Planning applications in Sawston
Last application update 11 Aug 2026
See what's happening with planning in Sawston: 1012 planning applications tracked so far.
Status breakdown
Other (209)
- Granted with conditions140
- Withdrawn53
- Unresolved16
Latest notices
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78 High Street Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AE
GrantedT1 HORSE CHESTNUT crown reduction up to 2.5m T2 ASH crown thin lateral reduction to clear the road and property up to 3m T3 HOLLY crown lift to 2m T4 HORSE…
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13 Brookfield Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3EH
UndecidedTwo storey rear extension, front porch extension and new side window
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9 Farm Rise Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4LZ
GrantedT1 - Sycamore (14ms high, previously reduced) - Reduce back to previous pruning points, equating to reduction of 2.5ms of regrowth to leave at 11.5ms high,
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38 Wakelin Avenue Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3DS
GrantedFirst floor rear extension and window to first floor existing side elevation.
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54 High Street Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BG
WithdrawnReplacement of the sashes/casements of windows and rebuild of three dormers
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Land To East Of Duxford Aerodrome Control Tower Imperial War Museum Cambridge CB22 4QR
Granted with conditionsSubmission of details required by condition 6 (Water efficiency) of planning permission 25/03427/FUL
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Imperial War Museum, North Site Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire
GrantedReplacement of the critical low voltage infrastructure to the North Site and the excavation and reinstatement of the required trench works across the North…
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Imperial War Museum, North Site Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire
GrantedReplacement of the the critical low voltage infrastructure to the North Site.
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Sawston Village College 12 New Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BP
UndecidedSubmission of details required by condition 8 (noise assessment) of planning permission 24/04406/FUL
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Sawston Village College 12 New Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BP
UndecidedSubmission of details required by condition 16 (waste management plan) of planning permission 24/04406/FUL
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Land West Of Newmarket Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire
UndecidedDevelopment of a Racquets Club comprising four padel courts, two pickleball courts, clubhouse facilities, access, car and cycle parking provision and…
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Land To East Of Duxford Aerodrome Control Tower Imperial War Museum Cambridge CB22 4QR
UndecidedSubmission of details required by condition 3 (verification report) of planning permission 25/03427/FUL
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Sawston Village College 12 New Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BP
WithdrawnSubmission of details required by condition 4 (render/colour) of planning permission 24/04406/FUL
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34 High Street Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BG
WithdrawnConstruction of single storey annexe and car port.
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Glebe House 64 High Street Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1QY
Granted with conditionsSubmission of details required by conditions 3 (brick/stonework sample panel), 4 (non-masonry walling systems), 5 (roof covering), 6 (aboricultural method…
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Babraham Research Campus High Street Babraham Cambridgeshire CB22 3AT
WithdrawnInstallation of 2 No. non illuminated V-Boards advertising available lab space at the campus
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6 Beech Tree Lane Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4AJ
GrantedT1 - Walnut - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 1.5 metres sympathetically to re balance the crown of the tree, allow more…
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Dales Manor Business Park, Unit P2 Grove Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3TJ
GrantedChange of Use from Class B8 (Warehousing) to Class E (indoor sport and recreational use).
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Scutches Farm High Street Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4LT
UndecidedChange of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to 7 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3),
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9 Crowlands North Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NZ
GrantedRemove Robinia tree and replant
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Parcel D Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
UndecidedSubmission of details required by condition 11 (rainwater harvesting and recycling strategy) of Reserved Matters application 25/00823/REM
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Parcel D Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
UndecidedSubmission of details required by condition 7 (tree pits) of Reserved Matters application 25/00823/REM
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Bancroft Farm Church Lane Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BQ
UndecidedSubmission of details required by conditions 2 (written sceme of investigation), 4 (hard and soft landscape works), 5 (landscape and ecological management…
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126 Duxford Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NH
GrantedDemolition of existing garage and rear flat roofed room and the erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions and rear and roof extensions to add…
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Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Saffron Walden Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
UndecidedSubmission of details required by partial discharge of condition 7 (Enabling and Associated Works) of outline planning permission S/4329/18/OL
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2 Deal Grove Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3DR
GrantedSingle storey rear extension. Dimensions of 4500mm length, 3370mm width, 2650mm height (Further 150mm for skylights).
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Dales Manor Business Park Grove Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3TJ
UndecidedOutline planning application for the phased construction of flexible employment units Eg (ii), Eg (iii), B2, B8 with ancillary office, together with associated…
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Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
GrantedNon material amendment on application 24/02106/REM to make changes to the description of development and list of drawings appended to the Decision Notice.
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Land Adjacent To 27 South Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AU
UndecidedSubmission of details required by condition 3 (Surface and Foul Water ) of planning permission 26/01147/FUL
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Sawston Village College 12 New Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BP
Granted with conditionsSubmission of details required by condition 8 (noise assessment - partial discharge) of planning permission 24/04406/FUL
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How to comment on a planning application in Sawston
Anyone can have their say on a planning application in Sawston. Find the application on the South Cambridgeshire planning authority's public-access portal using the reference number above, then submit a comment before the consultation deadline. Comments are usually limited to planning matters such as overlooking, loss of light, traffic, noise and the character of the area.
South Cambridgeshire is the local planning authority responsible for deciding applications in Sawston. Town Crier mirrors the public record so you can keep track of what is happening near you, but the council remains the authoritative source and the place to submit formal comments.
Nearby areas
Planning applications in the towns nearest here, including neighbouring council areas.
- Great Shelford and Stapleford, South Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge (Cambridge), Cambridge
- Saffron Walden, Uttlesford
- Histon and Impington, South Cambridgeshire
- Royston (North Hertfordshire), North Hertfordshire
- Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire
- Cottenham, South Cambridgeshire
- Longstanton and Northstowe, South Cambridgeshire
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