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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

3,024Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,387 approved or refused records

116Refused applications

1,271 approved · 116 refused · 141 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided25/03546/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (drawings) and 4 (Plant noise compliance condition) of ref: 25/01745/FUL to include the reconfiguration and design of ASHP and associated enclosures.
Bishop Bateman Court Thompsons Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8AQ
Received 11 Sept 2025
Decided25/03550/CLUED
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 to lawfully establish that the roof of the extension approved under planning permission 07/0557/FUL has been used as a balcony, roof garden or similar amenity area in excess of 10 years, in breach of planning condition 3.
59 Ainsworth Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2PF
Received 11 Sept 2025
Decided25/0962/TTCA
T1- Horse Chestnut- reduce in height and shape by approx 3 meters.
4 Hedgerley Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EW
Received 11 Sept 2025
Decided25/00974/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP)) of planning permission 25/00974/HFUL
10 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AD
Received 11 Sept 2025
Decided25/03553/ADV
Installation of 1no internally illuminated fascia sign, a digital screen, window vinyl's on the east elevation, a gate sign and gate noticeboard on the eastern gate elevation at the entrance to the Botanic Garden.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JF
Received 11 Sept 2025
Decided25/0966/TTPO
T51 "Crack willow (Salix fragilis)" Pollard - by reducing height and lateral branch by up to 4m.T541 "English yew (Taxus baccata)" Crown lift to 3m.
Homerton College Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PH
Received 11 Sept 2025
Decided25/03555/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the proposed fire safety measures.
Clay Farm Centre Long Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Sept 2025
Decided25/03556/HFUL
Single storey rear and side extensions, alterations to exterior materials, internal reconfigurations and solar panel installation to East and West elevations. New second floor widows to East and West elevations and change to fenestrations.
1 Sedley Taylor Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PW
Received 12 Sept 2025
Withdrawn25/03557/HFUL
First Floor Rear Extension
58 Montague Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1BX
Received 12 Sept 2025
Decided23/03401/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 18 (water efficiency specification) of planning permission 23/03401/S73
230 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8JL
Received 12 Sept 2025
Decided25/0968/TTCA
Cercis siliquastrum fell tree and grind out its stump.
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Received 12 Sept 2025
Decided25/03565/PRIOR
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
7 Wellington Court Wellington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1HZ
Received 12 Sept 2025
Decided25/03567/FUL
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
7 Wellington Court Wellington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1HZ
Received 12 Sept 2025
Decided25/03571/HFUL
Single storey side and rear extension, hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer. Solar panels to the front elevation.
25 Roseford Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2HA
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/0971/TTCA
Field Maple - Reduce height by 1m, reduce spread on all sides by 1m to shape round
8 Tenison Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2DY
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/0972/TTCA
1) Quince (Cydonia oblonga) - Reduce height and spread on all sides by up to 2m and shape round.2) Malus (Crab apple) - Reduce height and spread on all sides by up to 3m and shape round.
1 Eltisley Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JG
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided23/01878/COND4A
Submission of details required by condition 4 (verification report) of planning permission 23/01878/FUL
59 Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0DN
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/0977/TTPO
2 x Yew - Reduce spread above summer house by 1-1.5m back to rear wall of greenhouse. Reduce height by 2 - 2.5m and shape into remainder of canopy
Porson Court Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8ER
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/03581/HFUL
Replacement of 2 front windows.
134 Thoday Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3AX
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided23/01878/COND25
Submission of details required by condition 25 (travel plan) of planning permission 23/01878/FUL
59 Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0DN
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/0978/TTCA
T1: BEECH x 15ms high - Reduce in height by 2.5ms to leave at 12.5ms high, reduce laterals X 6ms long overhanging roof of No. 22 to give 1ms clearance to roof of No. 22 leaving at 5ms long, reduce remaining laterals x 5ms by 1.5ms to lessen general canopy overhang to No. 22 leaving at 3.5ms longT2, T3, T4, T5: BEECH x 17ms high - Reduce in height by 2.5ms to leave at 14.5ms high, reduce laterals x 5ms long by 1.5ms to lessen general overhang to No. 22 leaving at 3.5ms long up to 8msT6: BEECH x 15ms high - Reduce in height by 2.5ms to leave at 12.5ms high, reduce laterals x 5ms long by 1.5ms to lessen general overhang to No. 22 leaving at 3.5ms long up to 8ms
22 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided23/04590/CONDE
Submission of details required by condition 6 (Demoilition Construction Envionmental Management Plan) of outline planning permission 23/04590/OUT
Land South Of Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/0982/TTCA
Tree number 435: Acer Palmatum - Laterally reduce to provide 0.5-1m clearance of building
Churchill College The Masters Lodge Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/0983/TTPO
Ulmus x hollandica 'Vegeta' College tree numbers 448 and 449 to lift the small branches to 2 and 2.4m from the ground.
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Received 16 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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