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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 dates
3,620Searchable applications
652Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,542 approved or refused records
113Refused applications

1,429 approved · 113 refused · 190 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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.

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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  1. Decided26/0567/TTCA

    Reduce to the ground the dead sliver birch tree and also the adjacent silver birch stump which had been reduced in size previously but the final limb has subsequently fallen.

    25 High Street Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JD

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  2. Decided26/0568/TTCA

    Remove this potentially unsafe tree, we believe the species of the tree is either a 'Goat Willow' or 'Crack willow'.

    15 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  3. Decided26/02127/PRIOR

    Change of Use of 3 No. Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to 5 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3).

    63 Waresley Road Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3NN

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  4. Decided26/01121/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (sample of proposed brick) of Listed Building consent 26/01121/LBC

    7 High Street Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4LT

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  5. Decided26/0569/TTCA

    T1 - Silver Birch - Reduce crown by 1.5 metresT2 - Ash - Reduce crown by 1.5 metresT3 - Field Maple - Reduce crown by 1.5 metres

    1 Priory Farm Barns, Swinton House Back Lane Ickleton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SJ

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  6. Decided24/01156/CONDB

    Submission of details required by conditions 3 (a) (front door to extension), (b) (flat roof materials and construction) (c) (foundation, floors, walls and roof), (d) (external position, colour and material of any vent cover) and 5 (roofs) of Listed Building consent 24/01156/LBC

    18 High Street Barrington Cambridgeshire CB22 7QX

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  7. Decided26/0570/TTPO

    2 trees crown reduction to 12m above ground level, to provide sufficient clearance to property.

    4 Shepreth Road Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SU

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  8. Decided26/02131/HFUL

    Single storey front extension.

    28A High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TE

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  9. Decided26/02132/LBC

    1. Removal of existing render and concrete skirt to base of the wall on the southwest and western elevations of the dwelling. 2. Repair of timber sole plates using structural grade oak and traditional carpentry techniques. 3. Localised cutting back of rotten studs and repair as required, 4. Repair and reinstatement of existing sash window, 5. Re-rendering on wooden lath using fibre-rich non-hydraulic lime plaster (Warmcote and Limecote) and 6. Application of Keim mineral paint.

    Causeway End Farm, Causeway End Farmhouse Sand Drove Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PW

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  10. Withdrawn26/02133/HFUL

    Replace existing window with new door

    6 Stonebridge Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BW

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  11. Withdrawn26/02134/LBC

    Replace existing window with new door

    6 Stonebridge Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BW

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  12. Decided26/0571/TTCA

    T1- Holm Oak- close proximity to property- remove to prevent damage to foundations.

    8 Granary Court Madingley Cambridgeshire CB23 8AN

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  13. Decided26/02138/HFUL

    Alterations, repairs and thermally improving the dwelling. Replacement garage following the demolition of the existing garage.

    71 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HS

    Received 5 Jun 2026
  14. Decided26/02139/HFUL

    Replacement of thatched roof covering with clay pantiles, guttering and downpipes. Changes to fenestration.

    Finch Cottage 5 Aldous Court Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7WA

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  15. Withdrawn26/02140/PRIOR

    Change of use of buildings on agricultural units and former agricultural buildings to 1no. dwellinghouse (Class C3) and installation of fenestration to existing openings.

    Fenleigh Farm Smithy Fen Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8PU

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  16. Decided26/0573/TTCA

    G 1 - 3 Leylandii - Fell to ground level.

    36 Station Road Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4QJ

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  17. Awaiting decision24/02831/CONDB

    Submission of details required by conditions 5 (water efficiency specification), 6 (energy statement), 7 (cycle parking), 8 (electric vehicle charge point scheme), 12 (lighting design strategy for biodiversity), 18 (surface water drainage) and 19 (foul water drainage) of outline planning permission 24/02831/OUT

    2 School Lane Conington Cambridgeshire CB23 4LP

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  18. Unknown23/01307/CONDA

    Submission of details required by conditions 4 (written scheme of investigation (WSI)) and 5 (contamination) of planning permission 23/01307/FUL

    The Butts Business Centre The Butts Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  19. DecidedS/0791/18/COND21

    Submission of details required by condition 21 (written scheme of investigation (WSI)) of planning permission S/0791/18/FL

    Land Between Cody Road And Railway North Of Waterbeach Cambs

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  20. Decided26/02147/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension including conversion of existing garage and carport to habitable space. Timber cladding to external walls and alterations to fenestration.

    4 Scotts Gardens Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NR

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  21. Decided26/02150/LBC

    Alterations, repairs and thermally improving the dwelling. Replacement garage following the demolition of the existing garage.

    71 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HS

    Received 5 Jun 2026
  22. Decided26/02151/FUL

    Installation of a Solar PV system to the roof pitches of the detached garage outbuilding.

    3 Comberton Road Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BA

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  23. Withdrawn26/02152/LBC

    Installation of a Solar PV system to the roof pitches of the detached garage outbuilding.

    3 Comberton Road Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BA

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  24. Decided26/02153/HFUL

    Conversion of garage to habitable space and infill extension to carport, including replacement of flat roof with pitched roof. Alterations to fenestration and render to external walls.

    8 Cambridge Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9NJ

    Received 9 Jun 2026

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