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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

3,044Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,394 approved or refused records

117Refused applications

1,277 approved · 117 refused · 143 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided25/03826/HFUL
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Skylight for the front roof elevation.
47 Belvoir Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JH
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/1089/TTCA
Spruce ( tree A)- trim back branches overhanging pavement to hedge line.Broad-leaved cockspur thorn (tree B) - trim back branches overhanging pavement to hedge line.
61 Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DR
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided25/03827/HFUL
Garage conversion and extension to form habitable space, single storey rear extension and front porch.
77 Kelsey Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 9XU
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided24/04677/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Cladding Details) of planning permission 24/04677/HFUL.
Chesterton Mill, Mill House Frenchs Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3NP
Received 2 Oct 2025
Decided25/02237/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3(Drawings at a scale of 1:10 of Sills lintels, jambs, transoms and mullions), 4( Proposed Bricks) and 5( Tree Protection) of planning permission 25/02237/HFUL.
Conduit Head 36 Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/03835/HFUL
Extension to the rear of the existing garage and replace flat roof with slate pitched roof
30A Belvoir Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JJ
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/1096/TTCA
T877: Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant Redwood) - Fell (dead)
Newnham College, Peile Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/1097/TTCA
G901: x5 No Field Maples - Reduce by 1.5m to prevent damage to roof and lead flashing on Gonville and Caius squash court building and by 1m in lengthT902: Oak - Cut back the branches/limbs up to 5m from the ground to allow for vehicle access and by 1m in lengthT905: Flowering Cherry - Remove lower limbs x2 up to 2.5m from the ground, which are overhanging the fence and reduce in length by 1mT908: Field Maple - Trim lower branches overhanging the fence up to 5m from the ground and by 1.5m in lengthT909: Oak - Overhanging lower limbs x2 - Remove up to 5m from the ground and 4m in lengthT910: Flowering Cherry - Remove overhanging lower limbs which are around to allow vehicle access, up to 2m from the ground and 4m in length
Summerfield Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/03837/ADV
Installation of 3 No. non illuminated fascia signs, 3 No. externally applied window graphics and 1 No. non illuminated post sign.
253 Barnwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8SL
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided24/00983/CONDB
Discharge of conditions 8 (water efficiency specification) of planning permission 24/00983/S73
5 Pearce Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9LY
Received 1 Oct 2025
Decided25/03842/HFUL
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing timber structure.
86 Whitehill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LY
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/1098/TTCA
T1: SILVER BIRCH x 16ms high - Raise lower branches over garden to 4ms garden side only and reduce laterals above by 1ms garden side T2: VARIEGATED MAPLE x 4ms high - Remove reverted growth by thinning crown by approximately 20%
8 Bradrushe Fields Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DW
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/03844/FUL
Retrospective permission for the erection of 1 No. 3 storey infill dwelling with associated parking (Amendment to application 24/03409/FUL to remove self build)
72 Stretten Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3EP
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided24/04804/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Ground Gas Protection) of planning permission 24/04804/FUL
Cambridge Retail Park, Unit 4 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided24/04804/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 8 (external material and finishes) of planning permission 24/04804/FUL
Cambridge Retail Park, Unit 4 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/1101/TTCA
Hawthorne (about 7 m high with a wide canopy) - Crown reduce by 1-2 m
41 Beche Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HX
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/01356/COND3
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Plant room or pod) of planning permission 25/01356/FUL
Building 15 Addenbrookes Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decided25/03863/FUL
Erection of a single storey two-bedroom dwelling.
Land R/O 22 Elfleda Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LZ
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decided25/03864/HFUL
Single storey side/rear infill extension.
50 Eltisley Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JQ
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decided25/1110/TTCA
Leylandii (24 ft tall and 20 ft wide) two thirds dead - Remove and plant bushes in its place, photinium and eleagnus
6 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decided25/03866/HFUL
Replace 4m of existing boundary wall to side with sliding fence panels to create storage area for bikes/bins.
58 De Freville Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HU
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decided24/01531/NMA2
Non material amendment on application 24/01531/REM for introduction of external cycle stores to blocks 1 & 2 following the expansion of plant rooms which resulted in a loss of internal cycle storage.
Land At Newbury Farm Babraham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8RL
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decided25/03869/FUL
To fly the following flags from a flag pole overlooking Sidgwick Avenue, on an annual basis: Feminist Flag , Transgender Flag and the Pan-African Flag.
Newnham College Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decided25/03870/ADV
To fly the following flags from a flag pole overlooking Sidgwick Avenue, on an annual basis: Feminist Flag , Transgender Flag and the Pan-African Flag.
Newnham College Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF
Received 6 Oct 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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