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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

3,120Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,431 approved or refused records

120Refused applications

1,311 approved · 120 refused · 147 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decided25/04348/FUL
Construction of 2 No. Dwellings off Existing Accesses to Newmarket Road and Ditton Fields.
623 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8PA
Received 7 Nov 2025
Decided25/1274/TTCA
T1 and T2: Cherry x2 - Reduce and shape by 1.5 meters to maintain in their current location
44 Pretoria Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HE
Received 7 Nov 2025
Decided25/04350/FUL
Erection of a shed.
St Clements Church Bridge Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1UF
Received 7 Nov 2025
Decided25/04356/HFUL
Part two storey, part single storey rear extension and front porch.
30 Gunhild Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8RD
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/1277/TTCA
Tree 1: Thuja (dead) - Reduce down to approximately 4m highTree 2 and Tree 3: x2 Spruce - Reduce down to approximately 4m high
11 Clarkson Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EH
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/04357/FUL
Refurbishment and reconfiguration of the upper floors to provide commercial accommodation falling within Use Class E including redesigning the existing means of escape, a lift shaft and open staircase serving second and third floors. A second floor link structure creating an internal courtyard and terrace and alterations to fenestration.
57 - 60 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HX
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/04358/S73
S73 to remove condition 6 (BREEAM - Non-Resi Design Stage Cert0 and condition 7 (BREEAM Wat01 water efficiency calculator) of ref: 25/02416/FUL (Installation of mezzanine floor together with external alterations to facade (comprising new entrance door in south-east elevation and 2no. fascia boards in south east and south west elevations).
Tesco Cheddars Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LD
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/04359/FUL
Erection of 6no 1bedroom flats and associated works.
54-62 Dukes Court Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DZ
Received 10 Nov 2025
Withdrawn25/02644/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 25/02644/FUL for additional door to the north elevation, change to the cladding module size to the stair enclosure and additional air handling unit hoods at roof level.
St Andrews House St Andrews Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1DL
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/04361/HFUL
Single storey side and rear extension.
13 St Philips Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3AQ
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/04362/S73
S73 to vary conditions 10, 12, 13, 15 and 18 of ref: 23/04257/FUL (Erection of 7 No. apartments comprising 1 No. 2 bed and 6 No. 1bed units, including bin and cycle storage facilities, together with reconfiguring the pedestrian access to 56A and 58A Cherry Hinton Road and installation of a new ground floor rear wall to the retained retail unit at 56-58 Cherry Hinton Road, following demolition of existing warehouse building together with the proposed installation of a replacement Odour Extraction System at 64 Cherry Hinton Road).
Rear Of 56 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7AQ
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/04363/PRIOR
Single storey rear flat roof extension.
31 Leys Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2AN
Received 10 Nov 2025
Withdrawn25/04364/FUL
Change of use from dwelling to 6 person HMO and single storey flat roof rear extension.
318 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3NN
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/1281/TTCA
T1 Hawthorn - Fell to ground levelT2 Yew Crown reduction by up to 2 metres to clear wall, footpath and roadT3 Silver birch - Fell to ground level
15 Fitzwilliam Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1QH
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/04365/ADV
Installation of 3 no. internally illuminated fascia signs and 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign.
78 Poulter Walk Trumpington Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9GY
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/1283/TTCA
T.1: Willow - Crown reduce the height of the tree by approximately 5 metres and the lateral spread (width) by approximately 3 metres
Midsummer Common Fort St George Victoria Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HA
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/04372/CLUED
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of ancillary annex with minor alterations to brick up existing window opening and replace garage door with a new window.
46 Chalfont Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 9NA
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/1285/TTCA
T1: Olive approx 5m in height - Reduce height by 1 to 1.5m and reduce laterals by 0.5m to rebalance. Thin remaining crown by 10%. Leave at approx 4m in height. T2: Apple approx 5.5m in height - Remove leaders equating to 1.5m growth, reduce lateral growth over neighbouring drive by 1m. Leave at approx 4m in height.
62 Maids Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DD
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/1286/TTCA
A. Catalpa - Re-pollard by removing approximately 2m of re-growth back to previous pollard pointsB. Catalpas x3 - Re-pollard by removing approximately 2m of re-growth back to previous pollard pointsC. Catalpa - Re-pollard by removing approximately 2m of re-growth back to previous pollard pointsH. Row of 16 (mainly Lawson Cypress) Conifer trees - Fell
Wolfson College Barton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BB
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/1289/TTPO
T1: Acer negundo - Fell
156 Green End Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1RN
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/1290/TTCA
T1: Two Cypress forming one crown approx 8m high - Reduce height by approx 4m (to level shown in photo) and lightly trim all round only (approx 6"), to avoid exposing bare brown stems which will not regenerate, to leave at approx 4m in height
30 St Philips Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3AQ
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/1291/TTCA
T1, T2 and T4: Three Pagoda trees - Reduce overhang to road by 1.5 to 2m and remove deadwood
Murray Edwards College Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DF
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided24/03964/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 24/03964/FUL for amendments to the approved landscape.
Land At 6-7, 8, 9-11, 13, 14-16 Mercers Row Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HY
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/04377/HFUL
Demolition of existing conservatory with a new single storey rear garden room.
45 Elfleda Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8NA
Received 10 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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