Environment & planning

South Cambridgeshire District Council offers a variety of services related to our surroundings and the environment in general. Choose a link below or from the left hand menu.

Environmental health services - A to Z

Our health & environmental services section is full of useful information on a range of subjects including pest control, waste & recycling, food production and quality, pollution and animal welfare . Get the full list on our A to Z page.

An outline of the South Cambridgeshire District

Planning service

Find out about planning policy, view planning applications (This link will open in a new window) and appeals (This link will open in a new window), seek general planning advice, find out if you need planning permission for your development (This link will open in a new window), submit a planning application (This link will open in a new window) or or download planning application forms and much more.

Green wheeled bin and green recycling box

Waste & recycling

Find out about recycling, what to put in which bin, what to do with bulky items, where your nearest household waste and recycling centre is or find out when your next bin and box collection will be.

Building Control

Ensures that building works comply with the health, safety energy conservation and access for the disabled requirements as laid down in the Building Regulations and Building Acts.

Conservation & Design

Conserves and enhances our countryside, villages and heritage and helps create attractive new places. Covers landscape, trees, wildlife and historic buildings and supports museums, archaeology and countryside access. Works closely with local communities, volunteers and a range of other partners.

Environmental Health Officer inspecting food at a restaurant

Food production and quality

At South Cambridgeshire District Council our key objective is to ensure that the food and drink sold in restaurants, takeaways, shops, pubs, hotels, food manufacturers, work canteens, street traders and made by home caterers is safe to eat and has been hygienically produced.

Pollution

It is difficult to precisely define what pollution is, what one person regards as normal behaviour may be causing great distress to others. Pollution complaints can include noise nuisance, odour, water, light or air pollution and more. The Council will investigate reports of nuisances which are having a detrimental effect on the quality of peoples lives.

For each of the services in this section we aim to deliver a high quality, responsive and accessible service, as outlined in our Customer Service Standards.