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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 dates3,715Searchable 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1,488 approved · 115 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decided20/03598/COND25
Submission of details required by condition 25 (Pedestrian and Cycleway) of outline planning permission 20/03598/OUT
Land West Of Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3DS
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Unknown22/04460/CONDD
Submission of details required by conditions 5 (cycle parking), 14 (waste), 15 (water consumption) and 16 (carbon emissions) of planning permission 22/04460/FUL
Land West Of Casa D Foseta St Neots Road Caldecote Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0708/TTPO
Sycamore x 6 - Fell Reason - Dead and in dangerous condition. These all need felling ASAP. These trees are marked on site with green paint crosses. Ash x 2 - Reason - trees have become very tall and 'whippy' which require pollarding by 6m at the top of their length to ensure that they remain safe and healthy. These are marked on site with blue paint circles.
83 Waterbeach Road Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FA
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02639/ADV
Installation of 4no freestanding signs, 2no wall mounted signs and 4no external shop branded signs.
3 Ely Road Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6DD
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0720/TTCA
T1: Twin stemmed Cherry - Remove to ground level. To be replaced with native species in more suitable location.T2: Ash - Request a 1.5m sympathetic reduction of the phototropic limbs where necessary and crown lift to 6 m to improve public/vehicle access. Removal of major deadwood.
Great Shelford Free Church Ashen Green Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EY
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02648/ADV
Installation of 6no neighbourhood watch street signs.
Street Record Oakrits Meldreth Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided23/01317/COND17
Submission of details required by condition 17 (materials, finishes and enclosures - Phase A - solar farm only) of planning permission 23/01317/FUL
Land South Of Highfield Farm Royston Road Litlington Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0721/TTPO
T1: Large Oak - Lift crown to give a clearance of approximately 2.5m and reduce slightly away from play area by 0.5m.Maintenance to keep play area safe.
Histon And Impington Recreation Ground New Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9LU
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0722/TTCA
x1 Leylandii near highway in front hedge - Removex3 Leylandii on left hand boundary, previously reduced in height - Removex2 Leylandii in rear garden aprox 7m tall - Remove
14 Church End Rampton Cambridgeshire CB24 8QA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided20/03598/COND28
Submission of details required by condition 28 (Roads, footways, and cycleways) of outline planning permission 20/03598/OUT
Land West Of Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided20/03598/COND29
Submission of details required by condition 29 (Existing Access) of outline planning permission 20/03598/OUT
Land West Of Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided20/03598/COND31
Submission of details required by condition 31 (Proposed Access) of outline planning permission 20/03598/OUT
Land West Of Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided20/03598/COND32
Submission of details required by condition 32 (Culverting) of outline planning permission 20/03598/OUT
Land West Of Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02650/S73
S73 to vary condition 8 (Verification Report) of planning permission 21/01919/FUL (Part demolition of industrial building and conversion of remaining into a detached private dwelling and associated works) to amend the wording of the condition to omit the wording 'prior to occupation'.
Land Rear Of 6 Hardwick Road Toft Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 2RQ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02651/HFUL
Single storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration and render to existing external walls.
56 Rampton Road Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5JG
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00157/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Ecology - Enhancement) of planning permission 26/00157/FUL
12 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HS
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0723/TTCA
T1: Willow - Pollard at a height of 4 metres
Old Farm House Tinkers Lane Kingston Cambridgeshire CB23 2NW
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02655/PIP
Permission in principle for the erection of 1no dwelling.
39 Willingham Road Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5PD
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02657/S19LB
S19 to vary conditions 2 (Approved plans) and 3 (Details of windows, doors and roof lights and structural and timber frame repairs to the barn) of listed building consent 25/04109/LBC (Demolish existing conservatory and chimneys. Single storey rear extension, conversion of existing barn to habitable living space, external covered walkway linking the barn and dwelling, timber pergola, new front gate, alterations to doors and fenestration and internal alterations) to add the details of windows, doors and rooflights to the approved drawings and vary the wording of Condition 3 so that it only relates to works to the barn.
54 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided25/03554/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (traffic management plan) of planning permission 25/03554/FUL
51 South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NL
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided25/01409/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Joinery Details) of listed building consent 25/01409/LBC
2 High Street Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NF
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided23/00482/COND20
Submission of details required by condition 20 (external surfaces) of planning permission 23/00482/FUL
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02669/HFUL
Single storey side/rear extension.
10 Station Road (West) Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NL
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0724/TTCA
T1: Cherry approx 8m in height - Reduce back to previous pruning points, equating to a reduction of approximately 1mT2: Silver Birch approx 10m in height - Reduce back to previous pruning points, equating to reduction of approximately 1.5m
1 Mill Lane Barrington Cambridgeshire CB22 7QY
Received 14 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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