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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.
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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 dates3,513Searchable applications
650Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,494 approved or refused records
111Refused applications
1,383 approved · 111 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Conservation 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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided26/0439/TTCA
Variegated Box Elder Tree - Crown lift to 2m for access beneath the tree. Crown thinning by up to 30%. Reduce branches over garage to give 1m clearance.
13 St Peters Street Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RP
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01632/HFUL
Demolish existing outbuilding. Erection of new single storey outbuilding.
20 Thatchers Wood Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3BX
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01633/HFUL
Roof extension including rear box dormer, dormer window to front and rooflights. Removal of existing chimney.
43 Ermine Way Arrington SG8 0AG
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided23/00850/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 7 (Windows) of listed building consent 23/00850/LBC
Church Farm West Wickham Road Horseheath Cambridgeshire CB21 4QA
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedS/3440/18/COND21
Submission of details required by condition 21 (Transport Electric Vehicle charging) of outline planning permission S/3440/18/OL
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TQ
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided20/04906/CONDA
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 10 (written scheme of investigation (WSI) ) of outline planning permission 20/04906/OUT
Agricultural Building And Land To The Rear Of 38 Histon Road Cottenham CB24 8UD
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn20/04906/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 5 (surface water drainage) of outline planning permission 20/04906/OUT
Agricultural Building And Land To The Rear Of 38 Histon Road Cottenham CB24 8UD
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00054/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 5 (boundary treatments), 6 (tree pits), 7 (landscape management), 14 (fire hydrants), 15 (water scheme for fire hydrants) of reserved matters application 25/00054/REM
Agricultural Building To The Rear Of 38 Histon Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0441/TTCA
T1: Yew tree very close to house - Crown reduce by 2.5m to improve shape (a lesser reduction of 1m -1.5m on house side to give clearance from wall and roof but to not over-exaggerate imbalance of crown). Main reduction to include height as well as spread.To avoid further damage caused by squirrels.
Ditton Hall High Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8ST
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0442/TTCA
Sycamore - Dead - Fell5 Day notice
Brook Barn House The Main Road Papworth St Agnes Cambridgeshire CB23 3QU
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01649/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the demolition of the existing front porch and rear conservatory and the erection of a new front porch and single storey rear lean-to extension.
16 Spurgeons Avenue Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9NU
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01650/HFUL
Retrospective cycle/bin store to front and garden room to rear.
86 Barton Road Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BS
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01651/S73
S73 to vary conditions 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 23/04019/HFUL (Single storey extension to front, single storey extension to side, single storey infill extension to rear, repairs to house and associated outbuildings including infill extension) revised east, south, and west elevations , roof, and landscaping details.
33 Church Lane Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BQ
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01654/S19LB
S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 23/04020/LBC (Single storey extension to front, single storey extension to side, single storey infill extension to rear, repairs to house and associated outbuildings including infill extension) revised east, south, and west elevations , roof, and landscaping details.
33 Church Lane Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BQ
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided25/01924/NMA1
Non material amendment on ref: 25/01924/FUL for the repositioning of two external doors.
101 Cambridge Science Park Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0FY
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided22/01632/NMA1
Non-material amendment to vary the approved description of ref: 22/01632/FUL to remove 'hotel' and 'basement' from the description to as follows: 'Erection of a mixed-use building (Use Class C1 and Class E) with associated car parking, landscaping and associated works'
Orchard Park Parcels Com4 And L2 Topper Street Orchard Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/0444/TTPO
T1: Elm - Remove to ground levelThis tree has been in decline for a number of years and has now succumbed to Dutch Elm disease. It is therefore dead.
28 Courtyards Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ER
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/0445/TTCA
Yew - FellUnited Reform Church wish to replace with another tree.(Reasons: Thinning in upper crown. Dead wood throughout crown. Prolific ivy coverage throughout crown.)
32 South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NL
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01661/HFUL
Roof extension with 1no. dormer window to front and rear elevations.
65 Town Green Road Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5QJ
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01662/NMA1
Nonmaterial amendment on ref: 25/00054/REM for the alteration to the decorative brick detailing, reduction in the window head brick courses from four to three, replacement of the stone door surrounds to House Type 3A and Maisonettes 1 and 2 with a canopy, insertion of an additional window at first-floor level to Maisonette 2 and additional window in apartment block stair core.
Agricultural Building To The Rear Of 38 Histon Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided20/04906/CONDC
Submission of details required by condition 6 (Management and maintenance of streets) of outline planning permission 20/04906/OUT
Agricultural Building And Land To The Rear Of 38 Histon Road Cottenham CB24 8UD
Received 1 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionS/3440/18/COND48
Submission of details required by condition 48 (Noise) of outline planning permission S/3440/18/OL
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TQ
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01666/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the Re-roofing of existing roof to include Like-for-like replacement of all tiles with the exception of a small vertical section on the south face, replace underlying roofing felt and battens and Like-for-like replacement/repair of pedestrian garden gate, ornamental metalwork to be retained.
10 Horn Lane Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HT
Received 1 May 2026 - Withdrawn26/01667/HFUL
Installation of 18 solar panels to roof, storage battery, TV aerial and an air source heat pump at rear of dwelling.
4 Dotterell Hall Barns Cambridge Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4AQ
Received 1 May 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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