South Cambridgeshire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to South Cambridgeshire District Council, updated daily. South Cambridgeshire District Council received 835 planning applications in the last 90 days, 14 of them major schemes. 95% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 53 days.
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Fenny Lane Farm Fenny Lane Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6NN
Retrospective storage and distribution change of use with nine containers, Meldreth. Regularises storage use across 1,748 sqm of a 0.45 ha farm site, at full application stage. Container bases, hardstanding and groundworks suit local civils subcontractors and container suppliers.
Groundworks
Land Adj 7 Swallow Croft Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NU
Single detached dwelling replacing garages, Whittlesford, full application. One detached home and four parking spaces beside 7 Swallow Croft, replacing three demolished garages, at full stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork packages lead, with roofing, drainage and M&E following.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Abbey Barns Duxford Road Ickleton Cambridgeshire CB10 1SX
Listed barn conversion and driveway, Ickleton, full application stage. Converts a Grade II listed barn to ancillary residential use and forms a new driveway on a 0.19 ha site. Conservation joinery, heritage glazing and driveway groundworks are the packages to target.
GroundworksHard landscapingJoinery
10 Coles Lane Oakington And Westwick Cambridgeshire CB24 3AF
Agricultural barn conversion to a dwelling, Oakington, Cambridgeshire. Converts and extends a farm building into one home under prior approval, with shell repair and full internal fit-out. Brickwork, roofing, insulation and glazing packages suit local subcontractors in a premium-priced market.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Land Adjacent To 26 Church Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5HG
Single-storey new dwelling, Little Shelford, full application stage. One new home on a 0.05 hectare plot beside 26 Church Street, submitted as a full application. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages suit small local contractors, and the premium village market supports quality finishes.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land Adjacent To Pearson Terrace More's Meadow Great Shelford Cambridge CB22 5GH
30 sqm community building scheme in Great Shelford, full application stage. Erects a new community building with associated infrastructure on a 0.01 hectare plot. Groundworks, drainage and small-scale fit-out packages suit local contractors for this compact site.
GroundworksDrainage
99 Whitwell Way Coton Cambridgeshire CB23 7PW
New utility substation, Coton, under permitted development notification. Compact grid substation at 99 Whitwell Way, notified under permitted development rights. Groundworks, electrical installation and enclosure brickwork suit local civils and M&E contractors.
GroundworksM&EBrickwork
Lidl 43 Station Road Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3DS
Lidl store substation installation, Longstanton, prior approval notification. Adds a new electricity substation to the existing supermarket site under a permitted development notification. Groundworks for the plinth, cable routing and switchgear connection are the packages for local electrical and…
GroundworksM&E
99 Whitwell Way Coton Cambridgeshire CB23 7PW
Overhead HV/LV network removal and pole replacement, Coton, prior approval notification. Removes an existing HV and LV overhead line and replaces two terminal poles, notified under permitted development. Pole base groundworks, pole supply and conductor stringing suit specialist DNO and…
GroundworksDemolitionM&E
22 London Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5DD
Householder roof extension variation, Great Shelford, raised dormer height. Section 73 raising the rear outrigger dormer roof by 370mm on a consented L-shaped dormer at 22 London Road. Roofing, joinery and glazing packages for the enlarged dormer remain open, as extra height changes roof and timber…
RoofingJoineryGlazing
Bumblebee Barn 61A North Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AS
Double garage with habitable hobby room, Great Abington, full householder application. Erects a new outbuilding with a habitable room above on a plot where no garage stands. Groundworks, brickwork, roof framing and joinery for the stair and first-floor fit-out suit local subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Oakfield House High Street Hildersham Cambridgeshire CB21 6BU
Outbuilding rebuild with solar roof, Hildersham, South Cambridgeshire. Replaces an existing outbuilding on its footprint as a workshop and store, plus an open-sided store frame, at full householder stage. Demolition, timber framing, brickwork and roof-mounted solar packages are open to local trades…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
26 Sheralds Croft Lane Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7RB
Installation of 2no light wooden pole
19 Sheralds Croft Lane Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7RB
Installation of 1no light wooden pole
18B Pipers Close Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7RX
Installation of 1no 9m light wooden pole
Planning appeals in South Cambridgeshire District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so South Cambridgeshire District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
South Cambridgeshire District Council, raw rate
30.7%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.5 percentage points above expected. South Cambridgeshire District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
828 appeals counted, 748 judged either way (230 allowed, 518 dismissed), 80 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 32.4% | 28.8% | 536 | 521 | 169 |
| Householder (HAS) | 32.6% | 35.6% | 147 | 144 | 47 |
| Enforcement Notice | 7.1% | 13.5% | 97 | 42 | 3 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 26.7% | 25% | 17 | 15 | 4 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 40% | 36.9% | 16 | 15 | 6 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 0% | 20.6% | 11 | 10 | 0 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | None judged | 8.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | None judged | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in South Cambridgeshire District Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in South Cambridgeshire District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent62 homes
- Affordable rent52 homes
- Shared ownership23 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
South Cambridgeshire District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder97% (347 decided)
- other92% (156 decided)
- residential93% (106 decided)
- commercial91% (32 decided)
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