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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 dates3,565Searchable applications
650Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,517 approved or refused records
113Refused applications
1,404 approved · 113 refused · 190 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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.
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- Decided26/01913/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a single storey rear extension for an additional 2 No. clinical rooms.
42 Telegraph Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8QU
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01914/PRIOR
Change of use and conversion of an existing agricultural building to 4no. dwellinghouses (Class C3) (and for building operations necessary for the conversion).
Rectory Farm Whittlesford Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EU
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/01916/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the operation of a Childcare business as Use Category E(f)
1 Rivey Close Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4LJ
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided24/03722/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 4 (External Materials) of planning permission 24/03722/HFUL
The Kings Orchard Kings Mill Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EN
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided25/03747/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 25/03747/S73 for - the reallocation of the approved carport currently associated with the farmhouse (Plot 5), so that it serves Plot 4 instead,- the consequential removal of the pedestrian door associated with the former Plot 5 carport arrangement, with no further physical alteration to the carport structure,- the introduction of a small gravelled parking area, in place of a limited area of lawn, to provide two tandem parking spaces serving the farmhouse (Plot 5), and- a minor reduction in the extent of the proposed estate railing, solely to create an opening to allow access to the Plot 5 parking area.
Great Common Farm Broadway Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TE
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedS/2903/14/COND25B
Submission of details required by condition 25 (noise) of outline planning permission S/2903/14/OL
Land To The West Of Cambourne (Excluding Swansley Wood Farm)
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/0508/TTCA
T1: Ash (front drive) - Crown reduce by approx. 1m to control size and reduce dominance and sail.T2: Mature Cherry (rear garden) - Crown reduce by approx. 1m to control size and reduce dominance and sail.
38 Church Street Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7RE
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decision20/03523/COND6A
Submission of details required by condition 6 (external surfaces - Transport Hub) of planning permission 20/03523/FUL
St Johns House St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road Milton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0ZT
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01927/FUL
Two-storey rear and side extension to create larger ground floor office accommodation, enlargement and reconfiguration of first floor flats from 3 units to 2 units, demolition of existing outbuildings, and erection of a replacement outbuilding for storage associated with the existing office use.
9 High Green Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EG
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/01928/S73
S73 to vary conditions 8 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 9 (Surface Water Drainage), 10 (Foul Water Drainage), 13 (Energy Statement), 15 (Landscape) and 23 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 25/01817/FUL (Construction of 1 No. dwelling on land at the rear of 2 Pieces Terrace) to vary the wording of the conditions to compliance conditions and Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to include solar panels.
Land Rear Of 2 Pieces Terrace Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9NE
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided24/04673/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 24/04673/S73 for installation of patio doors in place of the originally approved garage door.
5 Taylors Close Caxton Cambridgeshire CB23 3BA
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided24/02957/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP)), 5 (Energy Statement), 15 (Ecology Enhancement Scheme), 16 (Biodiversity Lighting) and 25 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 24/02957/FUL
Land Adjacent To 40-42 High Street Little Eversden Cambridgeshire CB23 1HE
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01933/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved except means of access) for residential development of up to 100 houses, including affordable dwellings, together with open space, play areas, landscaping, land for ecological purposes, drainage and associated works.
Land North East Of Davey Field Cambridge Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/01936/S73
S73 to remove condition 9 (balcony screening) of ref: 26/00293/S73 (S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of ref: 24/02099/FUL (Redevelopment to form 2 No. 1 bedroom, 5 No. 2 bedroom and with associated car parking, cycle storage and bin storage (amendment to 21/01345/FUL) removal of rear balconies to bedrooms, retaining front balconies of 3sqm), the rear balconies have been omitted from the scheme.
Newton House 147 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7QJ
Received 22 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01939/FUL
Extensions and new roof following part demolition of existing single storey element
Eastern Counties Leather Plc, Unit 25 London Road Pampisford Cambridgeshire CB22 3EE
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01940/HFUL
Erection of a residential outbuilding.
10 Town Street Newton Cambridgeshire CB22 7PE
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/0511/TTPO
Cedar - Reduce height by 1.5m and spread on all sides by up to 1.5m and shape roundReason - To manage previous pruning points to maintain tree in appropriate size close to the house
91A Hinton Way Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5AH
Received 22 May 2026 - Withdrawn26/01941/LBC
Replacement of the sashes/casements of windows and rebuild of three dormers
54 High Street Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BG
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided23/01983/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (ecological enhancement) of planning permission 23/01983/FUL
Cambridge Innovation Park, Stirling House Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PB
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/00936/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 5 (aboricultural impact assessment and arboricultural method statement) for planning permission 26/00936/HFUL
15 Berrycroft Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5JX
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01944/HFUL
Single storey side extension, following demolition of existing detached garage.
245 Barton Road Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BU
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/0517/TTCA
T3- Prunus- advanced phellinus pomaceus, in severe decline- remove.Note- (T1 and T2 on the plan are not having any work carried out this time)
26 Alms Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2SH
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01945/HFUL
Demolition of conservatory. Hip to gable roof extension, two storey side and rear extensions and alterations to fenestration.
59 Glebe Road Barrington Cambridgeshire CB22 7RP
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01946/HFUL
Upward extension of part of single storey structure to create double height principal entrance, reconfiguration of stables, changes to fenestration to front and rear elevations, gates and fencing, addition of doors to cart shed
Church Farm Barn 18 High Street Shingay Cum Wendy Cambridgeshire SG8 0HJ
Received 26 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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