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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

3,011Searchable applications

391Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,384 approved or refused records

116Refused applications

1,268 approved · 116 refused · 139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided25/03467/HFUL
Erection of 1.5 storey home office and gym to rear following demolition of existing garden shed
20 Ferry Path Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HB
Received 4 Sept 2025
Decided25/03468/HFUL
Construction of rear dormer
141 Gwydir Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LJ
Received 4 Sept 2025
Decided25/0916/TTPO
T1 English Oak - Remove.REASONS FOR WORKS: The above tree is considered to be responsible for root induced clay shrinkage subsidence damage to Churchill Court, 41 Madingley Road, CB3 0EL.
Churchill Court 41 Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EL
Received 4 Sept 2025
Decided25/0918/TTCA
Row of x11 Robinia - Re-pollard by 2m to 1m above original pollard heads. Remove deadwood
Beaufort Place Thompsons Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8AG
Received 3 Sept 2025
Decided25/0921/TTCA
T1 - Catalpa ovata - Fell to ground level, dead tree. T2 - Fagus sylvatica - Repollard (removing stems up to 20cm diameter)T3 - Rhus sp - Fell to ground level, growing through fence.G1 - Malus pumila x2 - Fell to ground level.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JF
Received 4 Sept 2025
Decided25/0922/TTPO
Large Ash - Reduce height by 5 - 6mreduce spread on all sides by 3 - 4m to shapeRemove deadwood from remainder of crownReason - Extensive dieback through crown and limb failure in the last 2 months
Paradise House Grantchester Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HY
Received 4 Sept 2025
Decided23/03519/CONDF
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (materials), 5 (surface water drainage scheme) and 9 (hard and soft landscaping scheme) of planning permission 23/03519/FUL
Tyndale House 36 Selwyn Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BA
Received 4 Sept 2025
Decided25/0926/TTCA
T1 - Plum x 9 meters tall - Felled to ground level,T2 - Holly x 9 meters tall - Felled to ground level,Reason - These two trees are very close to the rear of two properties and dominating light and risk of problems to foundations.
76 Alpha Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9HT
Received 5 Sept 2025
Decided25/00033/COND9
Submission of details required by condition 9 (materials management plan) of planning permission 25/00033/S73
Department Of Engineering 1 J J Thomson Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DY
Received 5 Sept 2025
Decided25/0927/TTPO
T1 - Horse Chestnut x 17ms high - Reduce height by 3ms back to previous pruning points, leaving tree at approx. 14ms tall.
13 Millington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HW
Received 5 Sept 2025
Decided25/03481/LBC
Installation of three CCTV cameras, 2no. internal to the Porters Lodge and 1no. Externally above the cloister.
Peterhouse Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RD
Received 5 Sept 2025
Withdrawn25/03482/FUL
Installation of a canopy structure within the side access and associated development.
5 Glisson Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2HA
Received 5 Sept 2025
Decided24/03964/CONDC
Submission of details required by conditions 9 (demolition and construction environmental management plan) and 11 (piling) of planning permission 24/03964/FUL
Land At 6-7, 8, 9-11, 13, 14-16 Mercers Row Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HY
Received 5 Sept 2025
Decided24/03964/CONDB
Submission of details required by conditions 20 (construction ecological management plan) and 63 (biodiversity net gain plan) of planning permission 24/03964/FUL
Land At 6-7, 8, 9-11, 13, 14-16 Mercers Row Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HY
Received 5 Sept 2025
Decided24/03964/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 42 (ductwork) of planning permission 24/03964/FUL
Land At 6-7, 8, 9-11, 13, 14-16 Mercers Row Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HY
Received 5 Sept 2025
Decided24/03964/CONDD
Submission of details required by conditions 1 (surface water drainage scheme), 2 (surface water run-off) and 3 (foul water drainage) of planning permission 24/03964/FUL
Land At 6-7, 8, 9-11, 13, 14-16 Mercers Row Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HY
Received 5 Sept 2025
Decided24/03964/CONDE
Submission of details required by conditions 8 (gas risk assessment), 12 (noise impact assessment), 15 (waste management plan) and 17 (traffic management plan) of planning permission 24/03964/FUL
Land At 6-7, 8, 9-11, 13, 14-16 Mercers Row Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HY
Received 5 Sept 2025
Decided25/03488/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the conversion of an existing front garden into a block-paved driveway.
7 Tillyard Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8QT
Received 5 Sept 2025
Unknown23/04257/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 10 (materials management plan), 11 (traffic management plan), 12 (airborne dust) and 13 (demolition/construction noise and vibration impact assessment) of planning permission 23/04257/FUL
Rear Of 56 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7AQ
Received 8 Sept 2025
Decided25/0932/TTCA
T1 - Holly - Fell T2 and T3 - Common Lilac - FellT4 - Laburnum - FellT5 - Dead Tree, unsure of species, covered in ivy - FellT6 - Apple - Fell, with option to re-shape instead.
34 Belvoir Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JJ
Received 8 Sept 2025
Decided25/03496/HFUL
Roof extension with rear dormer, raising the ridge height & front dormer window.
20 Seymour Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3DQ
Received 8 Sept 2025
Decided25/0933/TTCA
Large leaf cotoneaster (LLC) - Prune back to level of no.13's fence (about 2m)Holly (H): prune back to level of no.13's fence (about 2m)
15 Saxon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HS
Received 8 Sept 2025
Decided25/03497/HFUL
Front porch extension with cloakroom
33 Acrefield Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JW
Received 8 Sept 2025
Decided25/03498/HFUL
Raising the ridge height, roof extension with rear dormer, single storey side and rear extension. 5No Roof lights to the front elevations and window to the side elevation, Addition of external insulation and white render.
5 Hayster Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 9PB
Received 8 Sept 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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