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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
3,742Searchable applications
646Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,619 approved or refused records
115Refused applications

1,504 approved · 115 refused · 200 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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  1. Awaiting decision26/02908/FUL

    Construction of 1 No. self/custom build detached two storey 2 bedroom dwelling to replace footprint of existing Anderson Shelter.

    19 Mill Field Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RA

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  2. Decided26/02913/CL2PD

    Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for rear roof extension including dormer, 2no rooflights to front elevation and garage conversion to habitable living space.

    Inti Turari Haverhill Road Castle Camps Cambridgeshire CB21 4TB

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  3. Decided26/0806/TTCA

    4 limes (G1)- Re-pollard with a finished height of 8 meters.

    Land Surrounding Burwash Manor Farm School Lane Barton Cambridgeshire

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  4. Awaiting decision26/02914/REM

    Reserved matters application for the approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline planning permission 22/03644/OUT for the demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 4 No. Dwellings.

    131 The Causeway Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5JB

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  5. Decided26/02915/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    12 Augustus Road Northstowe Cambridgeshire CB24 1BQ

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  6. Decided26/02916/HFUL

    Single storey front and rear extension, including conversion of existing garage to habitable space.

    29 Lawrance Lea Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7QR

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  7. Decided26/02917/LBC

    General repairs or replacement of existing windows and doors (W7, W8, W9, W10, W22, D2 and D4), including replacing single-glazing with 14mm slim double-glazing. Repairs to existing cellar external wall, to include raising brick plinth and sole plate above ground level, repairs/replacing oak plates, posts and studs and provision of new timber laths and lime render.

    9 Abbey Street Ickleton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SS

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  8. Decided26/02919/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory. Partial conversion of existing garage/store to office, including alterations to fenestration and raising of roof.

    49 Moorfield Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4PP

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  9. Decided26/02920/S73

    S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 21/03961/FUL (Erection of a dwelling) to update existing site landscaping, revise internal layouts, revise fenestration arrangement and minor amendments to external building footprint.

    Land In Front Of 277 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 7QL

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  10. Awaiting decision26/02921/HFUL

    Two storey rear extension including alterations to fenestration and removal of chimney.

    142 High Street Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FU

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  11. Decided26/0808/TTPO

    T015 Copper Beech reduce branch projecting north-east by up to 2.5m to reduce end weight and lateral spread,crown lift to approx 4m. T016 Copper Beech reduce branch projecting north by up to 3m, canker present on lower stem, crown lift to approx. 4m. Self set Prunus by SE corner of back of house removal to near ground level. Twin stemmed Prunus situated on island of conifer this self set tree removal to near ground level of Prunus ONLY to be replaced. Mature Beech encroaching on driveway entrance gate Crown lift on all sides to approx. 2.5m and reduce lower Phototropic limb Southern Crown only by approx. 3m to match in with rest of crown to reduce risk of failure.

    5 Woollards Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LZ

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  12. Decided26/02922/FUL

    Change of use from Use Class C2 (Residential Institution) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) along with minor external changes and internal re-configuration.

    David House Glebe House Church Road Shudy Camps Cambridgeshire CB21 4QH

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  13. Decided26/02923/PRIOR

    Conversion and change of use of an existing two storey brick barn from use Class B1a to 1 No. dwellinghouse Class C3 and conversion of storage areas to rear to habitable space

    15 High Street Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3BP

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  14. Decided26/0809/TTCA

    T1 - Medium Holly rear garden - Fell to near ground level low amenity value.

    Oak Tree House 10 Church Street Little Gransden Cambridgeshire SG19 3DU

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  15. Decided26/0810/TTPO

    Tree reference number is TPO 0035 (2003) its a sycamore requiring 2-3m lateral reduction & remove all dead wood.

    37 Spring Lane Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5HT

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  16. Decided26/0811/TTCA

    Beech (T1) - Cut x2 lateral branches on bottom section of crown by approx. 3.5m to allow crown to thicken / reduce weight at the end of the branches and over outbuilding.

    34 Symonds Lane Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HY

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  17. Decided24/01079/COND21

    Submission of details required by condition 21 (tree pits) of planning permission 24/01079/FUL

    440 Cambridge Science Park Milton Cambridge South Cambridgeshire CB4 0QA

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  18. Decided26/02927/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    95A Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire CB23 7NX

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  19. Awaiting decision26/02928/SCRE

    EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for upto 400 new dwellings including provision of affordable housing.

    Land Between Mingle Lane And Hinton Way Stapleford Cambridgeshire

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  20. Decided26/0815/TTPO

    Removal of dead Sycamore tree.5 Days Notice

    9 Haslingfield Road Harlton Cambridgeshire CB23 1ER

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  21. Decided26/0817/TTPO

    Ash (Tree 1)- Top the main stems of the Ash tree at a height of aproximately 4 metres from ground level, creating a standing habitat for biodiversity and wildlife value.Ash (Tree 4) - Severe crown reduction of this approximately 13m Ash tree, removing the upper canopy and reducing overall height down to approximately 5-6m above ground level, leaving a stable main trunk / habitat stem. Ash (Tree 5) - Removal of single overextended lateral limb posing a safety risk to the property and adjacent amenity land. The reduction aims to mitigate the limb failure risk.

    The Cottage 29 High Street Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JD

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  22. Decided26/02933/S73

    S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) and condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 25/00250/HFUL (Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey front and side lean-to extension with 3no rooflights and addition of sloping roof to existing front porch) to add external cladding to the front elevation and amend fenestration.

    14 Garden Walk Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9HH

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  23. Awaiting decision26/02936/FUL

    Installation of a single 8-metre-high CCTV mast.

    Imperial War Museum, American Air Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  24. Awaiting decision25/03992/CONDB

    Submission of details required by condition 5 (Hard and soft landscaping), 6 (Boundary treatment), 7 (Cycle and refuse store), 10 (Ecological enhancement), 13 (Surface water drainage) and 14 (Foul water drainage) of planning permission 25/03992/FUL

    18 Woodlands Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LW

    Received 4 Aug 2026

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