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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 dates3,799Searchable applications
646Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,644 approved or refused records
116Refused applications
1,528 approved · 116 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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.
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- Awaiting decision26/03578/LBC
Installation of a ground-mounted external air-to-air heat-pump system together with 2 No. internal floor-mounted units and 2 No. internal wall-mounted units.
8 Green Lane Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JZ
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01599/CONDF
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 32 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning permission 26/01599/S73
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03583/S73
S73 to vary condition 3 (approved drawings) of ref: 26/01599/S73 (S73 to vary condition 3 (approved drawings) of ref: 22/00887/OUT (Outline application for the construction of student residential accommodation together will ancillary meeting, office and social space (maximum 14700sqm ), auditorium (maximum 1300sqm) replacement buildings and grounds maintenance workshops, one new and relocated sports pitch, additional ball-stop fencing, relocated tennis courts, a new vehicular access and replacement car park with some matters reserved except for access) to update parameter landscape and land use plan.)
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/1063/TTCA
T1 - Silver Birch - Fell
35 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03593/FUL
Change of use of the remaining floorspace within the agribusiness stores to storage and distribution (Use Class B8)
Scotland Farm Scotland Road Dry Drayton Cambridgeshire CB23 8AU
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/1065/TTCA
Robinia - reduce height by 4 -4.5m, reduce spread to shapeBirch - reduce height by 4 -5m and shape round
9 Drury Lane Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EP
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision24/04189/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Contaminated Land) of prior approval 24/04189/PRIOR
1 River Lane Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1LX
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/1067/TTCA
T1,T2,T3 - Rhus Typhina, self (seeded tree, approximately 85mm stem diameter measured at 1.5m above ground level) - Remove trees to ground level.Reason - The tree is located adjacent to the neighbouring boundary and is growing towards the neighbouring fence, causing pressure and potential damage to the fence. Removal is proposed to prevent further damage to the boundary fence.
8 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/1068/TTCA
Walnut - reduce height and spread on all sides by 3 -4m down to previous pruning points and shape round, remove self -set saplings adjacent, raise canopy to clear roof of garage by 1 - 1.5m
18 St Johns Street Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RA
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/1071/TTCA
Ash - remove deadwood throughout crown, raise canopy adjacent to driveway by 1.5m, raise canopy above hedge by 1 -1.5mCherry - reduce height by 2 -2.5m, trim all round lightly to shapeMaple - reduce height by 2.5m, reduce spread on all sides by 1 - 1.5m to shape
48 Church Street Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7RE
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/1072/TTCA
T1- Eucalyptus- reduce in height and shape by 2.5 meters to maintain in its current location.T2- Cherry- reduce in height and shape by 1.5 meters to improve form and maintain in its current location.
6 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/1073/TTCA
T1 - Norway MapleT2 - PrunusT3 - Lime proposed work - cut back the branches which overhang the fence line into the garden of No. 42 Ash Mead Drive by 2m.Reduce the height of the above trees by 2m.
28 Main Street Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7QS
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision23/00872/COND2
Submission of details required by condition 2 (Hard Landscaping Scheme) of reserved matters application 23/00872/REM
Waterbeach Barracks Key Phase 1 Primary School Plaza Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03599/FUL
New field access with associated gate and hardstanding.
Street Record Haverhill Road Stapleford Cambridgeshire
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03600/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 to replace the existing driveway gates, same location and dimensions as existing.
2 Church Street Histon Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 9JG
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03601/HFUL
Single storey side extension, single storey front extension and new porch to the front elevation
87 High Street Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3BS
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03604/FUL
Erection of 11 Dwellings to include replacement of existing dwelling.
16 The Lanes Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5NQ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision25/02472/COND6
Submission of details required by condition 6 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission 25/02472/FUL
Former David Ball (Db Group) Site Wellington Way Bourn Airfield Cambridge CB23 2TQ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03606/HFUL
Single storey rear extension and roof extension to create first floor accommodation in the roof space.
93 Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire CB23 7NX
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision25/01016/COND2A
Submission of details required by condition 2 (Materials) 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 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03611/HFUL
Part two storey, part single storey rear extension
24 Sterling Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6AR
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/1074/TTCA
T1 - Prunus - Crown reduce by approximately 3m.
31 Station Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9LQ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/1075/TTCA
T1 - MULBERRY X 8MS TALL - Reduce height by 1.5ms to leave at 6.5ms tall and reduce laterals all round by 1m to rebalance, raise lower branches to 2ms above ground level.T2 - TREE PRIVET x 10MS TALL - Remove to ground level. T3 - CHERRY x 8MS TALL - Reduce height by 1.5ms to leave at 6.5ms tall and reduce laterals all round by 1m to rebalance.
Mulberry House Primrose Lane Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9JZ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision24/03837/COND33
Submission of details required by condition 33 (Parking Restrictions) of planning permission 24/03837/S73
Land North Of Newmarket Road Fen Ditton Cambridge South Cambridgeshire CB5 8AA
Received 22 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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