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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1,383 approved · 111 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision25/01540/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Ecology - Enhancement) and 5 (Cycle Parking) of planning permission 25/01540/FUL
Veterinary Surgery Stone Lane Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6NZ
Received 5 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01672/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 25/01540/FUL (Change of use to form a dwelling with a single storey extension to front to form a porch and dormers to front and rear) for alterations to design.
Veterinary Surgery Stone Lane Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6NZ
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/0447/TTPO
Trees at Boxworth RoadThis is a retrospective TPO and conservation area application for emergency tree works.Two dead Scots Pine trees had partially collapsed and were leaning over a busy bus stop. Debris from these trees was already present on the road, indicating ongoing instability and a significant hazard. Works were carried out using a MEWP, and both dead trees were dismantled and removed to near ground level. Arisings were stacked on site in habitat piles where appropriate.The aim of these works was to remove the immediate risk and liability for the client, and to ensure the safety of the public and surrounding area. Both trees showed clear evidence of significant decay, supporting the need for urgent intervention.
6 The Drift Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JN
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/0448/TTCA
One mature Sycamore - Pollard to 8m (previous points)
18B Green Street Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RG
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01674/HFUL
Part single storey and part two storey rear extension, pergola with No3 solar PV panels and associated landscaping.
57 Station Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9LQ
Received 5 May 2026 - Withdrawn26/01678/ADV
Installation of 2 No. non illuminated V-Boards advertising available lab space at the campus
Babraham Research Campus High Street Babraham Cambridgeshire CB22 3AT
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01680/HFUL
Single storey rear extension, porch to front, roof ridge raise, erection of a garage in front garden, internal and external alterations and addition of solar panels
71 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7QH
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01681/LBC
Heightening of the chimney stack with three courses of brickwork for fire prevention, and retention of full rethatch and installation of firewall membrane and associated replacement flue and flaunching.
56 High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TR
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01682/FUL
Erection of 1 No. chalet style dwelling.
Land Adjacent To 10 Coles Lane Oakington And Westwick Cambridgeshire CB24 3AF
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01683/HFUL
Demolition of existing garage and storage shed. Single storey side and rear extension, roof extension including raising of ridge height and application of external render.
31A Orchard Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6HH
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01685/SCOP
EIA Scoping Opinion request pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) Proposed Development consists of a full planning application for the northern plot for a landmark building/multi-tenant lab building, multi-storey car park and highway works and outline planning application (all matters reserved apart from access) for the southern plot for two office/research/development buildings, The Trinity Centre and Cambridge Science Centre.
Cambridge Science Park Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01686/PRIOR
Single storey rear extension.
18 Norgetts Lane Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6HS
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01687/HFUL
Partial conversion of existing garage with link to main house, including replacement of garage door with window. Single storey side extension.
36 Margett Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8QY
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided25/00938/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 25/00938/FUL for the size of the caravan proposed to site at the farm. It is proposed to site a 20 m x 6.8 m caravan at the site
Bag End Farm, Green Lane, Fowlmere, SG8 7QP
Received 5 May 2026 - Unknown26/01690/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 8m light wooden pole
27 Prentice Close Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3DY
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01691/REM
Reserved Matters Application for the approval of appearance, layout and scale for 425 residential units and flexible Class E and F floorspace including associated infrastructure, works and landscaping, pursuant to details required by Conditions 36, 39 (part a and b only), 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 of hybrid planning permission LPA ref: 22/02771/OUT.
Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0AE
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01693/HFUL
Single-storey garden annexe ancillary to main dwelling.
9A Church Street Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NJ
Received 5 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01695/CLUED
Certificate of lawfulness under S191 for confirmation that the use of land as part of residential garden is lawful.
10 Mill Field Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RA
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01696/HFUL
Single storey rear and front/side extension.
3 Buffalo Way Teversham Cambridgeshire CB1 9GR
Received 5 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01698/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and Erection of 1 No. Low-Energy Replacement Dwelling with Built-in Garage and Carport
94 Swaynes Lane Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7EF
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/01699/HFUL
Demolition of existing garage and rear flat roofed room and the erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions and rear and roof extensions to add first floor accommodation.
126 Duxford Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NH
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/01700/HFUL
Single storey rear extension.
43 Park Avenue Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JU
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided25/00938/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Foul and surface water), 4 (Boundary treatment) and 5 (Ecological enhancement scheme) of planning permission 25/00938/FUL
Bag End Farm, Green Lane, Fowlmere, SG8 7QP
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided25/00126/COND11
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Lighting) of reserved matters application 25/00126/REM
Parcel 3.2A, Cambourne West, Cambourne
Received 6 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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