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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

3,519Searchable applications

650Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,498 approved or refused records

111Refused applications

1,387 approved · 111 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decided23/03410/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (surface water and foul water) and 4 (contamination) of planning permission 23/03410/FUL
Dotterell Hall Cambridge Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4HE
Received 7 May 2026
Decided25/02886/CONDC
Submission of details required by condition 8 (external materials) of planning permission 25/02886/FUL
Kings Farm High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8SA
Received 8 May 2026
Awaiting decision24/04021/COND4
Submission of details required by condition 4 (hard and soft landscaping scheme) of Reserved Matters application 24/04021/REM
Parcel 3.2B, Cambourne West, Cambourne
Received 8 May 2026
Decided24/04021/COND15
Submission of details required by condition 15 (artificial lighting) of Reserved Matters application 24/04021/REM
Parcel 3.2B, Cambourne West, Cambourne
Received 8 May 2026
Decided24/04406/CONDE
Submission of details required by condition 8 (noise assessment - partial discharge) of planning permission 24/04406/FUL
Sawston Village College 12 New Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BP
Received 8 May 2026
Unknown26/01737/TELNOT
Installation of 1 No. 11M medium wooden pole.
OPP 64 High Street Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3BS
Received 8 May 2026
Unknown26/0464/TTCA
Ash and Sycamore in front of 38 School Lane - reduce height by 4m4x Poplar on strip of land between Pidgeon Close and Barkers Close - reduce height by 7m
38 School Lane And Strip Of Land Between Pidgeon Close And Barkers Close Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7RH
Received 8 May 2026
Unknown26/01740/TELNOT
Installation of 1 No. 9m medium wooden pole.
OPP 38 Histon Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8UD
Received 7 May 2026
Decided26/01741/FUL
Replacement of 8 No. existing floodlight pylons and lights.
Histon Football Club Bridge Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9PH
Received 8 May 2026
Decided26/01742/HFUL
Demolition of existing rear extension. Single storey rear extension including timber porch and alterations to existing rear windows.
6 Glebe Way Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9JB
Received 8 May 2026
Decided26/01743/HFUL
Erection of residential annex.
7 Ermine Way Arrington Cambridgeshire SG8 0AD
Received 8 May 2026
Decided26/01744/HFUL
Single storey rear extension.
49 Farmers Row Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5HL
Received 8 May 2026
Awaiting decision26/01747/REM
Reserved matters for landscaping details for Phase 1b and partial discharge of conditions to address conditions 1, 7, 9, 10, 25, 35, 39, 41 and 47 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 8 May 2026
Withdrawn26/01750/FUL
Demolition of existing bungalow and outbuilding, followed by construction of 1no new self-build/custom build dwelling with car port, access, landscape planting and ancillary development.
64A West Drive Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire CB23 7NY
Received 11 May 2026
Decided26/01751/HFUL
First floor side extension. Partial conversion of existing garage to habitable space and replacement of flat roof with pitched roof over existing front porch. Installation of PV solar panels to rear roof.
19 Alstead Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9EX
Received 11 May 2026
Decided22/02771/COND12
Partial discharge of condition 12 (hard and soft landscape - Residential Quarter and Wild Park only) of outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT.
Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Decided26/01753/HFUL
Single storey rear extension.
4 Westfield Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5JW
Received 11 May 2026
Decided26/01754/HFUL
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden.
56 High Street Oakington And Westwick Cambridgeshire CB24 3AG
Received 11 May 2026
Decided26/01758/HFUL
Single storey rear extension and front porch.
2 Shirley Close Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6BG
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedS/0559/17/COND11A
Submission of details required by condition 11(a) (Definition Plan) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Decided26/01760/HFUL
Single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing conservatory.
239 The Sycamores Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6ZD
Received 11 May 2026
Decided26/01762/HFUL
New artist studio in grounds of Howe House.
Howe House Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0LX
Received 11 May 2026
Decided24/03532/CONC
Submission of details required by condition 6 (vents details) of listed building permission 24/03532/S19LB
Church Farm West Wickham Road Horseheath Cambridgeshire CB21 4QA
Received 11 May 2026
Decided26/0468/TTPO
T1 - oak tree remove epicormic growth to first true branch and to clear street lights.
5 Cambridge Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BN
Received 11 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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