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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

3,757Searchable applications

646Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 1,625 approved or refused records

115Refused applications

1,510 approved · 115 refused · 200 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Awaiting decision26/03078/FUL
Construction of a new water treatment building and modifications to access onto Kingston Road.
Kingston Pumping Station Kingston Road Cambridgeshire Great Eversden CB23 1HT
Received 13 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/03079/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 25/04955/HFUL (Single storey rear extension and removal of wall between 2no. existing attached garages. Alterations including replacement of roof tiles, all existing windows and fascias, soffits and barge boards) for installation of air conditioning unit, pv solar panels, air source heat pump, 1.8m fence to front, rooflight in summer room, render to front, cement board cladding and reduce size of garage door and add a new window in garage opening.
33 Springfield Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HX
Received 13 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/03080/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (Floodlights) of planning permission S/1171/01/F (Variation of Condition 3 of Planning Permission S/1495/97/F to Allow Extension to the Restriction on the Use of Tennis Court Floodlighting to 9.30 PM on Weekdays and 8.00 PM on Sundays Between April and October Each Year) for modification to the lighting and change Sunday usage to extend to 9.00pm in Winter and 9.30pm in the summer.
Jubilee Playing Fields Alms Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/03081/ADV
Installation of parking management signage to include 1 no. entry sign installed on existing pole, 1 no. Blue Badge only parking sign, 6 no. tariff/terms and conditions signs, 4 no. tariff signs to be installed on poles and 1 no. tariff sign to be installed on the wall/fence surrounding the plot.
15 Woollards Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LZ
Received 13 Aug 2026
Decided26/03085/HFUL
Retrospective single storey rear extension and side extension following part demolition of existing single storey rear extension.
2 Town Street Newton Cambridgeshire CB22 7PE
Received 13 Aug 2026
Decided26/03088/HFUL
Garage extension.
16 Swallow Close Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3EU
Received 13 Aug 2026
Decided26/0878/TTCA
T1 Rowan - removeT3 Apple - removeT4 Ash - removeThe tree works are proposed to stop the influence of the tree(s) on the soil below building foundation level and provide long term stability at the Cottage.
The Cottage The Main Road Papworth St Agnes Cambridgeshire CB23 3QU
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided26/00798/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 4 (ecological enhancement scheme) of planning permission 26/00798/FUL
Mare's Run Car Park Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided26/03092/HFUL
Single storey side extension and exterior stucco with siding.
Highbank Church Lane Kingston Cambridgeshire CB23 2NG
Received 13 Aug 2026
Decided25/03083/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 5 (bat licence) and 6 (construction ecological management plan (CEcMP)) of planning permission 25/03083/FUL
Westfield Farm Barn Cambridge Road Hauxton Cambridgeshire
Received 14 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/03096/SCOP
EIA Scoping Opinion request pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for a proposed introduction of employment type uses (Use Classes B2 and B8) along with additional lorry parking and improved access arrangements.
Land South And East Cambridge Services Huntingdon Road Boxworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4WU
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided26/03097/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) and condition 4 (Biodiversity net gain) of ref: 24/00213/FUL (Demolition of existing cricket pavilion and construction of new cricket pavilion) to incorporate additional decking and an access ramp beyond the front elevation of the pavilion.
St Giles Cricket Club Scotland Road Dry Drayton Cambridgeshire CB23 8BX
Received 14 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionS/3440/18/COND12D
Submission of details required by condition 12 (remaining areas design code) - Partial discharge of outline planning permission S/3440/18/OL
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridge CB23 2TQ
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided25/04728/CONDG
Submission of details required by condition 5 (ditch infilling) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided25/04728/CONDF
Submission of details required by condition 17 (access arrangements) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided25/04728/CONDE
Submission of details required by condition 30 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided26/0879/TTPO
Norway Maple (T001) - Pollard tree to a height of 8 m above ground level due to significant levels of decay within the base of the main stem. Replant with suitable replacement in next planting season.
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided25/04728/CONDH
Submission of details required by condition 3 (written scheme of investigation (WSI)) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided25/01716/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (external materials), 5 (boundary treatments), 6 (hard and soft landscape works), 9 (green roof(s)) and 10 (piling) of planning permission 25/01716/S73
26 Coton Road Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NH
Received 14 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision25/04485/COND2
Submission of details required by condition 2 (drainage system modelling) of Reserved Matters application 25/04485/REM
Land South Of Northstowe Secondary College Stirling Road Northstowe Cambridgeshire CB24 1DJ
Received 14 Aug 2026
Decided26/03109/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for garage conversion into habitable living space.
5 Hop Bine Drive Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9RF
Received 17 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/03110/HFUL
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory. Single storey side extension and replacement windows.
125 High Street Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RF
Received 17 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/03111/LBC
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory. Single storey lean to side extension, internal alterations and replacement windows.
125 High Street Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RF
Received 17 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/03112/HFUL
Single storey front extension. Two storey side extension and part single, part two storey rear extension.
3 Knights Way Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6DE
Received 17 Aug 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.

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