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South Cambridgeshire planning applications
8,030 applications. 94% approved. 56 days to decide.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 8,030 planning applications from South Cambridgeshire. 1,411 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 94% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
South Cambridgeshire: 1,884 applications received in the last year, 1,411 decisions published.
South Cambridgeshire takes a median of 55 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/03773/TTHR Awaiting decision
Land To The South-west And East Of Hinxton Grange Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire
Hedgerow removal of up to 8m of hedgerow
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26/01118/NMA1 Awaiting decision
14 Comfrey Court Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB1 9YJ
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.
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26/03742/HFUL Awaiting decision
74 Mill Lane Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9HS
Single storey rear extension
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26/1133/TTCA Awaiting decision
26A High Street Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JD
3 x leylandii cypress - dying fell, underground root mass and the structural proximity to the garage foundations.
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26/1131/TTCA Awaiting decision
15 Annexe Waterbeach Road Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FA
Ash Tree - reduction of 4 meters off each trunk for public safety over the pedestrian path and highway.
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26/1135/TTCA Awaiting decision
Wayside High Street Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4LT
2 x Cypress - reduce height of tallest stems by 2.5m, reduce remainder down to same level trim firmly all round 1 x Ash - reduce height by 2m and trim round to shape
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26/1132/TTCA Awaiting decision
2 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU
Acer tree -Fell and grind out the stump due to overgrown and damaging the brickwork.
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26/1134/TTCA Awaiting decision
9 Cotterells Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JR
Ash - reduce height and spread on all sides by 2m down to previous pruning points
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22/02771/COND2 Awaiting decision
Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 2 (Demolition Construction Envionmental Management PLan (DCEMP)) of outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT.
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22/02771/COND1 Awaiting decision
Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 1 (Site wide phasing plan) of outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT
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22/02771/COND10 Awaiting decision
Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 10 (Future Management and Maintenance of Streets) of outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT.
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22/02771/COND3A Awaiting decision
Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) of outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT.
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22/02771/COND7 Awaiting decision
Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 7 (Site Investigation) of outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT.
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22/02771/COND20 Awaiting decision
Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 20 (Surface Water Drainage) of outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT.
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26/1129/TTPO Awaiting decision
86 Cambridge Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0PJ
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.
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26/1125/TTCA Awaiting decision
39 Wallmans Lane Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4QY
T1 - Willow - Re-pollard large Willow over shed by approximately 8m back to previous points - Tree requires managing
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26/1126/TTCA Awaiting decision
9 Elms Avenue Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LN
Dying Birch- fell
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26/1123/TTPO Awaiting decision
76 High Street Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AE
London Plane - Remove tree, concerned about lean of tree as it has increased recently and it is too big for the garden now.
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26/03731/TELNOT Awaiting decision
59 Bar Lane Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5BJ
Installation of a fixed broadband electronic communication apparatus.
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26/03720/LBC Awaiting decision
Kings Barn High Street Horningsea Cambridgeshire CB25 9JG
Change of use from 1 No. residential unit to 2 No residential units. Creation of a separate 3 bedroom single storey dwelling with both vehicular and pedestrian access from High Street.
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26/00594/COND3 Awaiting decision
Parcel 2.2B North, Cambourne West, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Landmark Building) of reserved matters application 26/00594/REM.
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26/00594/COND4 Awaiting decision
Parcel 2.2B North, Cambourne West, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Key Plot Details) of reserved matters application 26/00594/REM.
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26/1118/TTPO Awaiting decision
15 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
T1 Oak - reduce overall crown by a maximum of 2.5 to 3.5 m in height reduction and a maximum of 3 m lateral reduction, pruning back to suitable growth points. Stabilise major dead on the southeast of the crown. Reduce stems back to approximately 2-3 m away from the main stem to allow compartmentalisation.
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26/1120/TTCA Awaiting decision
St Marys Church Church End Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5NH
Cherry tree- The lower branches cause an obstruction, crown be lifted to 2m above ground level.
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26/03712/HFUL Awaiting decision
46 Bannold Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9LQ
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion
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26/03718/HFUL Awaiting decision
1 Titch Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8JN
Single storey rear mono pitch extension
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S/4615/18/CONDQ Awaiting decision
Land To The West Of Cambridge Research Park Beach Drive Landbeach CB25 9TL
Submission of details required by condition 22 (Remediation Method Statement) of outline planning permission S/4615/18/OL
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26/02287/CONDA Awaiting decision
Queen Marys Nurses Home 31 Church Lane Papworth Everard CB23 3QN
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Ecological Enhancement Scheme) of planning permission 26/02287/FUL.
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26/03703/LBC Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Installation of new lighting and controls in various locations around Girton College, including Cloister Court, the external pedestrian route to the Pavilion, the entrance tower archway, the Stanley Library, Cloister Corridor, Old Hall, the Chapel, Eliza Baker Court, the Dining Hall and the Upper Library. Additionally, new AV facilities within the Chapel.
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26/03702/FUL Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Installation of new lighting and controls in various locations around Girton College, including Cloister Court, the external pedestrian route to the Pavilion, the entrance tower archway, the Stanley Library, Cloister Corridor, Old Hall, the Chapel, Eliza Baker Court, the Dining Hall and the Upper Library. Additionally, new AV facilities within the Chapel.
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26/1116/TTPO Awaiting decision
3 Stantons Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4FD
Walnut - reduce height and spread on all sides by 2 -3m by removal of longest re-growths from each pruning head, remove deadwood
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25/03736/CONDC Awaiting decision
12 And 14 Comberton Road Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BA
Submission of details required by conditions 15 (Lighting Design Scheme), 17 (Cycle Parking) and 20 (Water Efficiency) of planning permission 25/03736/S73
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26/03698/LBC Awaiting decision
Girton College, Cloisters Court Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Installation of 2no. donor recognition plaques to 2no. external walls within Cloister Court at Girton College.
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26/03688/HFUL Awaiting decision
70A High Street Graveley Cambridgeshire PE19 6PL
First floor side extension including front dormer window and 3no. rooflights.
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26/03716/PRIOR Awaiting decision
194 Cambridge Science Park Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0AB
Installation of a 230 kWp solar canopy on a car port roof for renewable energy generation and on-site consumption at Raspberry Pi.
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26/1113/TTPO Awaiting decision
9 Stokes Close Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3FG
T1, T2, T3 - Elm - Fell Reason - Dead due to Dutch Elm Disease T4, T6 and T10 - Elm - Fell and remove fallen dead elm T5 and T8 - Elm - Remove Deadwood T7 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
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26/1112/TTCA Awaiting decision
16 Whittlesford Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EW
T1 - Common Lime - Reduced height approximately 4-5m (50% reduction). T2 - Beech (Dead) - Fell
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26/03694/HFUL Awaiting decision
7 Mill Lane Toft Cambridgeshire CB23 2RW
Single storey rear extension, following demolition of the existing conservatory and single-storey element.
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26/1115/TTCA Awaiting decision
2 Fowlmere Road Heydon Cambridgeshire SG8 8TH
Prunus (southeast corner of front garden) - Fell at ground level Reason - dead - it was evident the tree had died by at least the summer of 2025 and has not produced leaf since.
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22/02771/NMA5 Awaiting decision
Land North Of Cambridge North Station Milton Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Non material amendment on outline planning permission 22/02771/OUT to the landscape plans and Parameter Plans
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S/2314/19/NMA1 Awaiting decision
Riverdale Main Street Shudy Camps Cambridgeshire CB21 4RA
Non material amendment on application S/2314/19/FL for Changes to materials and fenestration
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23/04936/COND33 Awaiting decision
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 33 (Minor Artifacts) of planning permission 23/04936/FUL
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25/02105/CONDE Awaiting decision
Land Off Royston Road Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7NH
Submission of details required by condition 26 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 25/02105/FUL
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23/04930/COND5 Awaiting decision
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Landscape Management and Maintenance) of Reserved Matters application 23/04930/REM
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24/00043/COND12A Awaiting decision
Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 12 (Hard and Soft Landscape) of planning permission 24/00043/S73
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26/03676/HFUL Awaiting decision
2 Manor Farm Barns Cockhall Lane Litlington Cambridgeshire SG8 0RE
Single-storey rear infill extension and installation of solar panels to the south-east and south-west roof slopes of the existing dwelling.
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24/03629/COND10 Awaiting decision
Land South Of Newmarket Road And East Of Airport Way Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 10 (Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan) of planning permission 24/03629/FUL
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23/04930/COND10 Awaiting decision
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 10 (Play Areas) of Reserved Matters application 23/04930/REM
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26/03666/HFUL Awaiting decision
153 Bridge Street Whaddon Cambridgeshire SG8 5SP
Replacement of existing oil tank with new oil tank of similar size and in same location
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23/04930/COND11 Awaiting decision
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Planting Plans and Specifications) of Reserved Matters application 23/04930/REM
Recent decisions
Data to October 2026
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22/04489/CONDA Granted
Land R/o 106 - 108 High Street Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LB
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (arboricultural method statement and tree protection strategy), 4 (construction environmental management plan) and 5 (construction management plan) of planning permission 22/04489/FUL
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25/04108/CONDA Granted
54 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS
Submission of details required by condition 6 (ecological enhancement scheme) of planning permission 25/04108/HFUL
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25/04110/CONDA Granted
54 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS
Submission of details required by conditions 5 (bat licence) and 6 (ecological enhancement scheme) of planning permission 25/04110/HFUL
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25/04507/CONDB Granted
60 Hay Street Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0PE
Submission of details required by condition 3 (biodiversity net gain (BNG) plan) of planning permission 25/04507/FUL
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26/01269/FUL Granted
Former Prospect House & Units 1-5 Carisbrooke Court Buckingway Business Park Anderson Road Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4UQ
Construction of 3 No. buildings, for flexible B2 general industrial, B8 storage and distribution, and E(g)(iii) light industrial uses with ancillary office, associated service yard, access point, car parking, and landscape planting.
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26/0971/TTCA Granted
Burgoynes House Burgoynes Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9NB
Prunus (T1) - crown reduction of 2.5 to alleviate weight Ash (T2) re-pollard to previous pollard points with a finished hight of 10 meters to alleviate weight Lime (T3) - lower and middle crown reduction of overextended limbs 2.5 meters to alleviate weight Lime (T4) - reduce by 4 meters with a finished height of 12 meters to allow more light into property
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S/3182/19/NMA4 Granted
Site Adjacent Pond At Potton End St Neots Eltisley PE19 6TH
Non-material amendment on application S/3182/19/FL to amend the condition trigger of Condition 20 (Archaeology) in relation to Plots 1-9
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26/0946/TTCA Granted
Honeydew House The Main Road Papworth St Agnes Cambridgeshire CB23 3QU
T1:Silver birch in front garden 2-3 metre crown reduction. T2:Cherry tree in front garden up to 1 metre crown reduction. T3:Popular tree in back garden 2-3 metre crown reduction. T4:Silver birch tree in back garden 2-3 metre crown reduction. T5:Red oak tree in back garden 2-3 metre crown reduction.
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25/01182/COND24 Granted
Land At Stirling Road Northstowe Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 24 (verification report) of outline planning permission 25/01182/OUT
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26/03085/HFUL Granted
2 Town Street Newton Cambridgeshire CB22 7PE
Retrospective single storey rear extension and side extension following part demolition of existing single storey rear extension.
The full record
Decisions between 2018 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 7,284 decisions from South Cambridgeshire between 2018 and 2026, part of 8,030 applications on record. Over that period 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 5,941 granted against 475 refused. The busiest single year was 2024, with 2,557 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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S/2354/18/DC Granted
Berghane Hall Camps End Castle Camps Cambridge CB21 4TN
Discharge of Conditions 6 ( Brick Salvage Methodology) & 10 (Historic Building Record) of Listed Building Consent S/2196/17/LB
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20/1015/TTCA Granted
84 Fowlmere Road Heydon SG8 8PU
T1: Foxglove tree (Paulonia tomentosa). We planted this tree in 1999 and have enjoyed its company however recently we had a drain survey and discovered that the roots have invaded the drains and is going to be to close to the proposed extension so we would like to give notice to remove the tree. We have already taken an off shout of the parent tree and will be replanting that in a more apporpiate place in the garden.
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20/1016/TTPO Granted
9 The Coppice Impington CB24 9PP
5 Day Notice - TPO 0010 (2003) G6: T1 - Acer to remove (root system has failed at root base causing significant heave. The only reason the tree hasn't fallen completely is that it is sitting in between other trees.)
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S/0149/18/COND9A Granted
18 Greenbanks Melbourn Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6AS
Condition 9 - Traffic Management plan
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S/2424/18/COND19 Granted
36 New Road Melbourn Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6BY
Condition 19 - Travel Plan
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S/4551/19/DC Withdrawn
Land South Of 69 To 89 Bartlow Road Linton
Discharge of conditions 2 (Materials) 4 (Street Management & Maintenance) 7 (Cycle Stores) 8 (Pump Chamber) & 9 (Design of LEAP (Locally Equipped Area of Play) pursuant to application permission S/2501/19/RM
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S/0226/20/DC Granted
Land To The East Of B1050 And Longstanton West Of The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway (CGB) And North Of Oakington
Discharge of condition 10a (Emergency Fire Provision) and condition 54 (electric vehicle infrastructure) pursuant to planning permission S/2011/14/OL
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S/0206/20/FL Granted
24 Rivey Way Linton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4LH
Conversion of Existing extension into Semi-Detached Dwelling complete with Front and Rear Extensions and Single Storey Rear Extension to the existing house
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S/0158/20/FL Granted
Former Spicers Site Sawston Bypass Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3JG
Demolition of 582 sq.m (GIA) storage building (B8 Use Class) and erection of 50,445 sq.m (GIA) of research and development accommodation (B1(b) Use Class), including ancillary accommodation and broken down as follows: (i) Office accommodation (9,503 sq.m); (ii) Wafer fabrication (FAB) cleanroom (22,351 sq.m); (iii) Single level basement incorporating 284 no. car parking spaces (9,417 sq.m); (iv) Central Utilities Building (8,694 sq.m); (v) External storage building (480 sq.m); (vi) Cycle parking spaces (80 for staff and 6 for visitors, total 86); (vii) Surface, disabled and visitor car parking (16 spaces) adjacent to the office building entrance; (viii) Access and circulation roads, engineering works and footpaths / cycleways; (ix) Drainage and servicing infrastructure; and (x) Hard and soft landscaping.
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S/0624/19/COND4 Granted
The Grange 13 Church Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EL
Discharge of Condition 4 (a) and (c) - (Methodology for Repair) of planning permission
Decision speed
12 months to October 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 725 51%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 264 19%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 422 30%
Planning agents in South Cambridgeshire
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Bidwells LLP 91% granted overall 140
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Carter Jonas LLP 89% granted overall 125
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Eastern Tree Surgery Limited 97% granted overall 118
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Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd 98% granted overall 101
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David Lock Associates Ltd 100% granted overall 97
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NP Architects 87% granted overall 94
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Pegasus Group Ltd 91% granted overall 93
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Shire tree limited 97% granted overall 90
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in South Cambridgeshire
- Balsham 225
- Bar Hill 34
- Barrington 259
- Bassingbourn 187
- Caldecote 304
- Cambourne 217
- Caxton & Papworth 322
- Cottenham 309
- Duxford 321
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn 655
- Foxton 254
- Gamlingay 188
- Girton 276
- Hardwick 127
- Harston & Comberton 508
- Histon & Impington 353
- Linton 507
- Longstanton 351
- Melbourn 403
- Milton (Detached) 32
- Milton & Waterbeach 476
- Over & Willingham 277
- Sawston 212
- Shelford 549
- Swavesey 195
- The Mordens 236
- Whittlesford 247
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Common questions
How many planning applications does South Cambridgeshire decide?
In the 12 months to October 2026, South Cambridgeshire decided 1411 planning applications. 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in South Cambridgeshire?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 56 days over the 12 months to October 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many South Cambridgeshire decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 1411 decisions in the 12 months to October 2026 where both dates are published, 51% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 70% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has South Cambridgeshire decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 7284 decisions from South Cambridgeshire between 2018 and 2026, out of 8,030 applications on record. Across that whole period 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in South Cambridgeshire?
June 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to October 2026, with 343 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on South Cambridgeshire's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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South Cambridgeshire: 8,030 planning applications on record as of October 2026. Trailing 12 months: 1,411 decided, 94% approved, median 56 days to a decision. 1,884 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2018 and 2026: 7,284 in total, 93% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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