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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
3,713Searchable applications
645Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,603 approved or refused records
115Refused applications

1,488 approved · 115 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided26/02557/HFUL

    Rear extension flat to pitched roof

    7 Joiners Road Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4NP

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  2. Decided25/01960/COND5

    Submission of details required by condition 5 (haul road) of planning permission 25/01960/FUL

    Land North Of Waterbeach Barracks Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  3. Decided26/02561/FUL

    Installation of an external roof top plant, replacement glazing with solid panels and externally applied vinyls to first floor

    29 Cambridge Science Park Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0DW

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  4. Decided20/04906/CONDF

    Submission of details required by condition 5 (Surface Water Drainage) and 7 (Surface Water Runoff) of outline planning permission 20/04906/OUT

    Agricultural Building And Land To The Rear Of 38 Histon Road Cottenham CB24 8UD

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  5. Decided26/02565/S73

    S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 25/01544/FUL (Construction of a new three bedroom single storey house and double garage) for a revised house design.

    St Clairs The Green Weston Colville Cambridgeshire CB21 5NT

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  6. Decided25/03427/CONDD

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (verification report) of planning permission 25/03427/FUL

    Land To East Of Duxford Aerodrome Control Tower Imperial War Museum Cambridge CB22 4QR

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  7. Decided26/02574/HFUL

    Remove existing front/side/rear extension, front porch and chimney. Single storey front, side and rear extension, front porch, alterations to doors and fenestration, external render, installation of PV solar panels and new hard surface area to front.

    17 - 19 High Street Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BG

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  8. Withdrawn26/02577/TELNOT

    6no. antennas and 12no. RFF's to be installed on existing support pole, 2no. dishes, 12no. fibre cables, 2no. cabinets, 1no. GPS module and existing equipment cabin to be upgraded.

    Communications Station 141186 Communications Station Adjacent To Madingly Water Tower St Neots Road Comberton Cambridgeshire

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  9. Decided26/0689/TTCA

    T1: Oak - 3m reduction of the canopy all round. Remove deadwood and damaged branches and epicormic growth. Prune branches so they are not rubbing on power lines running through the canopy. Remove the lowest limb of the tree back to the trunk.

    The Green Castle Camps Cambridgeshire

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  10. Decided22/02528/COND14

    Submission of details required by condition 14 (construction ecological management plan (CEcMP)) of outline planning permission 22/02528/OUT

    Darwin Green Phases Two And Three Development Site Cambridge Road Impington Cambridgeshire

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  11. Decided26/02580/HFUL

    Alteration of existing chimney stack, to raise the top of the flue to minimum 1.80m over the ridge.

    31 Burton End West Wickham Cambridgeshire CB21 4SD

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  12. Decided26/02581/LBC

    Alteration of existing chimney stack, to raise the top of the flue to minimum 1.80m over the ridge.

    31 Burton End West Wickham Cambridgeshire CB21 4SD

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  13. Decided26/0690/TTCA

    T1: Oak (approximately 18 metres tall) - Remove to ground level and replace with a smaller garden tree

    83A High Street Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FR

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  14. Decided26/02582/LBC

    Foundation underpinning works, localised to the front (northern) elevation and the return at the western gable of the subject property, and the replacement of kitchen floor tiles with brick pamments.

    24 Cantelupe Road Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1LU

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  15. Awaiting decision26/02585/FUL

    Development of a Racquets Club comprising four padel courts, two pickleball courts, clubhouse facilities, access, car and cycle parking provision and associated landscaping and infrastructure works

    Land West Of Newmarket Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  16. Decided26/0691/TTCA

    Unknown tree (heavily engulfed in Ivy) - Fell, process and remove. Located close to a fence which is also being overtaken with the spreading Ivy.

    21 Station Road Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3HA

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  17. Awaiting decision26/02586/S73

    S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission S/0363/19/FL (Proposed front and side extensions) to extend the house to the front and side to create an extended garage at the side and locate a kitchen / diner to the front of the house.

    52 High Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8ST

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  18. Decided26/0692/TTPO

    T1: Lime - Remove dead wood and hanging branches, shorten branches over the road to path edge (by no more than 3m) and reduce upper crown by up to 7m to compensate for weakness at 3m (Reason: cavity at 3m on roadside)T9: Lime - Remove major dead wood, shorten branches close to utility cables by 5m (over road) (Reason: too close to utility cables)Situated on right hand side of driveway entrance, 400mm from front boundary wall T10: Lime (right hand front garden) - Remove major dead wood, shorten branches towards utility cables by 3m, remove suckers at base. (Reason: too close to utility cables)T13: Lime - Remove major dead wood, supply and fit cobra brace to reduce risk of failure at poor union, reduce weight on low branches over road by shortening by 3-4m. (Reason: Poor included bark union between 2 largest stems above pollard point)T23: Lime - Fell to ground level (Reason: Dying top, stunted tree. Touching top of right hand boundary wall)

    2 Apthorpe Street Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EY

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  19. Decided26/0693/TTCA

    T2: Wild Plum - Crown lift to give an additional 1m clearance over driveT3: Plum, two separate stems, one completely dead and one with weight bias over wall and road, live stem touching buttress on wall - Fell T4: Ceanothus, large wound at 1m, areas of die back on stem, 40% dieback throughout crown - FellT5: Ceanothus, fungal infection on stem, loose bark, 60% dead - Fell T7: Laburnum - Fell T8: Plum, growing very close to left hand boundary wall. Several stems rubbing and pushing on wall between buttresses - Remove stems touching wall and shorten two heaviest branches overhanging driveway of adjacent property by 2m T27: Fig - Prune to remove stems touching top of wall and remove Ivy down to 0.5m

    2 Apthorpe Street Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EY

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  20. Decided24/04406/CONDH

    Submission of details required by condition 16 (waste management plan) of planning permission 24/04406/FUL

    Sawston Village College 12 New Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BP

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  21. Decided24/04406/CONDG

    Submission of details required by condition 8 (noise assessment) of planning permission 24/04406/FUL

    Sawston Village College 12 New Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BP

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  22. Decided23/01317/COND16

    Submission of details required by condition 16 (security arrangements - Phase A - solar farm only) of planning permission 23/01317/FUL

    Land South Of Highfield Farm Royston Road Litlington Cambridgeshire

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  23. Decided26/02593/HFUL

    Two storey rear and single storey side and rear extensions, including conversion of existing rear outbuilding to habitable space.

    12 London Road Six Mile Bottom Little Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB8 0UQ

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  24. Decided25/02425/CONDC

    Submission of details required by condition 2 (Precise Details), 5 (Joinery Details) and 6 (New Walls) of listed building consent 25/02425/LBC

    Chrishall Grange Chrishall Grange Road Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7NT

    Received 8 Jul 2026

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