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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

3,178Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,466 approved or refused records

120Refused applications

1,346 approved · 120 refused · 147 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decided22/00168/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 22/00168/HFUL for - Changes to external materials on front extension (from zinc to timber cladding).-Changes to window and front door position on front extension.-Removal of chimney on approved scheme.-Removal of 2 side windows on approved scheme.-New side ground floor window.
194 Church End Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3LB
Received 21 Jan 2026
Withdrawn26/00213/FUL
Change of use from 6-person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to large 7-person sui generis HMO, with associated cycle storage improvements
53 St Thomas's Square Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3TG
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00214/HFUL
Single storey and first floor rear extensions and alterations to existing ground floor roof.
147 Ross Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3BS
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00218/FUL
Installation of an additional 60 No. PV Panels to the East facing main roof and 28 No. PV Panels to the West facing main roof
St Philips Church 185 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3AN
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00219/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (hours of operation) of ref: 10/0631/FUL (Change of use to A3/A5 use (hot food and takeaway) allowed on appeal ref.: APP/Q0505/A/10/2141325 to permit the premises to open to customers from 0700 hours until 0500 hours the following day, Monday to Sundays
643 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8PB
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/0065/TTCA
To fell and remove a silver birch tree from rear garden and to be replaced with two smaller trees.
84 Ross Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3BU
Received 22 Jan 2026
Unknown26/00225/TELNOT
Removal of 3 No. Antennas, to be replaced with 3 No. Antennas and development ancillary and associated steelworks thereto.
M13C Arup Building West Tower New Museums Site Free School Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00226/FUL
Installation of external plant and acoustic fence at the eastern elevation of the existing Club building.
David Lloyd Cambridge Coldham's Business Park Coldham's Lane Cambridge CB1 3LH
Received 22 Jan 2026
Decided26/0066/TTCA
T1 Yew: remove epicormic growth from stem up to crown break and reduce the canopy 1.5m from the building.
Access Alley Between 22 And 23 Market Street Holy Trinity Church Market Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3NZ
Received 22 Jan 2026
Decided26/0067/TTPO
T1- Yew- Crown Reduce by 2m.
The Principals Lodge Newnham College Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF
Received 12 Jan 2026
Decided25/03159/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Balcony Screening) of planning permission 25/03159/HFUL.
13 Cavendish Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7UP
Received 22 Jan 2026
Awaiting decision19/1757/COND33
Submission of details required by condition 33 (BREEAM - Condition 2) of planning permission 19/1757/FULPrior to the use or occupation of the development hereby approved, or within 6 months of occupation, a BRE issued post Construction Certificate shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, indicating that the approved BREEAM rating has been met. In the event that such a rating is replaced by a comparable national measure of sustainability for building design, the equivalent level of measure shall be applicable to the proposed development.
Buchan Street Neighbourhood Centre 6 Buchan Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2XF
Received 22 Jan 2026
Decided25/04272/NMA1
Non material amendment of planning permission 25/04272/HFUL Windows of the approved extension: anthracite gray. Front facade of the existing house: windows to be replaced matching type and colour of the ones in the approved extension (windows of the approved extension).
31 Ward Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3SY
Received 22 Jan 2026
Withdrawn26/00243/FUL
Change of use from Class E to 2no. flats with a part single part two-storey side and first floor extension.
Post Office 6 Kings Hedges Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2PA
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided24/03491/CONDC
Submission of details required by condition 6 (BREEAM Water Efficiency Calculator) of planning permission 24/03491/FUL
Wellcome Trust Mrc Building, Hutchinson Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0XZ
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided26/00248/HFUL
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) at the front of the property
21A Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DP
Received 22 Jan 2026
Decided26/0069/TTCA
Hawthorn tree is 6.7m tall would like to remove 4.2m.
250 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QE
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided26/00254/HFUL
Erection of front porch and installation of access ramp to front door. Conversion of existing detached garage to outbuilding for use as pottery studio. Replacement of garage door with door and window, and replacement of rear door/window with french doors.
111 Brampton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3HJ
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided26/0070/TTPO
T1 - Lime - Crown reduction by 3m all round. TPO 02/1991
5 Kirkby Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1XP
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided26/0071/TTCA
Small Mulberry T1 - raise canopy all round by 0.5mLarger Mulberry T2 - raise canopy all round by 0.5 - 1m, reduce tallest sections by 1.5m to clear phone line and windowsFig T5 - raise canopy to clear flat roof by 1m.
Lutheran Church 4 Shaftesbury Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BW
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided26/00256/HFUL
Single storey rear and side extension following demolition of existing conservatory. Relocation of side gate, external wall insulation and render to existing side and rear walls. Installation of Air Source Heat Pump to side elevation.
11 Kelvin Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8DN
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided26/0076/TTCA
Fell and remove mature willow tree.
56 St Andrews Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1DL
Received 26 Jan 2026
Decided26/0077/TTCA
T1 Male holly prune to shape, reducing height and width by 1.6mT2 Female holly prune to shape, reducing height and width by 1.1mT3 Yew prune to rectangular shape, reducing height by 0.9m
37 Belvoir Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JH
Received 26 Jan 2026
Decided25/04362/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 10i(DMMP- Demolition Material Management Plan), 12i(Airborne Dust) and 13i(Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment) of planning permission 25/04362/S73.
Rear Of 56 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7AQ
Received 26 Jan 2026

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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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