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Tel: 03450 450 500

Contact Centre:
Mon - Fri: 8.00am - 8.00pm
Sat: 9.00am - 1.00pm

Offices:
Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Fax: 01954 713 149
Minicom: 01480 376743
Email: scdc@scambs.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)


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• Can I view my planning application?
• How do I apply for a concessionary bus pass?
• Do I need Building Regs Approval?
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About South Cambridgeshire District Council

The district:

• a mostly rural area set in 350 square miles of countryside
• a population of over 139,000 residents dispersed among 105 settlements
• consists only of rural settlements with no towns
• a prosperous area with high levels of economic activity and low levels of unemployment; but with increasing house prices and a shortage of affordable homes
• a healthy area, with high life expectancy compared with national rates
• an area with the lowest crime rate in Cambridgeshire

South Cambridgeshire District Council:

The following links provide information about the range of Council services:

• Business rates (NNDR) / business rates collection
• Conservation services for buildings and the countryside
• Council tax collection
• Environmental Health
• Housing benefits
• Housing services
• Licensing
• Local planning and building control
• Support to sports, arts and community development
• Refuse collection and recycling

As well as regular meetings of the Council, SCDC operates a leader and cabinet system of decision-making. There is a Scrutiny & Overview Committee, a Corporate Governance Committee and a Standards Committee, and a number of regulatory committees, including the Planning Committee and the Licensing Committee.

The Council is served by Council staff who carry out the decisions made by the Council. The organisation is managed by the Chief Executive and two Executive Directors (Corporate Services and Operational Services), supported by four Corporate Managers.

Cambridgeshire County Council services include:

• Education (This link will open in a new window)
• Highways and transportation (This link will open in a new window) (including footpaths, cyclepaths and bridleways)
• Libraries (This link will open in a new window)
• Social Services (This link will open in a new window)
• Strategic planning (This link will open in a new window) (Structure Plan)
• Trading Standards (This link will open in a new window)

Cambridgeshire County Council
Shire Hall
Cambridge CB3 0AP
0345 045 5200 (General enquiries)
0345 045 5222 (Main switchboard)
01223 717201 (Fax)
Email: info@cambridgeshire.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)
Web: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)