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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 dates3,699Searchable applications
645Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,595 approved or refused records
115Refused applications
1,480 approved · 115 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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.
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
- Decided26/0648/TTCA
T1 Greengage - Reduce the crown by 1 metre to previous pruning points.T2 and T3 Apple - Reduce the crown by 1 metre to previous pruning points.
5 Meldreth Road Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6PS
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02407/PRIOR
Demolition of existing conservatory. New extension with render finish to walls and pitched roof with interlocking concrete tile
18 All Saints Road Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5HF
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided24/04021/COND13
Submission of details required by condition 13 (buildouts) of Reserved Matters application 24/04021/REM
Parcel 3.2B, Cambourne West, Cambourne
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02409/S73
S73 to remove condition 4 (No cladding shall be installed until details including structural members, edge, junction and coping details, colours, surface finishes/textures and relationships to glazing and roofing have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority) of ref: 25/02820/FUL (Installation of render finish External Wall Insulation (EWI) and replacement of windows) - to enable the retention of development implemented without compliance condition 4.
Shepreth Village Hall 2 Station Road Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6PZ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02410/OUT
Outline for the erection of 2no self-build dwellings with all matters reserved except for scale.
130 Cambridge Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9NJ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02411/FUL
Demolition of 2 No. existing buildings and the construction of a new water treatment building.
Land East Of Mill Lane Shingay Cum Wendy Cambridgeshire
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02412/HFUL
Single storey side extension
88 Old North Road Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5JR
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02413/HFUL
Existing flat roof porch removed and replaced with new single storey porch
9 St Thomas Close Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DN
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionS/1605/16/NMA3
Non material amendment of S/1896/19/RM for additional brickwork detailing (house types H2A, H2B, H3A, H3B, SO2A, SO3A), alterations to the boundary treatments and hard landscaping, changes to access to plots 4, 5, 33, 34, alterations to fenestration (house type H4A, H4B, H4C, H4D, H4E, H5A, apartment building and side window removed on plot 37 and 38), alteration to siting of plots 55-58. Increase width of apartment building by 475mm, internal layout changes, additional PV panels. Additional pumping station within the north-western area of the site, relocation/ redistribution of visitor parking bays.
Land To The Rear Of 130 Middlewatch Swavesey CB24 4RP
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02417/FUL
Erection of 2no. self-build units to replace plot 2 approved under S/0821/09/F
44 Back Road Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JF
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01147/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Surface and Foul Water ) of planning permission 26/01147/FUL
Land Adjacent To 27 South Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AU
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02423/LBC
Demolition of enclosed kitchen porch and replace porch with storm porch on same footprint, Reinstate kitchen door in original position on external wall of cottage, Install new concrete slab within storm porch footprint, sloping away from the building, and install Acco drainage channels to three sides of the slab to discharge into new surface water drainage, Lay in pipes for Acco drainage and down-pipe from cottage to feed into soakaway (to be installed in garden) and Create French drain along front elevation of cottage.
3 Hillside Cottages High Street Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7SJ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02424/FUL
Retrospective erection of a wooden shed in the garden.
31A Church Street Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JQ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00994/NMA1
Non-material amendment on application 26/00994/HFUL for amendments to the approved fenestration on the front elevation of the garage conversion
5 Primrose Lane Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9PX
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02427/S73
S73 to vary conditions 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15 and 16 of ref: 26/00232/FUL (Erection of 1No. Self-Build Dwelling and Garage and creation of Vehicular Access and Parking Pursuant to Permission in Principle Approval 24/01901/PIP) for alterations to approved dwelling and garage along with amended wording of conditions 5,8,10,11 and 15 to reflect these changes.
Land Adjacent To 31 Shepreth Road Barrington Cambridgeshire CB22 7SB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02429/OUT
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 65 dwellings with public open space, landscaping, sustainable urban drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access. All matters to be reserved except for means of access.
Land Off Balsham Road Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4LW
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0649/TTCA
5 Days Notice - Robinia - FellReason - The tree has significant decay at the base and within the root buttress area.
58 Denmark Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8QS
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02432/OUT
Outline planning application for the phased construction of flexible employment units Eg (ii), Eg (iii), B2, B8 with ancillary office, together with associated service areas, new access points, multi-storey car park, multi-storey cycle park and wellness centre, landscaping and associated works and infrastructure with some matters reserved apart from access.
Dales Manor Business Park Grove Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3TJ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision25/03602/COND3
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of reserved matters application 25/03602/REM
Land To The West Of Cambourne Excluding Swansley Wood Farm Ermine Street Caxton Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02434/S73
S73 to vary condition 1 (occupancy restriction) of ref: S/1535/09/F (Removal of Condition 2 of Planning Permission S/2143/04/F to allow the permanent siting of a mobile home) to amend the occupancy restriction.
16A Oaktree Road Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SS
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02435/HFUL
First floor side extension, replacement of front and rear flat roofs with pitched roofs. Insulation and render to existing external walls.
6 Cambridge Road Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5HQ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02436/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for single storey rear extension.
The Chestnuts Granta Vale Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4LB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided25/03602/COND4
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Tree Pits) of reserved matters application 25/03602/REM
Land To The West Of Cambourne Excluding Swansley Wood Farm Ermine Street Caxton Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision25/03602/COND5
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Play Equipment) of reserved matters application 25/03602/REM
Land To The West Of Cambourne Excluding Swansley Wood Farm Ermine Street Caxton Cambridgeshire
Received 26 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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