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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 dates3,783Searchable applications
646Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,639 approved or refused records
116Refused applications
1,523 approved · 116 refused · 201 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided26/0983/TTCA
T 1 - Cherry - Reduce the height by 1.5m and the width in all directions by 1.5mT 2 - Crab Apple - Reduce the height by 1.5m and the width in all directions by 1.5mT 3 - Cherry - Reduce the height by 1.5m and the width in all directions by 1.5m
1 St Michaels Lane Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3DD
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/03434/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the siting of a caravan for incidental/ancillary use.
Pinfold Cantelupe Road Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1LU
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0984/TTCA
Acer - fell
25 Stanbury Close Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8UP
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision25/04861/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Foul Water Drainage ), 5 (Surface Water Drainage), 6 (Ecology - Enhancement), 12 (Cycle Parking) and 20 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 25/04861/FUL
Land Adj Egremont Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03436/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 25/03285/FUL (Erection of a new 1bed dwelling on land adjacent to 73 High Street) to amend the scheme to a 1.5 storey 2 bed dwelling.
73 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03437/PRIOR
Change of Use and conversion of existing red brick barns to 4 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3).
Rectory Farm Scotland Road Dry Drayton Cambridgeshire CB23 8AS
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/03439/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 12m medium wooden pole.
4 Lewis Crescent Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AG
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03440/REM
Reserved matters application for the approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Strategic Landscaping works in Phase 2 following outline planning permission S/2011/14/OL.
Northstowe Phase 2 Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03442/FUL
Conversion of existing outbuilding and extension to create 1 No. 3 bedroom single storey dwelling and associated works.
4B Moorfield Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4PS
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03443/HFUL
Demolition of existing garage/store and construction of garden office/store
21 Thornton Way Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0NL
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision23/04930/COND4
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Lighting) of Reserved Matters application 23/04930/REM
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision23/04936/COND22
Submission of details required by condition 22 (Climbing Plants) of planning permission 23/04936/FUL
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03446/HFUL
Hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer, 3No skylights to the north roof elevation, rear flat roof to pitched roof and outbuilding to rear.
21 Somerset Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JS
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/0990/TTCA
T2 - Ash - Reduce 2 no. limbs to West at 6 metres from ground levelby approximately 2 metres to clear garage roof by 2 metres. T3 - Beech - Reduce branches at 6 metres from ground level to South by up to 3 metres to clear house roof by 3 metres
59 South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NL
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03448/HFUL
New pitched roof to existing front bay window.
30 Cambridge Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9NU
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03449/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the erection of pitched roof outbuilding
Springfield Grantchester Road Coton Cambridgeshire CB23 7PZ
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03450/CLUED
Certificate of lawfulness under S191 for the use as a repair centre for medical aesthetic equipment including the predelivery testing of the same and the storage of spare parts, consumable items and transit cases thereof is lawful
Keepers Cottage Haverhill Road Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5BX
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0993/TTPO
Sycamore - TPO 0035 (2003) - Crown lift to 3.5 - 4m ground clearanceReason - tree needs trimming as branches are overhanging the workshop entrance.
37 Spring Lane Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5HT
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03454/HFUL
Installation of a glazed orangery to rear
5 The Green Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RH
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decided26/0995/TTCA
T1 - Walnut - Fell to ground level and remove stump
Watsons Yard, Ground Floor Offices Elstree House High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RX
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03456/FUL
Temporary installation of a selection of vintage fairground rides, catering concessions, lights installations, and temporary staff welfare units on site for the Christmas at Wimpole lights trail from 20th November 2026 to 15th January 2027 (not including 25 December 2026). Also including one marquee type structure in concession area.
Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03457/HFUL
Creation of new driveway from highway, Part renovation and part demolition, and erection of side and rear single-storey extensions.
14 Church End Rampton Cambridgeshire CB24 8QA
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03458/LBC
Creation of new driveway from highway, Part renovation and part demolition, and erection of side and rear single-storey extensions.
14 Church End Rampton Cambridgeshire CB24 8QA
Received 10 Sept 2026 - DecidedS/3182/19/NMA4
Non-material amendment on application S/3182/19/FL to amend the condition trigger of Condition 20 (Archaeology) in relation to Plots 1-9
Site Adjacent Pond At Potton End St Neots Eltisley PE19 6TH
Received 10 Sept 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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