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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 dates3,762Searchable applications
646Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,626 approved or refused records
115Refused applications
1,511 approved · 115 refused · 200 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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- Decided26/03145/HFUL
Installation of PV solar panels and batteries to detached garage in rear garden.
20 High Street Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JD
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03146/REM
Reserved Matters application for Phase 1 of Northstowe Phase 3B to provide 235 dwellings, a secondary mixed-use zone and associated infrastructure, for appearance, landscaping, layout, scale and access pursuant to outline planning permission ref. 20/02142/OUT, including the submission of details pursuant to Conditions 12 (Reserved Matters Requirements), 13 (Landscape and Design Reserved Matters), 16 (Access to B1050 (Station Road, Longstanton), 17 (Public footpaths), 21 (Bus Stops), 24 (Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan), 27 (Ecological Design Strategy and Landscape and Ecological Mitigation Plan), 28 (Biodiversity Survey and Assessment), 30 (Sustainability Strategy - Reserved Matters), 35 (Surface Water - Reserved Matters Details), 46 (Green Routes), 50 (Housing Delivery Statement), 51 (Housing Mix), 52 (Space Standards), 55 (Open Space and Play Facilities Details) and 58 (Lighting) of outline planning permission ref. 20/02142/OUT.
Northstowe Phase 3B Station Road Longstanton Cambs
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided24/01226/COND2B
Submission of details required by condition 2 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)) of reserved matters application 24/01226/REM
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SD
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0899/TTPO
T1 - Damaged Ash - Dismantle to near ground level. Due to damaged cause by being struck by a lorry.
Wayside Old North Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2UF
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0900/TTCA
T 1 - Yew - Fell to ground level.T 2 - Sycamore(Multi-stemmed ) - Splits into 4 trunks at ground level. Remove the Eastern 10m tall limb leaning towards the garage to ground level.
St Michaels Horse And Gate Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SH
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided24/04406/CONDK
Submission of details required by condition 20 (water efficiency specification) of planning permission 24/04406/FUL
Sawston Village College 12 New Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BP
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03149/FUL
Construction of new access path linking main visitor car park (Mare's Run) to Girton College main pedestrian entrance at the Porter's Lodge.
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/04170/COND3
Submission of details required by condition 3 (architectural designs, materials and material treatment - Plots 37-40, 66 and 119) of Reserved Matters application 25/04170/REM
Parcel 4 And 4.3, Waterbeach Barracks Key Phase 1 Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision25/04170/COND5
Submission of details required by condition 5 (boundary treatments) of Reserved Matters application 25/04170/REM
Parcel 4 And 4.3, Waterbeach Barracks Key Phase 1 Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03151/FUL
New access, boundary wall and gate along with erection of new cart lodge.
51 High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PZ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03153/S73
S73 to remove condition 2 (agriculture) of ref: C/0139/67/D (Erection of bungalow and garage).
51 Mill Road Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5HE
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided25/04110/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 5 (bat licence) and 6 (ecological enhancement scheme) of planning permission 25/04110/HFUL
54 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0905/TTCA
T1 - Yew - Crown reduction of height by up to 3 metres, with minor pruning on the tips to maintain some kind of shape.T2 - Yew - Reduce overextended branch to bring into keeping with the rest of the trees canopy to a suitable pruning point.
42 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EP
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided25/04108/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 6 (ecological enhancement scheme) of planning permission 25/04108/HFUL
54 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03157/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of new mid-tech commercial floorspace falling within Use Classes E(g)(ii) Research and Development, E(g)(iii) Industrial processes, B2 Industrial and B8 Warehouse and Distribution, along with access, landscaping and associated infrastructure works
2 Barrington Road Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6QB
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03158/FUL
Demolition of existing bungalow and outbuilding, followed by construction of 1no new self-build/custom build dwelling with car port, access, landscape planting and ancillary development.
64A West Drive Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire CB23 7NY
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03160/HFUL
Proposed two storey and single storey side extension plus loft conversion with velux roof lights
17 Somerset Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JS
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Withdrawn25/03783/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 3 (contamination) of planning permission 25/03783/FUL
Enterprise House And Discovery House Chivers Way Histon Cambs CB24 9ZR
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0907/TTCA
Plane and Norway Maple - Crown lift over the road and path to give 5.2m and 2.4m respectively (in line with Highway Authority clearance requirements) - Received as a 5-day notice.
46 Church Road Little Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5LE
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03165/HFUL
Rear single storey extension, internal reconfiguration, window replacement, new roof overhang, two storey front extension, garage roof replacement, air source heat pump and air conditioning units
72 Pierce Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5DL
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision24/01226/COND3B
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)) of reserved matters application 24/01226/REM
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SD
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0908/TTCA
Magnolia - Reduce height by approx 1.25 m and the spread (width) by approx. 0.75 m, crown thinning approx 5% to maintain a natural shape and improve crown structure.
3 Horningsea Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SZ
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0909/TTCA
T 1 - Weeping Willow - Reduce the height by 4m and the width in all directions by 3m. (back to the previous pollard points)T 2 - Weeping Willow - Reduce the height by 4m and the width in all directions by 3m. (back to the previous pollard points)
The Grange St Michaels Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3BZ
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0910/TTCA
T 1 - White Willow - Reduce the tips of the Northern limb overhanging the pond by 4m.T 2 and T3 - Weeping Willow - Reduce the height by 3m and the width in all directions by 2m. (back to the previous pollard points)T 4 and T6 - Sycamore - Reduce the tips of the South Western branches by 3m.T 5 and T7 - Leylandii - Reduce the tips of the South Western branches by 3m.
43 St Michaels Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3BZ
Received 20 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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