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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 dates
3,794Searchable applications
646Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,642 approved or refused records
116Refused applications

1,526 approved · 116 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

  1. Awaiting decision26/03518/HFUL

    Demolition of a single-storey rear extension, construction of a single-storey rear extension, additional half-storey above the existing ground floor, internal reconfiguration, provision of an ancillary annexe, and extension of existing dropped kerb

    13 Westfield Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5JW

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  2. Awaiting decision26/1037/TTPO

    2 larch trees at front of property have died and need to be felled.

    20 Woodlands Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LW

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  3. Awaiting decision23/02123/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (Ecological Enhancement) of planning permission 23/02123/HFUL

    Birdlines Manor Farmhouse 50 South Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DZ

    Received 11 Sept 2026
  4. Awaiting decision26/03520/PRIOR

    Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2No. Residential Units (Use Class C3)

    Building 3 163 High Street Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HN

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  5. Awaiting decision26/03521/PRIOR

    Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2 No. Residential Units (Use Class C3)

    Building 13 163 High Street Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HN

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  6. Awaiting decision26/03522/PRIOR

    Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 9 No. Residential Units (Use Class C3)

    Building 4 163 High Street Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HN

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  7. Awaiting decision26/03523/PRIOR

    Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 7 No. Residential Units (Use Class C3)

    Building 10 163 High Street Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HN

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  8. Awaiting decision26/03524/PRIOR

    Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 8 No. Residential Units (Use Class C3)

    Building 11 163 High Street Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HN

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  9. Awaiting decision26/03525/PRIOR

    Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 7 No. Residential Units (Use Class C3)

    Building 12 163 High Street Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HN

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  10. Awaiting decision26/03526/LBC

    Replacement Windows to the Front Elevation.

    65D High Street Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0QD

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  11. Awaiting decision26/03527/HFUL

    Installation of an air source heat pump.

    15 Angle End Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JG

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  12. Awaiting decision26/03528/LBC

    Installation of an air source heat pump.

    15 Angle End Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JG

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  13. Awaiting decision26/1041/TTPO

    T1 - Ash tree - to reinstate pollard to historic points by removing approx 3mtrs growth as tree is very large for environment.

    2 Owls Close Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4PL

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  14. Awaiting decision26/03530/LBC

    Change of use of optical practice to residential dwelling (Class C3) including removal of modern shop sign to front facade.

    55 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HS

    Received 14 Sept 2026
  15. Awaiting decision26/1043/TTCA

    T1 Mature Beech tree - the works are all below ground and the intention is to hand dig for all of the drainage works so as to navigate and retain the larger roots. Small roots of up to 40mm diameter may be hand pruned if necessary. The soakaway shall be located outside the root protection area which is some 14.4m away from the tree, being 12 x 1.2m (1.2m being the diameter of the tree). If necessary the soakaway, and proposed catchpit, shall be located further away from large tree roots.

    St Marys Church Church Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  16. Awaiting decision21/04036/NMA3

    Non-material amendment on application 21/04036/REM to incorporate additional roof screens

    Lots S1 And S2, North West Cambridge Development Eddington Avenue Cambridge CB3 0LH

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  17. Awaiting decision26/03538/HFUL

    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels

    25 High Street Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JD

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  18. Awaiting decision26/03539/LBC

    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels

    25 High Street Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JD

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  19. Awaiting decision26/03541/FUL

    Change of use of optical practice to residential dwelling (Class C3) including removal of modern shop sign to front facade.

    55 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HS

    Received 14 Sept 2026
  20. Awaiting decision26/03542/FUL

    Temporary Construction Access and Haul Road for 15 months.

    Land Adjacent To Hardwick Sports And Social Club Egremont Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7XR

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  21. Awaiting decision26/03543/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    2 Dotterell Hall Barns Cambridge Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4AQ

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  22. Awaiting decision26/1048/TTCA

    T1 - Catalpa (11m Tall) - Reduce leaders back to previous pruning points, equating to reduction of 2ms regrowth to leave at 9ms tall and Raise crown to 2ms all round to rebalance crown.T2 - Mulberry (8ms Tall) - Reduce height by 2ms to leave at 6ms tall, Reduce laterals over lawn area by 2ms to alleviate end weight and rebalance crown, reduce back end branches by 0.5ms to clear adj yew.T4 - Willow on island (10ms tall) - Reduce upper lateral growth over river back by 2ms and raise lower branches to give 2m clearance to river,

    61 Mill Way Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9ND

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  23. Awaiting decision26/1049/TTCA

    T3 - Walnut - Fell

    294 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TX

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  24. Awaiting decision26/03545/FUL

    Installation of a purple LED strip to run along the roof line of the building

    101 Cambridge Science Park Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0FY

    Received 17 Sept 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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