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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
3,808Searchable applications
646Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,648 approved or refused records
117Refused applications

1,531 approved · 117 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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More application records

  1. Awaiting decision26/1104/TTCA

    T1 - Cypress , reduce height by 2 metres due to excessive shading to neighbouring house T2 - Cypress, reduce height by 2 metres due to excessive shading to neighbouring house. T3 - Silver Birch , reduce canopy by 2 metres due to excessive shading to neighbouring house . T4 - Cypress, reduce canopy by up to 1.5 metres due to excessive shading to neighbouring Garden . T5- Cypress , reduce canopy by up to 1.5 metres due to excessive shading to neighbouring Garden .

    29 Church Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EL

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  2. Awaiting decision26/1105/TTCA

    T1 - White Poplar, remove to ground level T2 - White Poplar, reduce the canopy by up to 6mT3 - Field Maple, reduce crown by up to 3m

    Adjacent To Paddock View 5 Rectory Farmyard Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7RD

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  3. Awaiting decision26/00786/NMA1

    Non material amendment on application 26/00786/REM - Additional Electricity Substation, Amendment to House Types (Plots 44, 68, 288, 292, 293 and 301) and Additional Hard Surfacing to Form the Swale Crossing (Condition 13)

    Northstowe Phase 2C Rampton Drift Longstanton Cambridgeshire

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  4. Awaiting decision26/1109/TTCA

    T1 Silver Birch: Reduce height by 1 to 1.5ms, prune back roadside to kerb edge and raise remaining crown to 3ms all round to improve vehicular sight lines on exiting

    65 High Street Oakington And Westwick Cambridgeshire CB24 3AG

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  5. Awaiting decision26/1110/TTCA

    Spruce - reduce height by 5 -6m to top of honeysuckleCypress - reduce height by 5 -6m down to 1-2m above top of adjacent fence

    37 Church Street Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7RE

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  6. Awaiting decision25/03390/CONDB

    Submission of details required by conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI)), 5 (Management and Maintenance of Streets), 13 (Renewables 10%) and 20 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 25/03390/FUL

    44 Broad Lane Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1JF

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  7. Awaiting decision26/03676/HFUL

    Single-storey rear infill extension and installation of solar panels to the south-east and south-west roof slopes of the existing dwelling.

    2 Manor Farm Barns Cockhall Lane Litlington Cambridgeshire SG8 0RE

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  8. Awaiting decision24/00481/CONDC

    Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Surface Water Scheme) and 5 (Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI)) of planning permission 24/00481/FUL

    Bassingbourn Barracks Old North Road Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5LX

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  9. Awaiting decision26/03678/S73

    S73 to vary conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (materials) of ref: 25/04130/HFUL (Part single storey, part two storey front, side and rear extension including rear balcony with glass balustrade and extension of existing dropped kerb to front.) to include a rendered external finish throughout rather than the approved brick finish.

    62 High Street Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5ND

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  10. Awaiting decision24/03629/COND6

    Submission of details required by condition 6 (Material Details) of planning permission 24/03629/FUL

    Land South Of Newmarket Road And East Of Airport Way Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  11. Awaiting decision26/00951/CONDB

    Submission of details required by conditions 7 (Traffic Management Plan), 22 (Airborne Dust) and 23 (Trees) of planning permission 26/00951/FUL

    Former Hypro Building Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3DS

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  12. Awaiting decision24/00043/COND12A

    Submission of details required by condition 12 (Hard and Soft Landscape) of planning permission 24/00043/S73

    Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  13. Awaiting decision23/04930/COND5

    Submission of details required by condition 5 (Landscape Management and Maintenance) of Reserved Matters application 23/04930/REM

    Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  14. Awaiting decision23/04936/COND19

    Submission of details required by condition 19 (Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan) of planning permission 23/04936/FUL

    Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  15. Awaiting decisionS/2314/19/NMA1

    Non material amendment on application S/2314/19/FL for Changes to materials and fenestration

    Riverdale Main Street Shudy Camps Cambridgeshire CB21 4RA

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  16. Awaiting decision26/1112/TTCA

    T1 - Common Lime - Reduced height approximately 4-5m (50% reduction).T2 - Beech (Dead) - Fell

    16 Whittlesford Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EW

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  17. Awaiting decision26/03688/HFUL

    First floor side extension including front dormer window and 3no. rooflights.

    70A High Street Graveley Cambridgeshire PE19 6PL

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  18. Awaiting decision26/1113/TTPO

    T1, T2, T3 - Elm - Fell Reason - Dead due to Dutch Elm DiseaseT4, T6 and T10 - Elm - Fell and remove fallen dead elmT5 and T8 - Elm - Remove DeadwoodT7 and T9 - Elm - Reduce height by 5 metres to a finished height of 7 metres. Reason - taller than top of the house roof) need reducing in height by 5 m to a height of 7 m for safety reasons as due to their existing height and distance from the house (10m), if they were to fall towards the house, they would hit the house based on their current size and if to fall sideways would break the boundary fences

    9 Stokes Close Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3FG

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  19. Awaiting decision22/02771/NMA5

    Non material amendment on outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT to the landscape plans and Parameter Plans

    Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  20. Awaiting decision26/03694/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension, following demolition of the existing conservatory and single-storey element.

    7 Mill Lane Toft Cambridgeshire CB23 2RW

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  21. Awaiting decision26/1115/TTCA

    Prunus (southeast corner of front garden) - Fell at ground levelReason - dead - it was evident the tree had died by at least the summer of 2025 and has not produced leaf since.

    2 Fowlmere Road Heydon Cambridgeshire SG8 8TH

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  22. Awaiting decision26/03697/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension including conversion of garage to habitable space.

    28 Giffords Way Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5UB

    Received 30 Sept 2026
  23. Awaiting decision26/03698/LBC

    Installation of 2no. donor recognition plaques to 2no. external walls within Cloister Court at Girton College.

    Girton College, Cloisters Court Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG

    Received 30 Sept 2026
  24. Awaiting decision26/03699/LBC

    Conversion and change of use of existing stables/barns and sheds to form 1no new 3 bedroom residential unit to south west with a new linking structure as an entrance, a single storey extension to the north barns to create an additional bedroom to the existing main Barn residence and a new two storey glass extension to the west facade of the main Barn, arranged around open courtyards. The south west barns will be converted into home studio/office/storage spaces in relation to Kings Farm Stables.

    Kings Barn High Street Horningsea Cambridgeshire CB25 9JG

    Received 30 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.

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