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South Cambridgeshire planning applications
1,531 applications. 91% approved. 52 days to decide.
As of July 2026, PlanIndex holds 1,531 planning applications from South Cambridgeshire. 330 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 91% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Latest applications
Data to July 2026
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20/02142/NMA2 Awaiting decision
Northstowe Phase 3B Station Road Longstanton Cambs
Non-material amendment on application ref. 20/02142/OUT to vary the wording of Conditions 9 (Phasing), 16 (Access Works to the B1050 (Station Road, Longstanton)), 21 (Bus Stops), 27 (Ecological Design Strategy and Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 30 (Sustainability strategy ? reserve matters), 34 (Surface water ? site wide), 36 (Surface Water Infrastructure Works), 37 (Temporary Storage and Management of Surface Water), 39 (Groundwater Monitoring), 40 (Foul Water Drainage Strategy), 42 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 43 (Construction Waste and Management Minimisation Plan), 47 (Land Investigation and Remediation), 50 (Housing Delivery Statement), 54 (Open space and play areas strategy), 57 (Groundworks), and 59 (Waste Storage), along with the removal of Conditions 23 (Public rights of way) and 29 (Sustainability and Energy Strategies).
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20/02142/NMA1 Awaiting decision
Northstowe Phase 3B Station Road Longstanton Cambs
Non-material amendment on application ref. 20/02142/OUT to vary the wording of Condition 12 (Reserved matters requirements), along with the removal of Conditions 10 (For each defined Key Phase), 11 (Reserved matters outside a key phase) and 15 (Secondary Mixed Use Zone Development Framework).
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25/02509/NMA1 Awaiting decision
2 High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PX
Non material amendment on application 25/02509/S73 for change of brick specification to Wienerberger New Red Multi Gilt Stock, addition of metal louvres to commercial elevations where required, change of brickwork panel to left of store entrance to match that of panel on right, addition of brickwork panel to north elevation in keeping with other panels, stair window adjusted and removal of balcony posts.
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26/02858/LBC Awaiting decision
28 High Street Croxton Cambridgeshire PE19 6SX
Replace windows and doors.
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26/0792/TTPO Awaiting decision
Land East And West Of Sawston Bypass Springfield Road Sawston Cambridgeshire
Five Day Notice Ash (dead) - Fell
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24/02106/NMA3 Awaiting decision
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
Non material amendment on application 24/02106/REM to amend the wording of Condition 9 to reflect the approved provision of 12 M4(3) Wheelchair User Dwellings, rather than the eight dwellings currently referenced.
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26/02861/PRIOR Awaiting decision
The Temple Bourn Bridge Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AN
Demolition and removal of buildings and above ground level structures and erection of fencing, hoarding and site strip
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26/02870/REM Awaiting decision
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield, Key Phase 1, Parcels 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2.
Reserved matters approval (appearance, access, landscaping, layout and scale) for the development of four blocks comprising 387 Build to Rent (BtR) dwellings with associated resident amenity areas (Use Class C3) and 482 sq.m (GEA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E), areas of open space and public realm including a Lakeside Promenade and Civic Plaza, cycle storage, waste storage and substation buildings and all associated infrastructure including: access junctions, access/internal roads, parking, utilities infrastructure including alignment of service runs, foul and surface water drainage infrastructure, roof mounted solar panels, green roofs, street lighting, external hard landscaping, soft landscaping and planting, ecological mitigation, footways / cycleways, car and cycle parking, boundary treatments, street furniture, lake-edge engineering works, any necessary temporary stockpiling of construction materials, areas for construction use, land reprofiling, temporary haul routes and any necessary demolition at Parcels 6.1, 6.2, 7.1 and 7.2 at Key Phase 1 of the Waterbeach Barracks and Airfield development pursuant to Condition 3 of the outline planning consent ref: S/0559/17/OL (Environmental Impact Assessment application with Environmental Statement)
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26/02842/HFUL Awaiting decision
30 Queens Close Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7QL
Single storey rear extension for kitchen/diner and single storey side extension for new porch/entrance
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26/02854/CL2PD Awaiting decision
7 Brookfield Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3EH
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for roof extension with rear dormer and 2no. rooflights to front roof slope.
Recent decisions
Data to July 2026
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23/00017/COND9 Decided
Land Adjacent To Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Submission of details required by condition 9 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of outline planning permission 23/00017/OUT
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20/03598/COND23 Decided
Land West Of Station Road Longstanton Cambridge CB24 3DS
Submission of details required by condition 23 (fire hydrants) of outline planning permission 20/03598/OUT
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26/0575/TTPO Split decision
1 School Lane Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BD
T1 - YEW TREE - reduce overall crown by 1-1.5m. Maintaining current form and size to stop the encroachments on road and property.
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26/0576/TTPO Granted
2A Hicks Lane Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JS
T1 Red Chestnut: cut back the lower lateral branches closest to the house by 1m. Reason: to stop the branches encroaching on the roof. T2 Oak tree: cut back the lateral branches closest to the house by 1.5m. Reason: to stop the branches encroaching on the roof.
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26/0586/TTPO Granted
Stapleford Cemetery Mingle Lane Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5SY
C84,Lime - Raise to 5ms over road as per tree survey recommendations C85,Lime - Raise to 5ms over road as per tree survey recommendations C86,Lime - Raise to 5ms over road as per tree survey recommendations
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26/0613/TTCA Granted
27 High Street Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9JU
T1 - Previously pollarded Willow in front of house approx x17ms: this tree has severe decay in the main stem with a moderate to large amount of deadwood throughout the crown. Reduce back to previous pruning points (approx 13ms) to leave at approximately 4ms high and allow to regenerate more compact crown and alleviate stress on compromised main stem T2 - Previously pollarded adjacent Willow approx x17ms: This tree also has decay int he main stem and with a long over-extended limb over neighbouring shed. Reduce to leave at 4ms high.
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26/0634/TTCA Granted
6 Savile Way And Fowlmere Church Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7TU
T.1 Cherry - Fell to ground level and remove stump to facilitate a new landscape design scheme. The tree has outgrown the available space within the small rear garden and is now the dominant feature of the area. In conjunction with the surrounding mature Lime trees in the church, it contributes significantly to shading, reducing natural light levels to the garden and rear of the property. Removal of the Cherry tree will improve light penetration, enhance the usability of the garden space, and allow for the implementation of the proposed landscaping design. T.2 Yew - Reduce the lower lateral spread by up to 4 metres back to the boundary line. The tree is owned by Fowlmere Church - The lower canopy is causing excessive shading to the rear garden and interfering with the use of the children's play equipment. The proposed reduction will improve light levels, increase usable garden space, and provide suitable clearance from the boundary whilst retaining the tree. T.3 Lime - Reduce the lower lateral spread by up to 4 metres back to the boundary line. The tree is owned by Fowlmere Church. The lower canopy is causing excessive shading to the rear garden and interfering with the use of the children's play equipment. The proposed reduction will improve light levels, increase usable garden space, and provide suitable clearance from the boundary whilst retaining the tree.
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26/0640/TTCA Granted
2 Newton Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5HL
For reshaping a yew tree (T1) that stands approximately 7 meters tall to be reduced by 1 meter overall, just back to previous trim.
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26/0648/TTCA Granted
5 Meldreth Road Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6PS
T1 Greengage - Reduce the crown by 1 metre to previous pruning points. T2 and T3 Apple - Reduce the crown by 1 metre to previous pruning points.
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20/02142/COND44 Decided
Northstowe Phase 3B Station Road Longstanton Cambs
Submission of details required by condition 44 (archaeology written scheme of investigation) of outline planning permission 20/02142/OUT
The full record
Decisions between 2020 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 772 decisions from South Cambridgeshire between 2020 and 2026, part of 1,531 applications on record. Over that period 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 422 granted against 53 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 993 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/1217/18/COND5 Withdrawn
Mill House 32 Mill Lane Linton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4JY
Condition 5 - Biodiversity
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S/2549/19/NMA1 Granted
Land To The South West Rampton Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire
Non material amendment of planning permission S/2549/19/RM changes to the planning layout and boundary treatments plan
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S/1096/19/NMA1 Granted
Wing Development Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge
Non material amendment on application S/1096/19/RM to change the 2nd Floor window arrangements to Housetype HT01 (4 bedroom 8 person occupancy property). The size of the rear windows to the master bedroom are too small for the room and will inhibit light into the space, similarly on the front elevation the existing window to the upper floor is moved slightly to allow a new additional small window to allow light into this room which again would be deficient of light into this space. The units affected, of which there are 32 are highlighted on the plan Site Layout - NMA Type 3. These being numbers plots 13-24, 41-50 and 68-75.
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S/1218/18/COND6 Decided
Mill House 32 Mill Lane Linton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4JY
Condition 6 - Gutters and drainpipes.
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S/1218/18/COND3 Decided
Mill House 32 Mill Lane Linton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4JY
Condition 3 - a) Window & door detail; b) Conservation rooflight detail; c) Services (water and electric entry points; d) Insulation details. Condition 4 - Materials. Condition 5 - Lime plaster and mortar. Condition 6 - Gutters and drainpipes.
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S/3313/18/NMA1 Withdrawn
Formerly Marley Building Materials Ltd Dales Manor Babraham Road Sawston Cambridge South Cambridgeshire CB22 3TJ
Non-material amendment on application S/3313/18/VC for the repositioning of approved siting for electricity substation
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S/0172/20/TC Granted
54 High Street Great Shelford Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
3 x trees to be CROWN reduced to suitable growth points as follows: As per plan: Tree 1 - Ash: 3.5m reduction required (25%) Tree 2 - Silver Birch: 4m reduction required (25%) Tree 3 - Sycamore: 4m reduction required (25%)
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S/4832/18/CONDA Decided
Firs Farm St Peters Street Caxton CB23 3PJ
Submission of details required by conditions 6 (Archaeology) and 10 (Foul and surface water drainage) of planning permission S/4832/18/OL
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S/4194/18/COND7 Decided
Taunus Old North Road Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire
Condition 7 - Carbon Emission
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S/2859/16/NMA1 Granted
Land Between Church Lane And Ermine Street South Church Lane Papworth Everard CB23 3RG
Non material amendment of planning permission S/2859/16/VC
Decision speed
12 months to July 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 216 65%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 65 20%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 49 15%
Common questions
How many planning applications does South Cambridgeshire decide?
In the 12 months to July 2026, South Cambridgeshire decided 330 planning applications. 91% 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 52 days over the 12 months to July 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many South Cambridgeshire decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 330 decisions in the 12 months to July 2026 where both dates are published, 65% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 85% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has South Cambridgeshire decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 772 decisions from South Cambridgeshire between 2020 and 2026, out of 1,531 applications on record. Across that whole period 89% 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 July 2026, with 322 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.
Cite these figures
South Cambridgeshire: 1,531 planning applications on record as of July 2026. Trailing 12 months: 330 decided, 91% approved, median 52 days to a decision. 1,056 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2020 and 2026: 772 in total, 89% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.