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South Cambridgeshire District Council
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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

3,678Searchable applications

645Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,586 approved or refused records

115Refused applications

1,471 approved · 115 refused · 196 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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Decided22/04460/CONDC
Submission of details required by conditions 8 (Role of Ecological Clerk of Works / Ecologist), 9 (Scheme of Ecological Enhancement), 10 (Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity) and 11 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) of planning permission 22/04460/FUL.
Land West Of Casa D Foseta St Neots Road Caldecote Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/02237/FUL
Conversion and extension of existing building from 'unspecified storage' to residential use to create a single self/custom build dwelling following the partial demolition of existing outbuildings.
108 High Street Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FT
Received 15 Jun 2026
Withdrawn26/02238/HFUL
Roof extension including raising of ridge height and removal of side dormer and chimney. Erection of 1.5-storey front and side extension. Alterations to fenestration, canopy to side door and juliette balcony to rear.
158 Cambridge Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5JU
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/02239/FUL
Demolition of existing building and erection of a single storey residential annex, with associated driveway, parking and landscaping.
South View Main Street Cambridge Caldecote CB23 7NU
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/02240/CLUED
Certificate of lawfulness under S191 for confirmation that the inclusion of outbuildings, mown lawns and vegetable gardens within the curtilage of Beck Brook Farm is lawful.
Beck Brook Farm The Avenue Girton Cambridgeshire CB23 8AD
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/02247/HFUL
Retrospective heightening of the chimney stack with three courses of brickwork, and retrospective full rethatch and installation of firewall membrane and associated replacement flue and flaunching.
56 High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TR
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/0603/TTPO
Four dead trees fell, the trees are believed to be sycamores and have planted multiple replacements.
10 Courtyards Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ER
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided23/03305/COND16
Submission of details required by condition 16 (BREEAM Post Construction Certification) of planning permission 23/03305/S73
Bourn Quarter Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/02251/HFUL
Replacement of existing conservatory roof, windows and glazing on retained brick plinth walls.
17 Knights Way Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6DE
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/02252/LBC
Replacement of existing conservatory roof, windows and glazing on retained brick plinth walls.
17 Knights Way Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6DE
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided22/01966/COND52
Submission of details required by condition 52 (Traffic Management plan) of planning permission 22/01966/S73
Land North Of Cherry Hinton Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided23/02467/CONDH
Submission of details required by condition 10 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 23/02467/FUL
Land At The Way Fowlmere Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/00604/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (window details) of planning permission 26/00604/HFUL
21 Cheyney Street Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0LP
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/0604/TTCA
97- Lime: Crown reduce back to previous pruning points at 12 metres & remove dead wood. 98- lime: to reduce branchers back by 3 metres to a point where they are not overhanging streetlight.71- Common Lime: to remove deadwood. 73- Norway Maple: to remove deadwood. 75- Common Lime: to remove deadwood
The Green High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8UW
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/0606/TTPO
221- Lime: Crown lift over house roof to give 2 metres clearance. Trunk bifurcates into a pair of co-dominant stems at 4 metres. Minor dead wood throughout. Low vigour / decline. Branches interfering with house roof and may cause damage222- Lime: remove all deadwood and cut back over hanging branchers of residents garden.
Pond Green High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/02261/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings. Erection of 1no 1.5 storey, 4 bedroom self/custom build dwelling.
Fosters Farm House 37 Newton Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4XS
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided20/02114/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 20/02114/OUT to amend the trigger point of Condition 13, changing it from a pre-commencement requirement to a pre-occupation requirement.
Kingston Pastures Farm Old Wimpole Road Arrington Cambridgeshire SG8 0BX
Received 15 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/02263/FUL
Installation of Padel Courts and associated infrastructure.
Quy Mill Hotel, Health And Fitness Suite Church Road Stow Cum Quy Cambridgeshire CB25 9AF
Received 15 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/02264/REM
Reserved matters application for the approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the pumping station and partial discharge of conditions to address conditions 1, 7, 9, 10, 25, 35, 39, 41 and 47 in connection with outline permission S/3440/18/OL. Outline planning application was EIA development
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TQ
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/02265/S73
S73 to vary condition 1 (Restoration of land) of planning permission 24/03173/FUL (Retrospective erection of a Temporary marquee) to amend the wording of condition 1 to read The marquee, hereby permitted, shall be removed and the land restored to its former condition or to a condition to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority on or before 22 October 2028.
Quy Mill Hotel Church Road Stow Cum Quy Cambridgeshire CB25 9AF
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided26/02267/HFUL
Single storey side/rear extension, including conversion of garage to habitable space. Alterations to fenestration including relocation of front entrance and extension of existing canopy over front door.
17 Normanton Way Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9XS
Received 16 Jun 2026
Decided26/02268/PRIOR
A single-storey rear extension projecting 6.0m
11 Howard Road Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LU
Received 16 Jun 2026
Decided26/02269/HFUL
Demolition of existing front porch and side lean to. Two storey front extension, single storey side extension and lean to and new velux rooflights at 1.7m.
52 Main Street Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7QU
Received 16 Jun 2026
Decided26/02270/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the use of the property as a small childrens residential care home within Use Class C2 for no more than 2 children.
132 Girton Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0LW
Received 16 Jun 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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