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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cambridge City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

3,114Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,428 approved or refused records

119Refused applications

1,309 approved · 119 refused · 147 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2019 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas18 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas18 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Decided25/04275/HFUL
Installation of an external sodium solar battery storage to the East elevation.
41 Alpha Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9HS
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/1236/TTPO
T1 - Walnut - Reduce in height and shape by 2.5-3 meters to maintain in its current location.T2 - Sycamore - Crown raise to a height of 6 meters to bring away from and prevent further damage to property.
15F Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AS
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/04276/HFUL
Two storey outbuilding to the rear.
105 Victoria Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3BS
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/04277/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 to paint the outside of an existing shop in a conservation colour.
16 St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TW
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/1237/TTCA
T1 - Fagus sylvatica - Fell tree to ground level.T2 - Fagus sylvatica - Significantly reduce by 11m, leaving a habitat stem up to 12m in height. Undertake reduction on remaining crown by up to 3m.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JF
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/1240/TTPO
T1: Lime - Crown lift to remove all foilage up to 8m above ground level. This is to include removing epicormic growth back to the main stem of the tree, removing around 1.5m in length. Remove any deadwood (larger than 20mm diameter) and any damaged foilage from the tree crown. The proposal would be to maintain the tree with a clear stem and remove any epicormic or reaction growth under 8m annually.
Hornbeam House Shaftesbury Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BW
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/1241/TTCA
T13 -Mulberry - Remove
23 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AP
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided23/01487/COND21
Submission of details required by condition 21 (Lighting design strategy for biodiversity) of planning permission 23/01487/FUL
Vitrum Building St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WS
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/1244/TTCA
T1 Group of Cherry Plum and a Cherry Laurel - cut back overhang by up to 1.5m to No 13 to boundary line T2 Cherry PLum Sucker - cut back overhang approx 1-1.5m to No 13 back to fence line.
15 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AP
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/04282/HFUL
Garden shed to front, installation of two new gates to side and security box to side.
The School House Pound Hill Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AE
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/04283/LBC
Installation of two new gates to side and security box to side.
The School House Pound Hill Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AE
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided25/1245/TTCA
FIVE DAY NOTICE: Cupressus macrocarpa T297, removed failed branch.
Fellows Garden Trinity College Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 30 Oct 2025
Decided23/02508/CONDC
Submission of details 6 ( flood resilient /resistant construction), 16 (Biodiversity enhancement scheme), 18 (water efficiency specification) and 19 ( Carbon Reduction Statement) of outline planning permission 23/02508/OUT
23 Wulfstan Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8QL
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided23/02071/CONDI
Submission of detatils required by condition 20 (Details of Extraction and Filtration (Building B)) and 21 (Details of Extraction and Filtration (Building C)) of planning permission 23/02071/S73
104 - 112 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided16/0176/COND25B
Submission of details required by condition 25 (completion report - temporary car park) of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 29 Oct 2025
Decided16/0176/COND42B
Submission of details required by condition 42 (drainage maintenance - 2000DD only ) of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 29 Oct 2025
Decided25/04289/HFUL
Part single storey, part two storey rear and side extension, new pitched roof to existing rear flat roof and installation of new rooflights to front, side and rear elevations.
23 Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JH
Received 4 Nov 2025
Decided25/1253/TTCA
T 1 - Beech. Lift the crown over the adjacent Yew hedge to 4m above ground level.T 2 - Yew - Reduce the tips of the Eastern lateral branches by up to 1.5m
21 Clarkson Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EH
Received 4 Nov 2025
Decided25/04290/HFUL
Demolition of existing storage room. Two storey side/front extension, rear roof extension including dormer and installation of new window to rear.
84 Queen Ediths Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8PW
Received 4 Nov 2025
Decided22/01966/COND69B
Submission of details required by condition 69 (b) (post -remedial monitoring and maintenance scheme -areas A-D) of planning permission 22/01966/S73
Land North Of Cherry Hinton Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 30 Oct 2025
Decided25/02577/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 7 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 25/02577/FUL
Chesterton Methodist Church Green End Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1RW
Received 4 Nov 2025
Withdrawn25/04302/FUL
Change of Use from Shop (Class E) to Two Residential Units (Class C3) including alterations to Fenestration
7 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1UY
Received 4 Nov 2025
Decided25/04306/FUL
Retention of existing (24 hour / seven days a week) helicopter landing pad, wind sock, lighting, access road and associated works - temporary permission for 3 years (to 03 May 2029)
Land At Junction Of Dame Mary Archer Way And Francis Crick Avenue Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge CB2 0SW
Received 5 Nov 2025
Decided25/1261/TTPO
Cedar Lebanon tree no.8 reduce lowest southwest side lateral branch by 4m.
19 Brookside Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JE
Received 5 Nov 2025

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cambridge City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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