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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 dates3,674Searchable applications
645Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,585 approved or refused records
115Refused applications
1,470 approved · 115 refused · 196 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Awaiting decision26/02181/OUT
Outline application for the erection of 1no self-build / custom build with all matters reserved except for access.
Land Lying To The North East Of 15 East Hatley Hatley Cambridgeshire SG19 3JA
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02182/HFUL
Part two storey and part single storey rear extensions and front porch extension, No2 Velux roof lights to front roof elevation.
14 Fletcher Avenue Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9LZ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided25/02806/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 25/02806/HFUL
71 New Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9LU
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02196/S73
S73 to vary condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission 26/01343/HFUL (Demolition of existing garage and side extension. Part single, part two storey side and rear extension. Erection of detached garage to front of dwelling. Cladding to existing front elevation and alterations to fenestration. Addition of 1no. rooflight to rear elevation) to change the materials from a brick finish to an off white render.
156 Cottenham Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9ET
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided24/02652/COND2B
Submission of details rquired by condition 2 (external surfaces) of Reserved Matters application 24/02652/REM (Materials Layout updated to revert plots 232-237 & 322-326 back to original bricks)
Parcel 2.2b (south) Phase 1 Land To The West Of Cambourne Ermine Street Caxton Cambridgeshire
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02207/LBC
Relocation of the existing internal oil-fired boiler and the installation of a new external oil-fired boiler and utilise the existing opening through the rendered wall, installation of external gas cylinders and associated protective housing to serve a proposed gas hob within the kitchen and relocation of the extractor fan vent associated with the hob.
60 South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NL
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0586/TTPO
C84,Lime - Raise to 5ms over road as per tree survey recommendations C85,Lime - Raise to 5ms over road as per tree survey recommendations C86,Lime - Raise to 5ms over road as per tree survey recommendations
Stapleford Cemetery Mingle Lane Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5SY
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02208/FUL
Erection of 1 No. custom build dwelling.
Land At 48 Middleton Way Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SU
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0587/TTPO
T2 Beech and T3 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift by the selective removal of lower branches to provide 3m clearance above ground level. The work is proposed to provide adequate ground clearance and improve access and visibility beneath the canopy.
Tennis Courts Recreation Ground Gog Magog Way Stapleford Cambridgeshire
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02214/HFUL
Single storey side/rear extension and internal alterations
16 St Marys Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3SP
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/02215/HFUL
Conversion of an attached structure to provide a home office, including alterations to fenestration, rooflights and external cladding.
2 Chapel Hill Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1JJ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02216/LBC
Removal of secondary stair and provision of first floor access hallway.
2 Chapel Hill Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1JJ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02217/HFUL
Single storey side extensions following demolition of existing conservatory and boot room, including link to former annexe. Two storey rear extension. Alterations to fenestration, external insulation and timber cladding. Replacement of existing pantiles. Solar panels to roof. Conversion of existing detached garage to outbuilding.
Oakfield House High Street Hildersham Cambridgeshire CB21 6BU
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided25/04375/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 5 (surface water drainage scheme), 7 (Ecological Enhancement scheme), 8 (Ecologically Sensitive artificial lighting scheme), 9 (Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Plan), 10 (Cycle Parking), 11 (padel courts details) and 12 (BNG Plan) of planning permission 25/04375/FUL
Royston Garden Centre Dunsbridge Turnpike Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6RB
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02219/HFUL
Single storey rear extension.
148-150 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JT
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02220/LBC
Single storey rear extension.
148-150 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JT
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02225/HFUL
Single storey rear and side extension
Dovecote House Abington Road Litlington Cambridgeshire SG8 0RT
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0591/TTCA
Hornbeam (T1) - pollard to a finished height of 4.5 meters due to heavy crown decline.
4 Pearces Yard Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NZ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0592/TTCA
Yew (T1) - reduce to previous reduction points with a finished height of 4 meters.
13 Broad Lane Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1JF
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided21/01484/CONDE
Submission of details required by conditions 6 (Phase 3 Remediation Strategy), 7 (Phase 4 Verification/Validation Report) and 17 (Water Efficiency Specification) of planning permission 21/01484/FUL.
Fenleigh Farm Smithy Fen Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8PU
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02231/HFUL
Single storey front extension
173 The Causeway Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5JD
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02233/HFUL
Erection of replacement garage (retrospective)
65 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02234/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 23/03087/FUL (Erection of a dwelling on former piggery site) the position of dwelling and garage to be relocated.
49 North Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AS
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0595/TTPO
Dear Sycamore - fell
68 North End Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6NT
Received 12 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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