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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
3,811Searchable applications
647Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,649 approved or refused records
117Refused applications

1,532 approved · 117 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Awaiting decision26/03728/PIP

    Permission in Principle for the Erection of 1no. custom/self-build dwelling (Plot 2).

    Street Record Bourn Road Caxton Cambridgeshire

    Received 2 Oct 2026
  2. Awaiting decision26/03731/TELNOT

    Installation of a fixed broadband electronic communication apparatus.

    59 Bar Lane Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5BJ

    Received 2 Oct 2026
  3. Awaiting decision22/02771/COND1

    Submission of details required by Condition 1 (Site wide phasing plan) of outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT.

    Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Received 2 Oct 2026
  4. Awaiting decision22/02771/COND2

    Part discharge of details required by Condition 2 (Demolition Construction Envionmental Management PLan (DCEMP)) of outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT in relation to One Milton Avenue (Building S04) only.

    Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Received 2 Oct 2026
  5. Awaiting decision25/03554/CONDB

    Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Ecological Enhancement), 6 (Foul Water Drainage) 7 (Surface Water Drainage), 8 (External Materials) and 9 (Renewables 10%) of planning permission 25/03554/FUL

    51 South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NL

    Received 2 Oct 2026
  6. Awaiting decision23/04936/COND33

    Submission of details required by condition 33 (Minor Artifacts) of planning permission 23/04936/FUL

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

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  7. Awaiting decision26/03737/PRIOR

    Change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to eight residential flats (Use Class C3).

    29 Station Road Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6PZ

    Received 2 Oct 2026
  8. Awaiting decision26/1129/TTPO

    T1 HORSE CHESTNUT x 18ms tall suffering from advanced Bleeding Canker and recent limb failure - due to declining condition and roadside position, remove on safety grounds.

    86 Cambridge Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0PJ

    Received 2 Oct 2026
  9. Awaiting decision26/03742/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension

    74 Mill Lane Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9HS

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  10. Awaiting decision26/1131/TTCA

    Ash Tree - reduction of 4 meters off each trunk for public safety over the pedestrian path and highway.

    15 Annexe Waterbeach Road Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FA

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  11. Awaiting decision26/1132/TTCA

    Acer tree -Fell and grind out the stump due to overgrown and damaging the brickwork.

    2 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  12. Awaiting decision20/02142/COND47

    Submission of details required by condition 47 (Land Investigation and Remediation) of planning permission 20/02142/OUT

    Northstowe Phase 3B Station Road Longstanton Cambs

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  13. Awaiting decision23/02405/CONDD

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (flues/ducts) of planning permission 23/02405/S37

    1 Station Road Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SA

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  14. Awaiting decision26/03751/HFUL

    Erection of a detached garage

    The Sand Pit Potton Road Mill Hill Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3LW

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  15. Awaiting decision25/04486/CONDA

    Submission of details required by conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan), 4 (Materials), 5 (Cartshed Window), 7 (Surface and Foul Water Drainage) and 12 (Renewables 10%) of planning permission 25/04486/FUL

    300 Barn High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TX

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  16. Awaiting decision25/04486/NMA1

    Non material amendment on application 25/04486/FUL to reword condition 11 (Pedestrian Visibility Splay) to omit the specific 2m x 2m request for the visibility splay.

    300 Barn High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TX

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  17. Awaiting decision24/00166/CONDC

    Submission of details required by condition 6 (Remediation Strategy) of planning permission 24/00166/OUT

    Sawston Park London Road Pampisford Cambridgeshire CB22 3EE

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  18. Awaiting decision26/03759/HFUL

    Two storey front and side extension and reduction of existing garage

    35A New Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9LU

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  19. Awaiting decisionS/0559/17/COND20E

    Submission of details required by condition 20 (Highway Adoption) of outline planning permission S/0559/17/OL

    Parcels 5.1, 5.2 And 5.3, Phase 1 Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Site Waterbeach Cambridgeshire

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  20. Awaiting decision26/1133/TTCA

    3 x leylandii cypress - dying fell, underground root mass and the structural proximity to the garage foundations.

    26A High Street Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JD

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  21. Awaiting decision26/1134/TTCA

    Ash - reduce height and spread on all sides by 2m down to previous pruning points

    9 Cotterells Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JR

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  22. Awaiting decision26/1135/TTCA

    2 x Cypress - reduce height of tallest stems by 2.5m, reduce remainder down to same level trim firmly all round1 x Ash - reduce height by 2m and trim round to shape

    Wayside High Street Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4LT

    Received 5 Oct 2026
  23. Awaiting decision26/03767/HFUL

    Erection of first-floor front extension over the existing ground floor

    37 Weavers Field Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0XB

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  24. Awaiting decision26/03768/HFUL

    Relocation of the driveway and formation of a new vehicular access

    19 Church Street Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1JE

    Received 6 Oct 2026

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