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Cambridge City Council
Planning applications.

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

3,152Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,447 approved or refused records

120Refused applications

1,327 approved · 120 refused · 147 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2019 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Withdrawn25/04864/FUL
Change of use, single storey rear extension and ancillary outbuilding to create 6bed, 6 person HMO.
86 Catharine Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3AR
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided23/00835/COND16
Submission of details required by condition 16 (cycle parking provision) of planning permission 23/00835/FUL
Taylor Vinters Merlin Place 460 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0DP
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided23/00835/COND20
Submission of details required by condition 20 (car parking management plan) of planning permission 23/00835/FUL
Merlin Place 460 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0DP
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided23/00835/COND21A
Submission of details required by condition 21(b) (hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission 23/00835/FUL
Merlin Place 460 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0DP
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided23/00835/COND27
Submission of details required by condition 27 (lighting design for biodiversity) of planning permission 23/00835/FUL
Merlin Place 460 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0DP
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided23/00835/COND33
Submission of details required by condition 33 (E-scooters and hire bikes) of planning permission 23/00835/FUL
Taylor Vinters Merlin Place 460 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0DP
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided23/04590/CONDO
Submission of details required by condition 13 (New/Improve Pedestrian Access point) of outline planning permission 23/04590/OUT.
Land South Of Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/04875/FUL
Addition of external wall insulation to solid wall constructed parts of the building listed within this application.
3, 5, 9, 17, 21, 23 33, 37 And 47 Franks Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/1451/TTCA
T1: Prunus - Prune back by 1.5-2m to boundary and suitable growth points
29 Elizabeth Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1DD
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/04876/OUT
Outline permission for a single-storey dwelling, with all access, amenity and appearance matters reserved.
64 Wulfstan Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8QH
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/1452/TTCA
T123: Oak - Reduce subsiding limbs riverside by 3m and field side by 2m to reduce end weight T156: Japanese Pagoda (50% dead) - Top and fell as close to ground level as possible T185: Sycamore - Remove dead branch overhanging pathT262: Robinia - Raise crown garden side to 3m, sever ivy
St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/1453/TTCA
T516: Norway Maple (tree in severe decline due to Sooty Bark Disease) - Top and fell as close to ground level as possible
10 Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EE
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/04879/FUL
Change of use of land to rear from sui generis (Laundrette) to c3 residential with construction of 1No Dwelling
161 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3AN
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/04880/FUL
Asset and Decarbonisation strategy including replacement of Central Gas Boiler with Energy Plant, installation of air source heat pumps, window glazing upgrade and associated energy efficiency building works along with a phased strategy for the refurbishment and remodelling of the Residential Courts including internal room alterations, installation of en-suite bathrooms, introduction of infill common room areas and associated infrastructure.
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/1454/TTCA
T566, T567 and T568: Sycamore x3 - Reduce lateral limbs back by 1.5m to provide 1.5m building clearanceT569: Lime - Reduce lateral limbs back by 1.5m to provide 1.5m building clearance and raise crown to 4mT569a: Oak - Reduce lateral limbs back by 1.5m to clear building and raise crown to 3.5m to clear river by 3.5m
St Johns College Lady Margaret Boathouse Victoria Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1EG
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided24/03491/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 6 (Water Efficiency Calculator) of planning permission 24/03491/FUL.
Wellcome Trust Mrc Building, Hutchinson Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0XZ
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/04889/FUL
Refurbishment and internal reconfiguration of nos. 21 and 23 West Road to include replacement windows, rainwater goods, removal of the external fire escape and installation of an internal stair, conversion of an existing garage to a plant room, erection of a single storey link pavilion to provide a new entrance, study spaces, and level access between the two buildings, conversion of the existing Fellows set into a flexible, self-contained accessible unit with associated ramped access, improvements to thermal efficiency, and associated landscaping.
21 - 23 West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DP
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided25/1458/TTCA
T2: Yew at end of garden on left hand side - Fell and grind stumpT5: x2 Wild Plums on right hand side of path - Fell and grind stump
18 Benson Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3QJ
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided23/04590/CONDP
Submission of details required by condition 56 (Material Management Plan) of outline planning permission 23/04590/OUT.
Land South Of Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided25/1459/TTCA
T1: Lime - Remove 7m of the epicormic growth on the east side of the trunk up to the height of the adjacent building and cut back the longer branch overhanging the roof by 2mT2: Silver Birch - Crown reduce by 2m
29 Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JH
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided25/04896/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 23/04811/FUL (Erection of 1 no. dwelling. Resubmission of 23/01903/FUL) to amend dwelling design.
588 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LP
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided22/04275/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission 22/04275/HFUL
18 Spens Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9LS
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided25/04901/FUL
Erection of vehicular and pedestrian/cycle gate
Cambridge University Rugby Club Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BN
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided20/04076/CONDF
Discharge of condition 9 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of planning permission 20/04076/FUL.
36 Wilberforce Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EQ
Received 18 Dec 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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