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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 dates3,574Searchable applications
650Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,521 approved or refused records
113Refused applications
1,408 approved · 113 refused · 190 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided26/02007/HFUL
Part single, part two storey rear extension.
2 Waresley Road Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3NZ
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02008/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) for ref: S/3997/19/FL (Proposed extension and associated works) to show new bedroom 4 and a single storey front extension.
Evergreens, Annexe Newmarket Road Stow Cum Quy Cambridgeshire CB25 9AQ
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided25/01182/COND6
Submission of details required by condition 6 (Lighting Scheme) of outline planning permission 25/01182/OUT
Land At Stirling Road Northstowe Cambridgeshire
Received 28 May 2026 - Unknown25/01661/CONDB
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Removal of Render), 5 (Decorative Plasterwork), 6 (Timber Frame Repairs), 7 (Wattle and Daub) and 8 (Brickwork Details) of Listed Building Consent 25/01661/LBC
25 Church Street Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3JH
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided25/03300/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Trees) of planning permission 25/03300/FUL
The Cricket Meadow, Cricket Pavilion Fowlmere Road Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7QU
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02013/HFUL
Single storey front extension and porch canopy.
3 Gables Close Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LQ
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided20/02142/COND44
Submission of details required by condition 44 (archaeology written scheme of investigation) of outline planning permission 20/02142/OUT
Northstowe Phase 3B Station Road Longstanton Cambs
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/00629/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (arboricultural method statement and tree protection plan), 4 (surface water and foul water) and 5 (ecological enhancement scheme) of planning permission 26/00629/FUL
Recreation Ground, Great Shelford Tennis Club Woollards Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LZ
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/0539/TTPO
1 x large Oak tree to undertake a 1m lateral reduction to ensure a minimum 1m clearance away from the mast and equipment.
Communications Station Adjacent To Madingly Water Tower St Neots Road Comberton Cambridgeshire
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/0540/TTPO
Decayed Horse Chestnut - remove tree
Fulbourn Recreation Ground Home End Fulbourn Cambridgeshire
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/00514/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (surface water drainage) of planning application 26/00514/FUL
Kerley And Co Haden Way Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5HB
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02018/HFUL
Ground floor rear/side extension and first floor rear extension, following demolition of existing conservatory. Creation of new front access.
25 Gills Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TS
Received 29 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionS/3440/18/COND53
Submission of details required by condition 53 (Heritage and Public Art Mitigation Strategy) of outline application S/3440/18/OL
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TQ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionS/3440/18/COND67
Submission of details required by condition 67 (Sport, open space and play areas strategy) of outline permission S/3340/18/OL
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TQ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02025/HFUL
Single storey rear extension and roof replacement to single storey rear and side elements.
41 Tower Close Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5JX
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02026/LBC
1. Repair existing garden wall to west of driveway, with like-for-like materials, 2. Repair existing garden wall to south of driveway, with like-for-like materials and demolish and rebuild with like-for-like modern materials where required and 3. Repair existing wall below house and barn on Heydon Road, to north of plot with like-for like materials
58 Heydon Road Great And Little Chishill Cambridgeshire SG8 8SR
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided24/04021/COND16
Submission of details required by condition 16 (Energy Statement) of reserved matters 24/04021/REM
Parcel 3.2B, Cambourne West, Cambourne
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02031/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
50 Vickers Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6EP
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided25/03979/CONDA
Submision of details required by condition 3 (ecological enhancement scheme) and 4 (bin stores and cycle parking) of planning permission 25/03979/FUL
25 Green Street Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5JA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Unknown25/03678/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (written scheme of investigation (WSI)), 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP) ), 5 (Traffic Management Plan), 6 (Surface water drainage),7 (Foul Water Drainage), 8 (ecological enhancement scheme) and 13 (ecologically sensitive artificial lighting scheme) of planning permission 25/03678/FUL
College Farm Barrington Road Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SJ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02037/FUL
Retrospective change of use of vacant green space to 13 No. traveller plots
Land West Of Moor Drove Histon CB24 9AN
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Unknown25/01684/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Foul Water Drainage), 4 (Surface Water Drainage), 7 (Ecological enhancement scheme), 8 (Artificial lighting), 12 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 17 (Energy Statement), 20 (Hard & Soft Landscaping), 21 (Hard and Soft Landscaping, 22 (Boundary treatment) and 23 (Archaeological work) of planning permission 25/01684/FUL
Land To The South East Of 29 Barrington Road Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SJ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0545/TTPO
T7 - Deodar Cedar - Crown thin by 20% to allow weather to pass through the crown and reducing the risk of further limb failure.
5 The Green Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/02039/LBC
1. Replace bedroom window with timber-framed double-glazed unit. Make good external render, interior window board and plasterboard. 2. Replace attic window above and 3. Remove existing solar thermal panels.
8 Horn Lane Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HT
Received 1 Jun 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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