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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
3,817Searchable applications
647Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,650 approved or refused records
118Refused applications

1,532 approved · 118 refused · 203 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Awaiting decision26/1136/TTCA

    1x weeping willow - to be pollard to around 8-9m.

    Willow House Bartlow Road Castle Camps Cambridgeshire CB21 4SX

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  2. Awaiting decision26/01118/NMA1

    Non material amendment on application 26/01118/HFUL to approved front fenestration: replacing the approved 3-pane window on the garage conversion with a matching external door and window combination. No changes to footprint, height, or building use.

    14 Comfrey Court Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB1 9YJ

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  3. Awaiting decision26/03773/TTHR

    Hedgerow removal of up to 8m of hedgerow

    Land To The South-west And East Of Hinxton Grange Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  4. Awaiting decision26/00594/COND4

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (Key Plot Details) of reserved matters application 26/00594/REM.

    Parcel 2.2B North, Cambourne West, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire

    Received 1 Oct 2026
  5. Awaiting decision26/01282/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (Contamination remediation), 4 (Contamination verification) and 5 (Unexpected contamination) of planning permission 26/01282/FUL

    Imperial War Museum, North Site Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  6. Awaiting decision26/03784/CL2PD

    Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for replacement of existing external windows and doors.

    5 Green End Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SX

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  7. Awaiting decision26/03786/CLUED

    Certificate of Lawfulness under S191 for the agricultural sheds to form part of and be accepted as Eligible Agricultural building Footprint

    48 Middleton Way Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SU

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  8. Awaiting decision20/02929/CONDK

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (Approved Plans) of outline planning permission 20/02929/OUT

    Land Between Haverhill Road And Hinton Way Stapleford Cambridge

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  9. Awaiting decision26/1145/TTCA

    T1 Norway maple - Crown reduce by 3 metres (previous pruning points) leaving approximately 8 metres from ground level to allow more light into garden and liberate adjacent trees T2 Hazel - Reduce height by 4 metres leaving 3 metres from ground level to allow more light into heavily tree populated area.

    32 High Street Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5QN

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  10. Awaiting decision26/1146/TTCA

    T1- Cherry Plum , reduce canopy by up to 3 metres, to prevent other branches failing and create more light into the garden .T2 - Cedar, remove to ground level to create more light into the garden, other trees to be planted along the border of the garden .

    Chime Cottage High Street Hildersham Cambridgeshire CB21 6BU

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  11. Awaiting decision26/02565/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan), 5 (External Materials), 6 (Surface Water Drainage), 7 (Foul Water Drainage), 8 (Ecological Enhancement Scheme), 9 (Energy Statement), 10 (Hard and Soft Landscape), 11 (Waste Storage Facilities), 19 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 26/02565/S73 .

    St Clairs The Green Weston Colville Cambridgeshire CB21 5NT

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  12. Awaiting decision22/02771/COND3A

    Part discharge of details required by Condition 3 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) 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
  13. Awaiting decision22/02771/COND4A

    Part discharge of details required by Condition 4 (Ecological Design Strategy (EDS)) 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
  14. Awaiting decision22/02771/COND7

    Part discharge of details required by Condition 7 (Site Investigation) 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
  15. Awaiting decision22/02771/COND10

    Part discharge of details required by condition 10 (Future Management and Maintenance of Streets) 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
  16. Awaiting decision22/02771/COND20

    Part discharge of details required by Condition 20 (Surface Water Drainage) 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
  17. Awaiting decision23/04019/CONDB

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (Roof Work) of planning permission 23/04019/HFUL

    33 Church Lane Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BQ

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  18. Awaiting decision26/01388/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 6 (Stonework) of planning permission 26/01388/LBC.

    33 Church Lane Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BQ

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  19. Awaiting decision26/1148/TTCA

    T1. Ash reduce side over hanging the drive way by upto 2 m at the bottom and 1.5 nearer the top. Reducing back into shape.T2. Dead cypress fell to ground level.H1. Yew reduces the high to 3.5 m from ground level and hedge trim remaining starting to form it into a hedge.T3. Purple leaf plum right-hand side of drive way reduce tree back a meter growing towards house using pruning poles.S1. Cherry Laurel left hand side of front driveway. Reduce high back down to previous points around 2 m. Shaping the remaining bush to give a nice over all shape.H2. Beech, Trim the top and both side back to previous points. S2. Portuguese Laurel reduce both side by 1.5 -2m bring the height down by 1.5m. Try to cut it back so the shrub will grow back into a ball shape.S3. Dead shrub under beech tree right hand side of rear garden fell to ground level.T4. Cypress in middle of rear garden remove the large bottom limb growing toward the house back to source.T5 and T6. Hornbeam reduce high by 2m and reduce the remaining canopy by 2-2.5 m over left hand side of garden and 1-1.5 over the right side. shaping them both into their own tree shapes.T7. Hazel left hand side of rear garden. coppice 1 m from ground levelS4. Viburnum left hand side of rear garden reduce 2 limbs growing over the garden back to the uprights.S5. Viburnum left hand side on extra garden reduce the over hanging branches over the garden by around 2m giving it a good overall shape.

    2 Church Lane Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6RG

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  20. Awaiting decisionS/2011/14/COND39D

    Submission of details required by condition 39 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of outline planning permission S/2011/14/OL.

    Land To The East Of B1050 And Longstanton West Of The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway (CGB) And North Of Oakington

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  21. Awaiting decision26/00594/COND5

    Submission of details required by condition 5 (Boundary Treatments) of reserved matters application 26/00594/REM

    Parcel 2.2B North, Cambourne West, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire

    Received 2 Oct 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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