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided25/02105/CONDD
Submission of details required by condition 10 (piling method statement) of planning permission 25/02105/FUL
Land Off Royston Road Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7NH
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/01581/HFUL
Part single storey and part two storey rear extension, single storey side extension to replace conservatory. Frist floor side extensions with roof extensions including balcony.
Stapleford Grange Sawston Bypass Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 5ED
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/01582/HFUL
Replacement gates and garage door
5 Angle Lane Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6QJ
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/0423/TTCA
T1 and T2 - Leyland Cypress - Fell to ground level due to excessive shading impacting both No. 21 and No. 23 gardens. The tree has become a nuisance due to ongoing debris drop and bird fouling.
21 High Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6ER
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/0424/TTCA
G1 - Conifer trees - Remove - Reason - Remove to open the house up to more light and we feel the trees have out grown them self
40 Wimpole Road Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7AB
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/01583/HFUL
Single-storey side and rear extension to replace the existing garage and utility room
53 Newington Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5JE
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/01584/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a single storey rear extension and removal of chimney
Diamond Jubilee House Church Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SG
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/01586/HFUL
Erection of porch to front of dwelling.
17 The Fairway Bar Hill Cambridgeshire CB23 8SR
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/01587/S73
S73 to vary condition 1 (approved drawings) of ref: 26/00136/REM (Reserved matters application for details of the appearance, landscaping, layout, scale and associated parking and infrastructure of Plot 9 pursuant to Conditions 1 and 2 of Outline application ref: 23/02966/OUT. Including details to discharge Condition 14 (Part G Water Calculation) to show the inclusion of ancillary outbuilding and solar panels.
Land Off Leaden Hill Orwell Cambridgeshire
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/01589/HFUL
Garage conversion, new external insulation with render finish, alterations to openings, windows and doors, additional front brick boundary wall and new parking area.
1 Cherry Orchard Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EH
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/0426/TTCA
Tree 1 - Magnolia Grandiflora - Fell and removal entireTree 2 - Yew, Taxus Baccata - Crown reduction by 2.5 metres
45 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
Received 27 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/01590/FUL
Siting of 4 No. shipping containers on pad/pier foundations, 3no compost bays and 1no compost toilet.
Land At Steeplechase Farm Cottenham Road Landbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided23/04141/CONDB
Submission of details required by conditions 9 (water efficiency specification), 10 (renewable/low carbon energy technologies), 11 (biodiversity net gain plan) and 16 (verification report) of planning permission 23/04141/FUL
Former Wood Green Animal Shelter Chishill Road Heydon Cambridgeshire SG8 8PN
Received 27 Apr 2026
DecidedS/3440/18/COND20
Submission of details required by condition 20 (transport - parking management strategy) of outline planning permission S/3440/18/OL
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridge CB23 2TQ
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/01595/LBC
Replacement of Workshop roof, removal of carport and replacement of existing porch.
82 High Street Coton Cambridgeshire CB23 7PL
Received 28 Apr 2026
Decided26/01596/HFUL
New front porch extension with WC.
6 The Elms Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6ZQ
Received 28 Apr 2026
Decided26/01597/HFUL
Two storey rear extension, raising the roof ridge height and front porch extension.
8 Mill Road Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4ST
Received 28 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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