Planning Service

As of 3 January 2012 the planning department will be using suffixes on the planning applications. See below for the codes:

Full: FL

Outline: OL

Reserve Matters: RM

Discharge of Conditions: DC

Non Material Amendments: NM

Advertisement: AD

Conservation Area Consent: CA

Hazardous Substance Consent: HZ

County Matter: CM

Lawful Development Certificate: LD

Listed Building Addition or Extension: LB

Prior Notification Agricultural: PA

Prior Notification Demolition: PD

Prior Notification Telecommunications: PT

Works to Trees (CA): TC

Works to Trees (TPO): TT

Certificate of Appropriate Development: CD

Variation of Condition - VC

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee - June 2012

See below for advice on the need for planning permission to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2012

See below for the organisation staff charts for building control, planning and new communities.

Organisation Charts - Building Control, Planning & New Communities

The planning service offers five main functions:

Planning Policy

Prepares the Local Development Framework (previously the Local Plan) which sets out planning policies that guide the development and use of land in the district.

For more information, visit:

LDF News - for the latest information on the preparation of the Local Development Framework
Local Development Framework (LDF) - for information on Development Plan Documents (DPDs), Area Action Plans (AAPs) and the Proposals Map
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

Development Control

Implements planning policy through the processing of planning applications:

You can also find out about:

making a complaint about a development
Section 106 Contributions - what are they and how do they work?
Agents Forum and Parish Forum- what are they and when do they take place?
Exception Sites Parish Review Group - what is it and when does it take place?
Street naming & numbering - apply to change the name of an existing property, give a new property a name or name a new street (new developments).

The planning process can be complex. Read the Parish Planning Pack, a simple, easy-to-read guide to the ins and outs of the planning process and planning law. For a wider range of services and guidance on the planning system, visit the Planning Portal (This link will open in a new window).

Major Developments

South Cambridgeshire is one of the Governments four "growth" areas and as such is identified for substantial development over the next 10 - 12 years seeing its population rise to 162,000 by 2016.

The team lead on the planning aspects of growth working to deliver sustainable communities at all the major sites identified. Some applications are determined through joint arrangements for schemes that abut Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire district boundaries.

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.

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