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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

3,750Searchable applications

646Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,624 approved or refused records

115Refused applications

1,509 approved · 115 refused · 200 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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More application records

Decided26/0833/TTPO
4x Lime trees - Prune to reduce the longer branches overhanging /growing towards the house and garden of no. 18 by up to 2.5m -3m.
2 Apthorpe Street Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EY
Received 6 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision22/02528/COND9
Submission of details required by condition 9 (site wide design code) of outline planning permission 22/02528/OUT
Darwin Green Phases Two And Three Development Site Cambridge Road Impington Cambridgeshire
Received 6 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/02977/HFUL
Single storey side and rear extension, full-width rear dormer roof extension extending across the existing and proposed roof, and installation of 3 no. rooflights to the front roof slope.
2 Woottens Close Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DA
Received 6 Aug 2026
Decided26/02980/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 26/00813/HFUL (Replacement windows) to increase the aperture of the approved bay window.
21 Lode Avenue Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PX
Received 5 Aug 2026
Withdrawn26/02981/OUT
Outline planning application for the erection of one detached dwelling with detached garage, associated parking, turning, landscaping and residential curtilage, including the change of use of land from paddock to residential use and the use of the existing field access with all matters reserved except for access.
Highbanks Camps End Castle Camps Cambridgeshire CB21 4TR
Received 6 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/01099/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4(Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIA) and Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS)) of planning permission 26/01099/FUL.
The Scout Hut Margett Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8QY
Received 6 Aug 2026
Decided26/0835/TTCA
Ginkgo - Sever ivy at base of main stem up to 2m high, cut back branches overhanging boundary fence reduce height by 1 -1.5m down to previous pruning pointsGreengage - sever ivy at base of main stem up to 2m high ,cut back branches overhanging boundary fence reduce height by 1 -1.5m down to previous pruning points
28 Abbey Street Ickleton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SS
Received 6 Aug 2026
Decided26/0836/TTCA
Maple - reduce height by 4 -5m down to previous reduction points, reduce spread to shape
25 Stanbury Close Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8UP
Received 6 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision21/03616/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (External Materials), 3 (Hard and soft Landscaping), 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement), 5 (Construction Environmental Management plan), 6 (Visibility splays), 7 (Traffic Management plan) and 8 (Boundary Treatment) of planning permission 21/03616/FUL.
Land Rear Of 90 High Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6AL
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided26/02988/HFUL
Demolish existing rear store. Single storey rear extension.
15 Hartley Close Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9NG
Received 7 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/02992/FUL
Erection of footbridge and associated hardstanding, and the retrospective installation of footings.
Land Adjacent To Archer Bridge Shepreth Road Barrington Cambridgeshire
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided26/02993/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 25/04012/HFUL (Erection of first-floor front extension with dormer window and open front porch, first-floor rear extension, single-storey side and rear extension, and alterations to fenestration. Conversion of existing garage into ancillary annexe) to reduce the size of the rear extension.
62A Hinton Way Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5AL
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided26/02994/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a loft conversion and roof extension with rear facing dormer and rooflight to front roof slope
10 Brookfield Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3EH
Received 7 Aug 2026
DecidedS/0791/18/COND12
Submission of details required by condition 12 (Contamination) of planning permission S/0791/18/FL
Land Between Cody Road And Railway North Of Waterbeach Cambs
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided26/0840/TTCA
T1 - Cedar - Raise the crown to 4 meters from ground level to allow more light in to property G1 - Holm Oak and Cypress hedge - re-reduce to a finished height of 4.5 meters. T2 - Yew - Raise the crown to 4 meters from ground level to allow more light into the property T3 - Lime - Raise the crown to 4 meters from ground level to allow more light into the propertyT4 - Yew - Raise the crown to 3.5 meters from ground level to allow more light into property G2 - 3x Lime - Clear around BT lines giving a clarence of 0.5 meters T5 - Silver Birch - Crown reduction of 2.5 meters to alleviate weight and raise the crown to 4 meters from ground level to allow more light into propertyT6 - Sequoia - remove 2x lowest limbs on SW facing crown to balance out crown and allow more light into the property
1 High Street Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BG
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided26/0841/TTCA
T1 - Holly - Fell
4 Butchers Hill Ickleton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SR
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided26/0842/TTCA
t1 - Robina - Fell to allow more light into property
38 High Street Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NF
Received 7 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/02996/SCRE
EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for a network of underground pipes connecting users within Melbourn to the Data Centre.
Land South Of London Way Melbourn Cambridgeshire
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided26/0843/TTCA
T1 - Yew - Reduce height by 1m and sides by 0.5m - impact on listed building and damaging thatchT2 - Crab apple - Reduce crown by 2m - impact on listed building and damaging thatchT3 - Cherry - Remove - grown too big for site, damaging outbuildingT4 - Rowan - Remove - grown too big for site, damaging outbuildingT5, T10, T11 and T14 - Sycamore - Raise crown to 3m - To allow more light into garden T6 - Crab apple - Raise crown to 3m - To allow more light into garden T7 - Chestnut - Raise crown to 3m - To allow more light into garden T8, T9 and T12 - Cherry - Raise crown to 3m - To allow more light into garden T13 - Apple - Raise Crown to 3m - To allow more light into garden T15 - Cherry - Raise crown to 3m - To avoid low branches touching cars in car parkT16 - Apple - Raise crown to 3m - To avoid low branches touching cars in car parkT17 - Sycamore - Raise crown to 3m - To avoid low branches touching cars in car parkT18 - Poplar - Raise crown to 3m - To avoid low branches touching cars in car park
1 Brockley Road Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JS
Received 7 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision25/01016/COND8
Submission of details required by condition 8 (Boundary Treatment) of reserved matters application 25/01016/REM
Parcels 5.1, 5.2 And 5.3, Key Phase 1 Waterbeach Barracks Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided25/02784/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Timber Frame) and 4 (Work Details) of listed building consent 25/02784/LBC
The Manor Dock Lane Horningsea Cambridgeshire CB25 9JF
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided25/04480/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Attic Work) and 7 ( Windows) of listed building consent 25/04480/LBC
The Manor Dock Lane Horningsea Cambridgeshire CB25 9JF
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided25/04718/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (timber frame, floor joists/roof timber) of listed building consent 25/04718/LBC
The Manor Dock Lane Horningsea Cambridgeshire CB25 9JF
Received 7 Aug 2026
Decided26/00255/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Energy Statement) & 12 (Water Efficiency Calculation) of planning permission 26/00255/S73.
33 South Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AU
Received 7 Aug 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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