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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

3,707Searchable applications

645Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,599 approved or refused records

115Refused applications

1,484 approved · 115 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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

Decided26/02456/S73
S73 to remove condition 10 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of outline planning permission 23/00017/OUT (Outline application for a single dwellinghouse with all matters reserved except access).
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Received 29 Jun 2026
Decided26/02459/HFUL
Install a heat pump at the front right-hand side of the property in the place of the existing shed.
22 North Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NZ
Received 29 Jun 2026
Decided26/02460/HFUL
Single storey side and rear extension
17 Thornton Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0NP
Received 29 Jun 2026
Decided26/02461/LBC
Retention removal of existing damaged sand cement render. Carry out timber frame repairs and apply timber lath and lime render.
64 High Street Harlton Cambridgeshire CB23 1ES
Received 30 Jun 2026
Decided26/02463/LBC
Create a new first floor staircase to access the loft.
37 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 30 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/02464/FUL
Erection of 2no steel frame industrial storage units with associated external works.
College Farm Business Park North End Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6NT
Received 30 Jun 2026
Decided26/02465/CLUED
Certificate of lawfulness to regularise existing dwelling that has been in situ for more than 4 years prior to 25th April 2024.
Setbroad Farm, Setbroad Farmhouse Oakington Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TW
Received 30 Jun 2026
Decided26/0666/TTPO
T1 - Yew, to reduce by 1.5m over garden and 0.5m over neighbouring property. keeping up with the routine maintenance the tree has undergone.
41 New Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9LU
Received 30 Jun 2026
Decided25/04808/CONDC
Submission of details required by condition 6a, b, c, d, e, f & h (details of works) of listed building consent 25/04808/LBC
Fulwells 97 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JT
Received 26 Jun 2026
Withdrawn26/02470/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 9m light wooden pole.
2 Hines Lane Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BZ
Received 29 Jun 2026
Decided25/01098/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 25/01098/REM for rewording condition 12
Land North Of Cherry Hinton Coldhams Lane Cambridge CB1 3LG
Received 30 Jun 2026
Decided26/02877/S73
S73 to vary conditions 2 (approved drawings) and 4 (obscure glazing) of ref. 25/01105/HFUL (Demolition of existing conservatory. Part two storey, part single storey front, side and rear extension.) to show 4no. obscurely glazed windows in side elevation and 1no. additional obscurely glazed window in rear elevation.
56 Macaulay Avenue Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5AE
Received 30 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00507/S106A
Modification of planning obligations contained in a Section 106 Agreement dated 19th May 2016 ref: S/0931/06/F
70A Ermine Street Caxton Cambridgeshire CB23 3PQ
Received 30 Jun 2026
Decided20/02114/CONDD
Submission of details required by condition 12 (Traffic management plan), 14 (Surface water and foul water drainage), 16 (Right of Way Scheme) and 21 (Biodiversity method statement) of outline planning permission 20/02114/OUT
Kingston Pastures Farm Old Wimpole Road Arrington Cambridgeshire SG8 0BX
Received 30 Jun 2026
DecidedS/4329/18/COND7F
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 7 (Enabling and Associated Works) of outline planning permission S/4329/18/OL
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Saffron Walden Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
Received 30 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/02484/FUL
Construction of a padel tennis facility with associated clubhouse, flood lights, fencing and landscaping, along with the relocation of five junior pitches
Land North Of Newmarket Road Newmarket Road Fen Ditton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8AA
Received 30 Jun 2026
Decided26/02493/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for garage conversion into habitable living space.
88 High Street Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FT
Received 1 Jul 2026
Decided26/00259/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 6 (Hard & Soft Landscaping), 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) and 10 (Cycle Parking) of planning permission 26/00259/FUL
Former Grain Store Tinkers Lane Kingston Cambridgeshire
Received 25 Jun 2026
Decided25/02179/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (surface water drainage systems), 6 (construction ecological management plan), 7 (ecological enhancement scheme), 8 (artificial lighting scheme), 10 (piling) 11 (energy statement), 12 (water efficiency specification), 14 (arboriculturalmethod statement and tree protection plan) and 16 (biodiversity net gain plan) of planning permission 25/02179/FUL
Plot 1 Westside St Neots Road Caldecote Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Jul 2026
Decided25/02538/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 5 (removal of cementitious render) of listed building consent 25/02538/LBC
Thatchways Little Green Guilden Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0LG
Received 1 Jul 2026
Decided25/02157/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 10 (hard and soft landscape works), 11 (ecological enhancement scheme), 12 (sample panel) and 13 (cycle parking) of planning permission 25/02157/FUL
Land Rear Of 33 Church Street Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3JH
Received 1 Jul 2026
Awaiting decision26/01471/CONDA
Submision of details required by condition 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of prior approval 26/01471/PRIOR
29 Station Road Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6PZ
Received 1 Jul 2026
Decided25/01960/COND4
Submission of details required by condition 4 (operations plan) of planning permission 25/01960/FUL
Land North Of Waterbeach Barracks Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Jul 2026
Decided26/0667/TTCA
T1: Cherry - Reduce height by 4-5m and shorten lateral branches by 2-3m to maintain size of tree. Reduction last carried out 2021.
30 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 1 Jul 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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