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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 dates3,514Searchable applications
650Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,495 approved or refused records
111Refused applications
1,384 approved · 111 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01705/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for rear roof extension including dormer and 2no rooflights to front elevation.
20 Moat Way Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4TR
Received 6 May 2026 - Unknown26/01708/TELNOT
Installation of 1no. 9m light wooden pole.
74 Thornhill Place Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3EF
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01709/PIP
Permission in principle for the erection of up to 5 dwellings with detached garages and parking
39 Willingham Road Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5PD
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/0451/TTCA
Remove all 3 trees to allow rebuilding of the wall,1. Beech, trunk approx 30 cm diameter2. Wild prunus, trunk diameter approx 8 cm3. Holly, trunk diameter approx 10 cmWould not replant as the remaining trees and shrubs will take over the space.
7 High Street Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4LT
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/0452/TTCA
Apple tree reduce height by 2.5m.
The Old Workshop Horn Lane Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HT
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/0453/TTCA
T1: Prunus (dying) - FellT2: Mauve Prunus - Reduce crown by 1.5-2m to maintain size of treeT3: Cherry - Reduce height by 2.5-3m to maintain size of treeT4: Cherry - Reduce height by 3-4m to maintain size of tree T5: Sequoia (poor condition and shedding branches) - Fell
122 High Street Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LB
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/0454/TTPO
T1 Elm Tree Fell
Land Adjacent To 120 High Street Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LB
Received 6 May 2026 - Unknown26/01711/TELNOT
Installation of 1no. 9m light wooden pole.
57 Thornhill Place Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3EF
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided21/03035/COND13
Submission of details required by condition 13 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of Transport and Works Order 21/03035/TWA
West Anglia Main Line At Shepreth Branch Junction Cambridgeshire
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided24/01809/CONDC
Submission of details required condition 6 (Drainage) of planning permission 24/01809/FUL
2 Moor Lane Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7TH
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/01715/HFUL
Single storey side and part rear extension, insertion of roof lights, replace existing gates to electric gates, including removal of tree, existing shed and installation of heat pump
Orchard Barn 58A Hay Street Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0PE
Received 6 May 2026 - Awaiting decision22/00253/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (written scheme of investigation - partial discharge), 4 (contamination), 5 (surface water and foul water), 6 (arboricultural method statement and tree protection plan), 7 (hard and soft landscaping scheme), 8 (newt licence), 9 (biodiversity enhancement), 21 (vehicle and pedestrian visilibilty splays), 26 (ecological measures), 28 (amended access), 29 (amended access falls and levels) and 30 (vehicular access) of planning permission 22/00253/FUL
Land At Manor Farm Caxton End Eltisley St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 6TJ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01717/HFUL
New Access Door at Rear of Garage
2 Kefford Close Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5UL
Received 7 May 2026 - Withdrawn21/01919/CONDF
Submission of details required by condition 8 (verification report) of planning permission 21/01919/FUL
Land Rear Of 6 Hardwick Road Toft Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 2RQ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/0457/TTPO
T14: English Oak - Raise the crown to 5 meters over road.T27: Elm - Crown reduction of 4 meters to alleviate end weight, with a finished height of 7 meters.T28: Elm - Crown reduction of 5.5 meters to alleviate end weight, with a finished height of 8 meters. Reduce long limb over neighbouring property by 4meters. T29: x2 Lime - Re-pollard by 5 meters to previous pollard points, with a finished height of 8 metersT50: Ash (Inonotus evident) - Fell.T53a: Beech (Beech Bark disease evident, tree in decline) - Fell. T60: Sycamore (Ustilina at base and tree in decline) - Fell. T76: Ash (Subsiding limb over foot path) - Reduce limb over foot path by 3.5 meters to alleviate end weight. T147: Lime (Ustilina present. Severe decay) - FellT160: Lime (Ganoderma evident. Severe decay in main stem) - Fell.T161: Lime (large elongated growth on stems south at 1m) - Remove secondary stems north by 3 meters height and 2 meters lateral. T198: Elm - (touching adjacent Elm and has worn down beyond Cambium layer) - Remove touching limb to prevent failure at weak point.
Bourn Hall High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TN
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01719/LBC
Re-paint existing cottage and outbuildings and replace 2 No. external doors with oak doors.
Bumblebee Cottage High Street Abington Pigotts Cambridgeshire SG8 0SD
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/0458/TTCA
(T1) Cedar - crown reduction of 2m to reduce end weight and raise the crown to 4.5m over The Willow Tree car park.
33 High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TR
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01721/PRIOR
Demolition of the existing single detached EX1 Building (formerly Use Class B1, now Class E) on the site and the introduction of a new single building comprising a purpose-built detached block of flats containing 25 units (Use Class C3).
Shepreth Research Park 29 Station Road Shepreth Cambridgeshire
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/0460/TTCA
T1 - Cypress - Fell due to damage being caused to boundary wall.
Shelford Health Centre Ashen Green Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5FY
Received 7 May 2026 - Unknown25/04063/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (hard and soft landscape works) and 5 (cycle parking) of planning permission 25/04063/FUL
Shepreth Mill Dunsbridge Turnpike Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6RA
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01725/HFUL
Single storey rear extension.
16 Stonebridge Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BW
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01726/LBC
Single storey rear extension.
16 Stonebridge Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BW
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01729/HFUL
Single storey side extension with sedum roof. Timber cladding to first floor external walls.
5 Hauxton Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5HJ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/0463/TTCA
T1- Pine- remove limb heading over Tennis Courts, removing 3m to prevent further damage to fence.
32 Main Street Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7QS
Received 7 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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