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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 dates3,267Searchable applications
392Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,509 approved or refused records
120Refused applications
1,389 approved · 120 refused · 151 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Decided26/00967/HFUL
Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, hip to gable roof extension with a rear dormer. 2No skylight to the front roof elevation.
71 Lovell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2QW
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00968/TELNOT
Installation of approximately 40m of internal cable, 1 external drill and 1 concrete internal hole, 15m SC tails to NTE
Le Creuset 15 Rose Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3LL
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00970/HFUL
Single storey rear lean-to extension, installation of 1 No. rooflight, raising of the south boundary wall by 285mm and associated internal alterations.
138 Gwydir Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LL
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0259/TTPO
G1: x2 Dawyck Beech trees - Cut back the branches on the roadside by 1-2m
St Catharines College Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RL
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0260/TTCA
T2: Cedar - Cut back the lower lateral branch which overhangs Silver Street by up to 1.5mReason: To prevent it further encroaching on the street and causing potential damage by high sided vehicles.
Masters Garden St Catharines College Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00972/LBC
Hanging of restored oil painting on the south aisle south wall.
All Saints Church Jesus Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8BP
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00973/HFUL
Ground floor front and rear extensions, part double storey rear extension, double storey side extension including loft conversion with rear dormer and hip to gable roof extension, chimney removals, internal reconfigurations and a one bedroom annexe.
66 Darwin Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3HH
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00977/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and the construction of 4 No. self-build dwellings, car club space, cycle storage and landscape planting.
43 Brookfields Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3NZ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00979/HFUL
Single storey side and rear extension.
4 The Westering Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8SF
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided25/01900/NMA1
Non material amendment of planning permission 25/01900/FUL to change the approved tarmac colour from Buff to Black in the sales and marketing car park area.
Land At Newbury Farm Babraham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8RL
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00988/S106A
Modification of planning obligations contained in a Section 106 Agreement dated 31 July 1995 made between (1) Cambridge City Council and (2) and The Cambridge Housing Society Limited to Clause 2 to add a mortgagee exclusion clause. Principal planning ref, C/0995/94.
1A Malden Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8NU
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00987/ADV
Installation of externally illuminated signage to the south elevation of the sales building and installation of 12 No. flags
Land At Newbury Farm Babraham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8RL
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0265/TTPO
T1: Self set multi stemmed Sycamore - Remove due to damage to surrounding footpathsG2: 3x Holm Oak - Crown raise to 4 meters to maintain in their current locationG3: 2x Holly - Formatively reduce and shape by 1 meter to improve form
Faculty Of Education Homerton College 184 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PH
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0266/TTPO
T1: Yew - Cut back to railings by 1.5 meters to allow footpath and roadway access
1 Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1QA
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0267/TTCA
2x London Plane in front garden - Raise canopy above highway to clear 5m high and above the driveway to clear 4m high. Remove moderate and major deadwood. Remove broken branches lodged in crown.Beech in front garden - Remove broken branches lodged in crown. Raise canopy to clear roof of car port by 2m.
6 Cranmer Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BL
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided25/04097/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3(Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection PLan) of planning permission 25/04097/FUL
Lord Byron Inn 22 Church Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9LA
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00992/HFUL
Roof extension with L-Shaped rear dormer clad with grey slate hanging tiles over existing outrigger and installation of 2no roof lights to front
133 Ross Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3BS
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00995/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) condition 7 (HMO management plan) to compliance, condition 8 (bin and bike storage) to compliance and remove condition 9 (green biodiverse roof) of ref: 24/01141/FUL (Single storey rear extension and change of use from use class C4 house in multiple occupation with 6 residents to sui generis a large house in multiple occupation with 7 residents).
7 Thorleye Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8NF
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00996/HFUL
Roof extension with rear dormer, additional 1No rooflight to the front roof elevation.
48 Halifax Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PX
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00998/HFUL
Single storey side and rear extensions and garage conversion to form habitable space
576 Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3JR
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided25/00369/CONDB
Submission of details required by conditions 3(Precise areas proposed for repair and replacement) of Listed building consent 25/00369/LBC.
Trinity Hall, Fellows Garden Trinity Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TJ
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01000/FUL
Construction of a new window within an aperture that once contained a window that has since been blocked up.
Jesus College, East Lodge Jesus Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8BL
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01001/HFUL
Single storey side and rear extension, hip-to-gable roof extension with rear dormer, 3No skylights to the front roof elevation.
50 Birdwood Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3SU
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided21/02957/COND29B
Submission of details required by condition 29 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of the deemed planning consent associated with the Network Rail (Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements) Order 2022 (Local Planning Authority Reference 21/02957/TWA)
West Anglia Main Line Land Adjacent To Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Mar 2026
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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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