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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 dates
3,727Searchable applications
646Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,609 approved or refused records
115Refused applications

1,494 approved · 115 refused · 199 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

  1. Awaiting decision23/00123/COND33

    Submission of details required by condition 33 (Woodland edge management strategy) of planning permision 23/00123/FUL

    Land South Of Pond Cambourne Business Park Cambourne Cambridgeshire

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  2. Awaiting decision23/00123/COND34

    Submission of details required by condition 34 (PV panels) of planning permission 23/00123/FUL

    Land South Of Pond Cambourne Business Park Cambourne Cambridgeshire

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  3. Decided26/02770/HFUL

    Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.

    4 Smithy Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6HR

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  4. Decided26/02771/HFUL

    Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.

    5 Smithy Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6HR

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  5. Decided26/02772/HFUL

    Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.

    6 Smithy Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6HR

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  6. Decided26/02773/HFUL

    Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.

    7 Smithy Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6HR

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  7. Decided26/02774/HFUL

    Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.

    8 Smithy Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6HR

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  8. Decided26/02775/HFUL

    Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.

    20 Glebe Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GG

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  9. Decided26/0758/TTCA

    G002 - Malus domestica/Pyrus communis (Orchard) x6, removal to ground level to be replaced with native species elsewhere in the garden.

    5 Woollards Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LZ

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  10. Decided26/02776/REM

    Reserved matters application for the layout, scale, appearance and landscaping of plot 7 following outline planning permission of 20/04704/OUT (Outline planning for the erection of up to nine self-build/custom-build dwellings and associated garaging with some matters reserved except for access from Rosemary Greene Close).

    7 Honeysuckle Close Caxton Cambridgeshire CB23 3BB

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  11. Decided26/02777/HFUL

    Single storey front and rear extensions and two storey side extension.

    25 Elin Way Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LT

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  12. Withdrawn26/0760/TTCA

    T1 - Robinia on right hand side of front garden - FellReason - Tree is causing subsidence and is now also putting suckers all over front garden and verge

    29 High Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8ST

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  13. Decided26/02778/LBC

    Installation of removable secondary glazing to the three historic Reading Room windows, Replace the existing single-glazed window in the adjacent non listed kitchen with a thermally efficient heritage-style replacement, Replace existing oil-filled electric radiators with modern smart-controlled panel heaters and installation of a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system, located in the adjacent Village Hall stage area.

    Village Hall High Street Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NF

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  14. Awaiting decision26/02779/FUL

    3 bedroom replacement self build dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow.

    3 Royston Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NW

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  15. Decided26/02780/CL2PD

    Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for 2no. single storey rear extensions.

    2 Apley Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6DF

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  16. Awaiting decision26/02784/PIP

    Permission in principle for erection of a single self-build dwelling.

    54 Station Road Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5HG

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  17. Decided26/02785/HFUL

    Front porch and part single storey, part two storey rear extension.

    13 Hartley Close Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9NG

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  18. Unknown26/02788/PDNOT

    Remove existing air insulated substation equipment and installation of new 11kV/33kV indoor switchroom.

    Sawston Primary Sub Station Sawston Bypass Sawston Cambridgeshire

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  19. Decided26/02792/FUL

    Proposed hair salon in rear garden of dwelling.

    128 Limes Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7XU

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  20. Decided25/02816/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (render and cladding) of planning permission 25/02816/HFUL

    21 Leeway Avenue Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5AU

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  21. Awaiting decision26/0765/TTCA

    Walnut - Fell, one stem is completely dead and infected with Honey Fungus.

    194 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RX

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  22. Decided24/01717/NMA1

    Non material amendment of planning permission 24/01717/HFUL to raise the ridge and eaves height to Garage and the addition of velux rooflights on garage roof north east elevation.

    38 Ickleton Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RT

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  23. Decided23/02467/CONDI

    Submission of details required by condition 18 parts (1), ((2) and (3) (remediation strategy) of planning permission 23/02467/FUL

    Land At The Way Fowlmere Cambridgeshire

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  24. Withdrawn26/02799/LBC

    Installation of a fibre home broadband set-up to include replacing the current wire to the house with a fibre-optic cable, replacing the current external connection box, and adding an additional internal box.

    14 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HS

    Received 23 Jul 2026

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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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