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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
3,696Searchable applications
645Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,594 approved or refused records
115Refused applications

1,479 approved · 115 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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  1. Decided26/02365/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension, new first floor window and internal alterations

    9 Mill Lane Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5PR

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  2. Decided25/05006/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 10 (management plan) of planning permission 25/05006/FUL

    Bridge Farm Earith Road Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5LT

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  3. Decided26/0640/TTCA

    For reshaping a yew tree (T1) that stands approximately 7 meters tall to be reduced by 1 meter overall, just back to previous trim.

    2 Newton Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5HL

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  4. Withdrawn25/04234/NMA1

    Non material amendment on application 25/04234/HFUL to change the roof material on the existing 1970s two storey extension and the proposed extension to it, from clay pantiles to natural slate.

    2 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  5. Decided26/02368/LBC

    Change of roofing material from clay pantile to natural slate on the existing 1970s extension and the proposed extension to it.

    2 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  6. Decided26/01407/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 11 (construction parking management plan) of planning permission 26/01407/HFUL

    38 Station Road (West) Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NL

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  7. Decided26/02371/HFUL

    Part two storey and part single storey side and rear extension including demolition of existing garage

    5 Moat Way Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4TR

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  8. Withdrawn26/02372/CLUED

    Certificate of lawfulness under S191 for the existing operational use of the site at Bourn Primary substation for electricity undertaking

    Bourn Primary Substation Caxton Road Bourn Cambridgeshire

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  9. Decided24/04021/COND12

    Submission of details required by condition 12 (road(s), footway(s) and cycleway(s)) of Reserved Matters application 24/04021/REM

    Parcel 3.2B, Cambourne West, Cambourne

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  10. Decided26/0643/TTPO

    T1 - Two stemmed Holm Oak, remove stem which is growing over the garden back to main trunk. T2 - Lime tree, remove dying branch overhanging garden shed.

    8 Oak Tree Way Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9BP

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  11. Decided25/04044/NMA1

    Non material amendment on application 25/04044/HFUL for additional high level window to east facing elevation of proposed ground floor and rear extension.

    4 Priams Way Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5DT

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  12. Decided26/02381/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    11 Swifts Corner Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5AE

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  13. Decided26/0644/TTPO

    Walnut Tree-crown reduction back to previous cut, reduce by 2.5m of new growth from 13m current height to prevent branches contacting building, roof and guttering.

    7 Brookhampton Street Ickleton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SP

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  14. Decided26/02383/HFUL

    Erection of detached shed to side of dwelling and replacement of existing hedge with 2m high fence.

    7 Kings Grove Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7AZ

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  15. Decided26/02384/S73

    S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 25/00784/HFUL (Demolition and replacement of existing annexe) for addition of 1 No. window.

    19 Linton Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4HA

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  16. Decided26/00259/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (Energy Statement), 4 (Water Efficiency) and 5 (Surface Water Drainage) of planning permission 26/00259/FUL

    Former Grain Store Tinkers Lane Kingston Cambridgeshire

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  17. Decided26/0646/TTPO

    T1 - Beech tree showing severe signs of decline both in the canopy and around the lower trunk. Remove all the deadwood and reduce the rest of the tree by 2.5-3.5 meters. The reason for this is to reshape the tree as it is currently out of shape and once the deadwood is removed there will be large gaps within the canopy.

    13 Church Close Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NY

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  18. Decided26/02386/HFUL

    Two-storey rear extension and reconfiguration of the internal layout

    31 The Coppice Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9PP

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  19. Awaiting decision26/02387/S73

    S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of ref: 25/03992/FUL (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of self-build dwelling and associated works) for rearward extension to the single storey utility room element (side), new basement to accommodate sustainable energy plant, rooflights added to side facing roofslopes, window added to kitchen (ground floor side), ensuite window increased in size (first floor rear), bedroom 2 windows increased in size (first floor side), windows to side elevations changed, chimney design amended to include dormer windows with glazing facing forwards and rear, chimney removed from the living room (side), windows removed from orangery (ground floor), associated internal changes to room layouts, revised design of front elevation, and new second floor window to rear elevation.

    18 Woodlands Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LW

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  20. Awaiting decision26/02389/REM

    Reserved matters application for the approval of access (except the already-approved main vehicular access), appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission S/3854/19/OL for residential development of up to 80 dwellings and associated infrastructure following demolition of existing buildings, and related discharge of outline conditions 1 (Details of Reserved Matters), 5 (Design Principles Compliance Statement), 8 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 10 (Housing Mix), 12 (Detailed Waste Management and Minimisation Plan), 13 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan), 16d (Archaeology), 18 (Contaminated Land), 21 (Surface Water Drainage), 23 (Foul Drainage), 25 (Energy Strategy), 28 (Travel Plan), 30 (Connectivity), 31 (Pedestrian/ Cycleway & Culverting), 38 (Sustainability Strategy), 41 (Space Standards), 42 (Accessible and Adaptable Buildings), 44 (Lighting) and 46 (Overheating Analysis).

    Digital Park Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3FB

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  21. Decided26/02390/FUL

    Change of use land for a glamping site

    Bridge Farm Earith Road Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5LT

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  22. Decided26/02397/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration and render to external walls.

    28 Narrow Lane Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9HD

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  23. Decided26/02398/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.

    94 Field View Bar Hill Cambridgeshire CB23 8SY

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  24. Decided26/02402/HFUL

    Single storey side extension.

    1 The Sycamores Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6XJ

    Received 24 Jun 2026

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