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South Cambridgeshire planning applications
4,677 applications. 93% approved. 62 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 4,677 planning applications from South Cambridgeshire. 1,093 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 93% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
South Cambridgeshire takes a median of 60 days to decide a planning application, ranking 116 of 148 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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25/04728/CONDI Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by conditions 15 (construction traffic management plan (CTMP) and 28 (airborne dust) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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24/01107/CONDA Awaiting decision
Land Adj 12 Brookfield Road Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Trees - Protection) of planning permission 24/01107/FUL
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26/0995/TTCA Awaiting decision
Watsons Yard, Ground Floor Offices Elstree House High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RX
T1 - Walnut - Fell to ground level and remove stump
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26/03456/FUL Awaiting decision
Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW
Temporary installation of a selection of vintage fairground rides, catering concessions, lights installations, and temporary staff welfare units on site for the Christmas at Wimpole lights trail from 20th November 2026 to 15th January 2027 (not including 25 December 2026). Also including one marquee type structure in concession area.
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S/3182/19/NMA4 Awaiting decision
Site Adjacent Pond At Potton End St Neots Eltisley PE19 6TH
Non-material amendment on application S/3182/19/FL for changes to the wording of planning condition 20 to remove the trigger for prior approval of Archaeological works before demolition or development can commence for Plots 1-9
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26/0990/TTCA Awaiting decision
59 South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NL
T2 - Ash - Reduce 2 no. limbs to West at 6 metres from ground levelby approximately 2 metres to clear garage roof by 2 metres. T3 - Beech - Reduce branches at 6 metres from ground level to South by up to 3 metres to clear house roof by 3 metres
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26/03446/HFUL Awaiting decision
21 Somerset Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JS
Hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer, 3No skylights to the north roof elevation, rear flat roof to pitched roof and outbuilding to rear.
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26/03443/HFUL Awaiting decision
21 Thornton Way Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0NL
Demolition of existing garage/store and construction of garden office/store
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26/0980/TTCA Awaiting decision
2 Priory Farm Barns Back Lane Ickleton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SJ
T1- Ash tree - Reduce crown by 2 metres (back to previous reduction points) T2- Silver Birch - Reduce crown by 2 metres
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26/03429/HFUL Awaiting decision
117 High Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6AP
Retrospective conservatory extension
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23/04936/COND22 Awaiting decision
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 22 (Climbing Plants) of planning permission 23/04936/FUL
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26/03434/CL2PD Awaiting decision
Pinfold Cantelupe Road Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1LU
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the siting of a caravan for incidental/ancillary use.
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26/0982/TTCA Awaiting decision
33 Frogge Street Ickleton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SH
T1 - Acer Negundo - Reduce crown by 2 metres
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23/04930/COND4 Awaiting decision
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Lighting) of Reserved Matters application 23/04930/REM
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26/0984/TTCA Awaiting decision
25 Stanbury Close Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8UP
Acer - fell
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26/03437/PRIOR Awaiting decision
Rectory Farm Scotland Road Dry Drayton Cambridgeshire CB23 8AS
Change of Use and conversion of existing red brick barns to 4 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3).
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23/04936/COND31 Awaiting decision
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 31 (Artificial Lighting) of planning permission 23/04936/FUL
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26/03427/LBC Awaiting decision
River Farm, River Farm House Harston Road Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1JX
Remove and replace the existing render, render support and between-beam insulation on the south and west elevations of River Farm House up to the main beam above the top windows.
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26/03430/LBC Awaiting decision
117 High Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6AP
Retention of conservatory extension
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26/0983/TTCA Awaiting decision
1 St Michaels Lane Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3DD
T 1 - Cherry - Reduce the height by 1.5m and the width in all directions by 1.5m T 2 - Crab Apple - Reduce the height by 1.5m and the width in all directions by 1.5m T 3 - Cherry - Reduce the height by 1.5m and the width in all directions by 1.5m
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26/03439/TELNOT Awaiting decision
4 Lewis Crescent Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AG
Installation of 1no 12m medium wooden pole.
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23/04930/COND38 Awaiting decision
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 38 (Water Efficiency) of Reserved Matters application 23/04930/REM
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23/04936/COND30 Awaiting decision
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Submission of details required by condition 30 (Water Efficiency) of planning permission 23/04936/FUL
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26/0981/TTPO Awaiting decision
40 Vicarage Meadow Stow Cum Quy Cambridgeshire CB25 9AL
T1- Ash tree - Crown lift to 4 metres above ground - Reduce Crown by 2 metres
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25/04861/CONDA Awaiting decision
Land Adj Egremont Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Foul Water Drainage ), 5 (Surface Water Drainage), 6 (Ecology - Enhancement), 12 (Cycle Parking) and 20 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 25/04861/FUL
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26/0970/TTCA Awaiting decision
4 Church Lane Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3EU
Ash (T1) - crown reduction of 1.5 meters with a finished height of 7 meters
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26/03411/HFUL Awaiting decision
25 Coltsfoot Close Cambridge South Cambridgeshire CB1 9YH
Single storey front and rear extensions following demolition of existing conservatory. Addition of 2no. windows to side elevations and render to existing front elevation.
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26/0971/TTCA Awaiting decision
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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23/04695/CONDA Awaiting decision
1 Finchs Field Little Eversden Cambridgeshire CB23 1HG
Submission of details required by condition 10 (Ecological Enhancement) of planning permission 23/04695/S73
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25/03783/CONDC Awaiting decision
Enterprise House And Discovery House Chivers Way Histon Cambs CB24 9ZR
Submission of details required by condition 7 (Surface Water Run Off) of planning permission 25/03783/FUL
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26/03410/FUL Awaiting decision
Building B Granta Park Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6GP
Erection of a temporary indoor padel tennis centre comprising 6 covered courts and a coaching court with reception and ancillary cafe, together with changing accommodation, parking, cycle parking, landscaping, drainage works and associated infrastructure (meanwhile use).
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26/03424/HFUL Awaiting decision
Field View Babraham Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3LH
Retrospective planning application for erection of an outbuilding in rear garden.
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24/04021/COND14 Awaiting decision
Parcel 3.2B, Cambourne West, Cambourne
Submission of details required by condition 14 (Raised Table Design) of Reserved Matters application 24/04021/REM
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26/03413/HFUL Awaiting decision
Bonheur Millfield Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5HD
Single storey rear, side and front extensions following demolition of existing conservatory.
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26/03412/HFUL Awaiting decision
3 School Lane Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4RL
Single storey rear extension.
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26/0972/TTCA Awaiting decision
Wood Grove 27B Station Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9HT
1) Laburnum - Fell (Half of tree's crown is dead)
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26/0976/TTCA Awaiting decision
Charnocks Close Green Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3JX
T003 Holme Oak - crown lift to approximately 2 metres clearance over the adjacent path and road. T008 Sweet Chestnut - remove the limb extending in a north-easterly direction back to the main stem due to the presence of stress fractures. T016 Sweet Chestnut - remove major deadwood greater than 2.5cm in diameter throughout the crown. T019 Sycamore - Sycamore affected by Sooty Bark Disease. Dismantle and fell to ground level. T029 Sycamore - dismantle and fell to ground level. Process timber into suitable log rounds and leave on site for residents. Residents to arrange replacement planting with a suitable tree species. T033 Sweet Chestnut - remove major deadwood resulting from previous poor pruning works. T036 Purple Leaf Norway Maple - reduce overhanging growth above the road by up to 2.5 metres.
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25/04725/NMA1 Awaiting decision
10 Cow Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5HB
Non material amendment on application 25/04725/HFUL for Change of external materials, Retention of existing window to rear elevation and Introduction of box gutter to boundary line with No 14
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26/0975/TTPO Awaiting decision
59 South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NL
T1 Oak - Crown lift to 5.5 metres over highway to clear HGV's
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26/03407/HFUL Awaiting decision
22B Mingle Lane Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5SY
First floor front extension. Roof extension including raising of ridge, front dormer and rooflights.
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25/00126/COND14 Awaiting decision
Parcel 3.2A, Cambourne West, Cambourne
Submission of details required by condition 14 (Cycle Parking) of reserved matters application 25/00126/REM
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26/03409/LBC Awaiting decision
2 Old Rectory Drive Dry Drayton Cambridgeshire CB23 8BU
Remove chimney stack above roof level and structural underpinning works.
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26/03389/HFUL Awaiting decision
Bourn Grove 12 Bourn Bridge Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BJ
Ground floor rear and side extensions and first floor rear extension. Installation of new front porch canopy and side porch canopy.
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26/03391/HFUL Awaiting decision
50 The Green Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3LR
Erection of bin and electrical plant store in front driveway area, including raising section of front boundary wall. New porch canopy to front entrance and alterations to fenestration. Note : internal works are ongoing on site (not relevant to Planning Application)
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26/02463/CONDA Awaiting decision
37 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Staircase and Joinery Details) of listed building consent 26/02463/LBC
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26/03408/FUL Awaiting decision
St Peters Church Chapel Street Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RJ
Re-roofing of the nave with terne-coated stainless steel and the addition of insulation increasing the roof height.
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26/03395/FUL Awaiting decision
63 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Retrospective horizontally clad timber garden bar and replacement of the right-hand boundary fence with a closeboarded fence.
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26/03396/LBC Awaiting decision
63 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Retention of a horizontally clad timber garden bar and replacement of the right-hand boundary fence with a closeboarded fence.
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24/01257/CONDD Awaiting decision
Land Rear Of 33 Church Street Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3JH
Submission of details required by condition 8 (Contamination Remediation) of planning permission 24/01257/FUL
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S/3440/18/COND23 Awaiting decision
Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridge CB23 2TQ
Submission of details required by condition 23 (New Barns plantation access) of outline planning permission S/3440/18/OL
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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26/02758/HFUL Granted
32 Glebe Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GG
Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.
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26/02756/HFUL Granted
28 Glebe Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GG
Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.
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26/02760/HFUL Granted
36 Glebe Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GG
Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.
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25/01182/COND4 Granted
Land At Stirling Road Northstowe Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 4 (boundary treatment - Stirling Road frontage) of outline planning permission 25/01182/OUT
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20/03523/NMA2 Granted
Land In The North West Part Of St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road Milton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0ZT
Non Material Amendment of planning permission 20/03523/FUL Amendments to transport hub external stair arrangement, accessible ramp and gym elevations, details of location of southern access road lighting columns, and amendment to the southern access of St Johns Innovation Park and Cowley Road.
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26/02750/HFUL Granted
29 Glebe Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GQ
Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.
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26/02752/HFUL Granted
18 Glebe Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GG
Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.
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26/02749/HFUL Granted
27 Glebe Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GQ
Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.
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26/02757/HFUL Granted
30 Glebe Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GG
Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.
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26/02751/HFUL Granted
31 Glebe Lane Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6GQ
Replacement timber windows and rear conservatory with new uPVC to match existing. Replacement of existing timber door with composite doors to match existing style.
The full record
Decisions between 2018 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 3,864 decisions from South Cambridgeshire between 2018 and 2026, part of 4,677 applications on record. Over that period 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 3,121 granted against 282 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 1,515 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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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
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S/0624/19/COND5 Granted
The Grange 13 Church Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EL
Discharge of Condition 5 (Panelling) of planning permission
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S/0653/19/COND3 Granted
The Grange 13 Church Street Great Shelford CB22 5EL
Discharge of Condition 3 (Waste Pipes) of planning permission
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 507 46%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 189 17%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 397 36%
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 96
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David Lock Associates Ltd 99% granted overall 81
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Carter Jonas LLP 88% granted overall 73
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NP Architects 87% granted overall 59
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Pegasus Group Ltd 88% granted overall 56
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Eastern Tree Surgery Limited 94% granted overall 51
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Twenty-Nine Architecture Ltd 87% granted overall 46
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Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd 99% granted overall 38
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in South Cambridgeshire
- Balsham 136
- Barrington 133
- Bassingbourn 112
- Caldecote 185
- Cambourne 149
- Caxton & Papworth 165
- Cottenham 183
- Duxford 188
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn 381
- Foxton 141
- Gamlingay 109
- Girton 154
- Hardwick 69
- Harston & Comberton 284
- Histon & Impington 194
- Linton 304
- Longstanton 233
- Melbourn 224
- Milton & Waterbeach 306
- Over & Willingham 143
- Sawston 126
- Shelford 301
- Swavesey 117
- The Mordens 153
- Whittlesford 148
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Applications by postcode district
Common questions
How many planning applications does South Cambridgeshire decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, South Cambridgeshire decided 1093 planning applications. 93% 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 62 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many South Cambridgeshire decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 1093 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 46% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 64% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has South Cambridgeshire decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 3864 decisions from South Cambridgeshire between 2018 and 2026, out of 4,677 applications on record. Across that whole period 92% 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 September 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: 4,677 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 1,093 decided, 93% approved, median 62 days to a decision. 1,656 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2018 and 2026: 3,864 in total, 92% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.