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South Cambridgeshire planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

86.0%

22nd of 297

23.3 points faster than England

Granted

95.7%

67th of 297

5.2 points higher than England

Extension of time

9.2%

16th of 297

23.1 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

770

South Cambridgeshire decided 770 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 95.7%.

86.0% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (22nd of 297 for speed).

A further 9.2% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

Of 16 householder appeals decided in the same period, 12.5% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

South Cambridgeshire against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	91.5%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	80.8%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	87.4%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	89.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	85.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	88.7%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	86.6%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	88.7%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	82.8%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	74.4%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	58.3%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	56.5%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	56.0%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	66.3%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	70.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	75.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	71.2%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	76.5%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	76.6%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	80.6%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	90.2%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	83.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	84.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	88.3%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	85.7%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	79.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	71.2%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	73.2%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	77.5%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	79.8%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	64.4%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	48.9%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	60.5%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	68.6%	15.2%	79.8%
2016 Q3	70.5%	22.3%	77.7%
2016 Q4	55.4%	38.2%	78.0%
2017 Q1	65.2%	32.4%	77.3%
2017 Q2	68.0%	23.3%	78.5%
2017 Q3	70.1%	23.6%	76.1%
2017 Q4	80.6%	15.0%	77.1%
2018 Q1	76.3%	16.3%	73.7%
2018 Q2	80.6%	8.1%	74.0%
2018 Q3	66.2%	13.9%	72.7%
2018 Q4	73.9%	16.1%	72.7%
2019 Q1	73.4%	11.6%	69.9%
2019 Q2	61.3%	13.0%	72.1%
2019 Q3	62.1%	21.0%	69.6%
2019 Q4	75.8%	15.6%	71.5%
2020 Q1	59.5%	28.8%	68.4%
2020 Q2	8.8%	85.9%	63.9%
2020 Q3	33.5%	65.2%	63.8%
2020 Q4	56.9%	39.1%	65.3%
2021 Q1	37.3%	48.5%	59.4%
2021 Q2	31.8%	60.4%	58.4%
2021 Q3	17.5%	71.6%	53.1%
2021 Q4	63.3%	18.5%	53.0%
2022 Q1	37.7%	43.9%	51.6%
2022 Q2	36.0%	51.7%	56.0%
2022 Q3	24.9%	61.7%	53.3%
2022 Q4	34.3%	52.1%	54.1%
2023 Q1	56.1%	34.5%	53.5%
2023 Q2	51.4%	38.2%	58.5%
2023 Q3	59.5%	34.9%	59.0%
2023 Q4	57.1%	39.9%	59.8%
2024 Q1	61.9%	37.6%	58.8%
2024 Q2	83.5%	14.4%	64.4%
2024 Q3	90.7%	8.8%	64.2%
2024 Q4	86.6%	12.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	83.4%	13.6%	62.1%
2025 Q2	77.3%	18.0%	65.0%
2025 Q3	83.7%	11.5%	62.5%
2025 Q4	84.2%	7.9%	64.7%
2026 Q1	91.3%	5.8%	60.6%
2026 Q2	85.6%	10.8%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

South Cambridgeshire against England

South Cambridgeshire
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	South Cambridgeshire	England
2008 Q1	87.4%	85.1%
2008 Q2	89.7%	86.1%
2008 Q3	89.1%	86.3%
2008 Q4	76.8%	85.3%
2009 Q1	79.1%	85.9%
2009 Q2	84.0%	86.8%
2009 Q3	86.1%	87.4%
2009 Q4	89.7%	86.9%
2010 Q1	87.6%	87.0%
2010 Q2	91.6%	88.0%
2010 Q3	85.9%	87.7%
2010 Q4	93.3%	87.5%
2011 Q1	89.7%	87.9%
2011 Q2	93.3%	88.5%
2011 Q3	89.6%	88.3%
2011 Q4	92.1%	88.3%
2012 Q1	88.4%	88.2%
2012 Q2	89.9%	89.2%
2012 Q3	90.4%	89.0%
2012 Q4	89.2%	88.9%
2013 Q1	87.0%	89.8%
2013 Q2	92.4%	90.6%
2013 Q3	88.3%	90.3%
2013 Q4	90.1%	89.6%
2014 Q1	89.7%	89.8%
2014 Q2	95.3%	90.5%
2014 Q3	91.4%	90.0%
2014 Q4	95.1%	89.2%
2015 Q1	93.2%	89.3%
2015 Q2	89.0%	90.2%
2015 Q3	90.2%	90.0%
2015 Q4	91.4%	89.2%
2016 Q1	86.1%	90.0%
2016 Q2	85.2%	90.3%
2016 Q3	91.4%	90.2%
2016 Q4	96.4%	89.7%
2017 Q1	93.6%	89.9%
2017 Q2	94.5%	90.5%
2017 Q3	92.3%	90.0%
2017 Q4	91.3%	90.1%
2018 Q1	89.5%	90.5%
2018 Q2	92.2%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.7%	91.2%
2018 Q4	90.0%	90.5%
2019 Q1	90.3%	90.3%
2019 Q2	92.9%	91.0%
2019 Q3	92.3%	90.6%
2019 Q4	88.2%	89.8%
2020 Q1	90.8%	89.9%
2020 Q2	94.1%	90.2%
2020 Q3	94.0%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.6%	90.3%
2021 Q1	93.1%	90.9%
2021 Q2	92.2%	91.2%
2021 Q3	94.5%	91.0%
2021 Q4	86.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	89.5%	90.0%
2022 Q2	96.3%	90.4%
2022 Q3	96.7%	89.8%
2022 Q4	90.7%	89.4%
2023 Q1	94.9%	89.3%
2023 Q2	94.3%	89.2%
2023 Q3	93.3%	88.6%
2023 Q4	94.4%	88.2%
2024 Q1	93.8%	88.2%
2024 Q2	92.3%	89.1%
2024 Q3	96.2%	89.4%
2024 Q4	94.4%	88.6%
2025 Q1	91.1%	89.3%
2025 Q2	96.7%	90.4%
2025 Q3	93.0%	90.1%
2025 Q4	97.2%	90.1%
2026 Q1	95.3%	90.6%
2026 Q2	97.9%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks86.0%
8 to 13 weeks4.2%
13 to 26 weeks0.6%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed9.2%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	662
8 to 13 weeks	32
13 to 26 weeks	5
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	71

Appeals

Decided: 16
Allowed: 12.5%
Median wait: 14 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

South Cambridgeshire has published 84 conservation areas.
South Cambridgeshire has published 8 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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