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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

3,369Searchable applications

384Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 1,564 approved or refused records

134Refused applications

1,430 approved · 134 refused · 155 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2019 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/02197/FUL
Internal alterations to create 1no additional supported houisng unit.
Dunstan Court Wulfstan Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8QD
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/02198/LBC
internal refurbishment including: additional boxings and ceilings to conceal services, improved lighting to main stairs, added margin detail to new false ceilings, minor layout change at 4th floor.
Gonville And Caius College, St Michaels Court Trinity Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TA
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/02199/FUL
Retrospective change of Use of an existing dwelling house (Use Class C3) into a Large House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis) for 7 bedrooms with 7 residents together with the provision of cycle and refuse storage facilities.
9 Egerton Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8PN
Received 11 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/02200/FUL
Erection of 1no 3bed self-build/custom build detached dwelling on land adjacent to 52 Alpha Road. Demolition of existing double garage. Off-street car parking for the existing dwelling no.52 Alpha Road. Extension of existing dropped kerb for vehicular access and associated hard and soft landscaping.
52 Alpha Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3DG
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/02201/FUL
Installation of external surfacing for play area, boundary fencing, netting, external lighting and associated works
57-60 Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1LR
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/02203/PRIOR
Installation of 1no. 17.5m monopole to host 6no. antennas, 1no. transmission dish alongside ancillary works to the monopole and base.
Land Opposite Territorial Army 450 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8HQ
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided24/03293/CONDE
Submission of details required by condition 6 (BRE issued Design Stage Certificate) of planning permission 24/03293/S73
Tyndale House 36 Selwyn Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BA
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/02205/HFUL
Two storey side extension, single storey front and rear extensions. Chimney removal, Solar panels and No1 skylight to rear roof elevation and No1 skylight to front roof elevation.
113 Wadloes Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8PF
Received 11 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision24/03919/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Technical Glazing Topography), 5 (secondary glazing details) and 6 (Sample Unit) of listed building consent 24/03919/LBC
Queens College, Old Court Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9ET
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided25/01431/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 1 (details of the covered secure bike storage) of planning permission 25/01431/FUL
28 Carlyle Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3DN
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided23/04732/CONDT
Submission of details required by condition 26 (Biodiversity Enhancements ) of planning permission 23/04732/S73.
Devonshire Gardens Devonshire Road Cambridge CB1 2BJ
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/02211/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the replacement windows and lowering of some window cills, new external insulated render, Installation of Air Source Heat Pump, Installation of new window to front and rear elevation, replace garage door with window and render brickwork to front of garage, relocated shed/bike store to new position in rear garden, new front porch and installation of solar panels
2 Gough Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9LN
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/02213/ADV
Installation of 4no internally illuminated fascia signs and 4no non-illuminated signs on the awnings.
Unit 11A Cambridge Retail Park Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/0588/TTCA
Apple Tree - reducing canopy size by 3m.
35 Bermuda Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3LD
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided26/0589/TTCA
T1 - Styphnolobium japonica - Reduce lower limb over path by up to 3mT2 - Malus trilobata - Fell to ground levelT3 - Malus transitoria - Reduce lower crown branches by up to 3m T4 - Ostraya carpinifolia - Crown lift branches over footpath up to 3m from GL T5 - Betula "Fetisowii" - Fell to ground level T6 - Malus pratii - Fell to ground levelT7 - Crataegus persimilis "Prunifolia" - Fell to ground level T8 - Picea farreri - Fell to ground level T9 - Fagus sylvatica Purpurea - Crown lift up to 4m from ground level T10 - Liriodendron chinensis - Fell to ground level G1 - Pterocarya fraxinifolia - Reduce younger trees overhanging footpath by up to 5mG2 - Betula pendula's- Thin group by removing up to 50% of small weak specimens - reduce lower limb over path by up to 3m.
University Botanic Garden 1 Brookside Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JE
Received 11 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/02221/FUL
Installation of solar pv panels on the rear pitched roof of 5 and 6 St Peters Terrace.
5 - 6 St Peters Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1QQ
Received 11 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/02222/LBC
Installation of solar pv panels on the rear pitched roof of 5 & 6 St Peters Terrace.
5 - 6 St Peters Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1QQ
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided25/02412/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (traffic management plan) of prior approval 25/02412/PRIOR
59-61 Ravenscroft House Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1AB
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided25/03705/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Foul Water Drainage), 5 (Hard and Soft Landscape), 8 (Water Efficiency Statement),10 (Piling) and 24 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of Planning Permission 25/03705/FUL.
237 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8RW
Received 12 Jun 2026
Decided26/02226/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed loft conversion, hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer. Rooflights to front elevation
51 Hurrell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3RL
Received 12 Jun 2026
Decided26/02227/ADV
Installation of 1 no internally illuminated lightbox to shopfront
5 Emmanuel Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1NE
Received 12 Jun 2026
Decided26/02232/PRIOR
Installation of 209 solar panels on the roof of the sports centre.
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Received 12 Jun 2026
Decided26/0593/TTCA
Silver Birch tree estimate 12m tall, top half seems to be dead or dying, would like to prune the top 6m.
180 Chesterton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1NE
Received 12 Jun 2026
Decided26/0594/TTPO
T1 - London Plane crown reduce side of tree by 2-3m to clear side of building and roof surface by 2 -3m as part of regular maintenance.T2 - Plane - crown lift to 4.5m above growth level to avoid damage caused by marque construction at least three times during the academic year, all scaffolding limbs to remain uncut. Sub branches to be reduced by 2m in lower crown.
Anglia Ruskin University, Coslett Building East Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1PT
Received 12 Jun 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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