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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

3,271Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,510 approved or refused records

121Refused applications

1,389 approved · 121 refused · 151 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

Decided26/01007/HFUL
Conversion of existing garages into habitable living space, single storey rear/side extension, single storey side extension, external cladding, alterations to doors and fenestration, installation of pv solar panels, new green roof and rooflights.
4 Wootton Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9LX
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided26/0271/TTPO
T4 AILANTHUS - remove stem (approx 12ms high) nearest to fence line back to main trunk to facilitate installation of safety perimeter fencing.
The Cambridge Nursing Home 5 High Street East Chesterton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1NQ
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided26/01013/HFUL
Roof extension together with rear facing dormer and 3 No. Velux rooflights to the front elevation and change of hipped roof to gable.
8 Whitehill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LT
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided22/04356/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 6(Airborne Dust), 8(Demolition/Construction Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment) and 10 (Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission 22/04356/FUL.
185-189 Newmarket Road And 1 Godesdone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HA
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided26/01019/FUL
Erection of a covered pedestrian link structure between buildings ABCD and EF, together with a landscaped activity zone, replacing part of the existing car park.
Arm Ltd 110 Fulbourn Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 9NJ
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided26/01021/FUL
Refurbishment, comprising remedial works and the installation of new cladding to the existing north and west elevations of the Austin Building and provision of new teaching accommodation within the Balfour Building, including alterations to its south elevation, together with associated enabling and supporting works.
Austin, Balfour And Cockcroft Buildings New Museums Site Pembroke Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided26/01029/S73
S73 to vary conditions 2 (approved plans), 15 (external materials) and the removal of condition 10 (green roof requirement) and 16 (window design) of planning permission 24/01706/FUL (Erection of a one bedroom single storey dwelling at the rear of 24 Mere Way) to alter the design and materials of the dwelling, alterations to fenestrations and relocation of the bin and bike stores.
24 Mere Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2JN
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided19/1221/CONDC
Submission of details required by conditions 11 (operational electric vehicle charge point) and 16 (carbon reduction statement) of planning permission 19/1221/FUL
Land Rear Of 29 - 31 Peverel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/0275/TTCA
1 Apple Tree that has been badly cut by the previous owners and is now diseased - Remove
78 Hemingford Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3BZ
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/01035/HFUL
Rear roof extension with rear dormer, rooflights to the front roof elevation, solar panels to dormer roof.
372 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3NN
Received 16 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/01037/FUL
Part demolition of the existing Romsey Labour Club with retention of the BLI historic frontage and erection of 60no. student studio units (sui generis use class) with a communal lounge and associated infrastructure and landscaping.
Romsey Labour Club Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3NL
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided24/04804/CONDC
Submission of details required by condition 5 (noise insulation/mitigation scheme) of planning permission 24/04804/FUL
Cambridge Retail Park, Unit 4 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided24/01529/COND7
Submission of details required by condition 7 (Wayfinding) of Reserved Matters application 24/01529/REM.
Cambridge Biomedical Campus Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0AJ
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/01049/HFUL
Erection of single storey bike/bin store with green roof to front and installation of air source heat pump.
19 Bentley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AW
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/0276/TTCA
Veteran Golden Weeping Willow - Repollard to the original points, where at most 8m may be removed from the height of the tree and up to 4m from the width
4 Clarkson Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EJ
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/0277/TTCA
T1: Oak - Remove the three lowest branches which overhang the Laurel and Cotoneaster hedge and one small secondary branch. All branches are on the South side of the crown.
19 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AD
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/01052/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed single storey rear extension.
52 Fen Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1TX
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/01054/LBC
Installation of basement tanking.
1 Rose Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3LL
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/01056/ADV
Installation of 2 No. freestanding internally illuminated LED D6 advertising displays.
452 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8EA
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/01057/HFUL
Replacement of the garden shed with single storey garden room/gym (Retrospective)
55 Gwydir Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LG
Received 17 Mar 2026
Withdrawn26/01059/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 23/04245/HFUL (First floor extension to side and rear) to include a ground floor shed infill.
6 Cranmer Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BL
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/01060/LBC
Removal of CCTV camera and installation of two new CCTV cameras. Removal of existing lead roof sheet covering to the tower roof, build up existing roof, install insulation and new lead sheet covering. Reduce the height of the existing flagpole.
Selwyn College Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DQ
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/01066/REM
Reserved Matters Application pursuant to 16/0176/OUT for all matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) relating to the development of a mixed-use laboratory and office building (4000 Discovery Drive) including associated plant, access, car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, public open space, and other works, and the discharge of Conditions 8 (Transport spurs), 10 (Energy Demand), 14 (EV Charging), 31 (On Plot Cycle and Pedestrian Facilities), 33 (Car Parking Spaces), 36 (Disabled Car Parking Spaces), 37 (Cycle Parking Spaces), 39 (Ecological Conservation Management Plan), 41 (Drainage), 43 (Sustainability), 48 (Waste), and 49 (Landscape) of Planning Permission 16/0176/OUT.
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 18 Mar 2026
Decided26/01068/HFUL
Roof extension with rear dormer.
29B Richmond Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PP
Received 18 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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