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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

3,558Searchable applications

650Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,512 approved or refused records

111Refused applications

1,401 approved · 111 refused · 190 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Decided26/0490/TTPO
Follow up 5-day notice - T1 - Robinia - Robinia with root plate uplift and significant lean over access drive to Spire Hospital - Reduce main leaning stem back to small upright branch, equating to an approximately reduction of approx 5ms.
Pavilion Histon And Impington Recreation Ground New Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9PJ
Received 14 May 2026
Decided26/01863/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for erection of outbuilding comprising workshop/store.
34 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8SA
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01865/HFUL
First floor side extension over garage and partial conversion of garage to habitable space. Render to existing external walls and replacement window to rear elevation.
77 Barton Road Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BS
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01866/HFUL
Single storey front extension.
82 Foxhollow Bar Hill Cambridgeshire CB23 8ES
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01867/FUL
Installation of 12 new domestic heat pumps to replace an existing communal heating system with individual heat pumps for each apartment within the apartment block at Marmalade Lane, and to provide a separate heat pump for the common areas.
The Common House 9-20 Marmalade Lane Orchard Park Cambridgeshire CB4 2ZE
Received 18 May 2026
Awaiting decision26/0491/TTCA
Norway Maple - prune to remove reverted branches
73 Station Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9NP
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/0492/TTCA
T1 - Holm Oak - Prune to side of the wall, extend the pruning vertically to a point at least 1m above the guttering (Reduce on one side of crown (SW facing) by 0.5-1m) T2 and T3 - Chinese Privets - Prune to side of the wall, extend the pruning vertically to a point at least 1m above the guttering (Reduce on one side of crown (SW facing) by 0.5-1m) Reason - overhanging boundary wall into 196 High Street and very close or touching timber clad extension
194 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RX
Received 18 May 2026
Awaiting decision26/01868/REM
Reserved matters application for the approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline planning permission 22/04280/OUT (Erection of 1no self-build dwelling as per self-build and custom housebuilding Act 2015).
Land Rear Of 40A Middleton Way Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SU
Received 18 May 2026
Withdrawn26/01871/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for single storey rear extension and 2no. rooflights.
11 Camping Close Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HP
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/0493/TTCA
T160 - Salix x sepulcralis (Weeping Willow) - Reduce regrowth by upto 5m to previous pollard points, to reduce loading on compromised base and aid tree longevity and retention.T46 - Salix caprea - Reduce height by 4m approximately, 1m above existing pruning points to encourage new growth - retrenchment pruning - intending to establish a smaller crown and aid tree longevity, whilst preventing failure onto footpath.T71 - Laburnum anagyroides - Reduce height by upto 6m by selective removal of limbs to lower unions, forming a new apex at around 7m, and branch length by approximately 2m to match new size, to reduce loading on compromised union and reduce likelihood of failure onto foot path.T98 - Cerasus serrulata - Prune to clear building by 1.5 m by shortening of lowest limb and pruning to pendulous growthT77 - Cerasus subhirtella(Autumnalis) - Prune to clear building by 1.5m by shortening of lower limbs to 2m and pruning to pendulous growthT76 - Betula pendula - Prune to clear building by 1.5 m, by crown lift of lowest limb and pruning to pendulous growth
Madingley Hall Church Lane Madingley Cambridgeshire CB23 8AQ
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/0494/TTCA
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction in height by 2.5M and lateral growth by 1.5M (30%)T2 - Goat Willow - Crown reduce by 1M in height and 1M in width to increase natural light to the rear garden.
8 Mortlock Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DB
Received 18 May 2026
Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND11B
Submission of details required by condition 11(b) (Definition Statement) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND11C
Submission of details required by condition 11(c) (Schedule of uses and quantum) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedS/0559/17/COND11D
Submission of details required by condition 11(d) (Key Phase 2 Progress statement) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND11E
Submission of details required by condition 11(e) (Transport Assessment) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND11F
Submission of details required by condition 11(f) (Travel Plan) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND11G
Submission of details required by condition 11(g) (Delivery Plan) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND11H
Submission of details required by condition 11(h) (Arboricultural Statement) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND11I
Submission of details required by condition 11(i) (Design Code and Regulatory Plan) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedS/0559/17/COND11M
Submission of details required by condition 11(m) (Surface Water Drainage Strategy) of outline planning permission - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND11N
Submission of details required by condition 11(n) (Foul Water Drainage Strategy) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND11O
Submission of details required by condition 11(o) (Details of Existing and Proposed Levels and Land profiling) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedS/0559/17/COND11P
Submission of details required by condition 11(p) (Sustainability Statement) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 2026
DecidedS/0559/17/COND11Q
Submission of details required by condition 11(q) (Ecological Management Plan including Biodiversity Impact Assessment and Biodiversity Net Gain Calculation) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL - (Key Phase 2).
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 11 May 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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