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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates3,374Searchable applications
384Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 1,568 approved or refused records
134Refused applications
1,434 approved · 134 refused · 155 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decided26/0596/TTCA
Eucalyptus reduce height and spread by 2 -3m down to pervious pruning points retaining small growth throughout.
37 Halifax Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3QB
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0597/TTCA
Purple Plum fell
33 Millington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HW
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02236/LBC
Installation of a York stone footpath within 3rd Court of St John's College.
St Johns College, Third Court St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0598/TTCA
Magnolia reduce height by 2m and reduce spread on both sides by 1m back to boundary lines and shape round.
100 Oxford Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PL
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0599/TTPO
Ash - reduce spread on south side adjacent to house by 3 - 3.5m, taper into upper canopy to shape. To reduce over extended growth on south side above house. Removing deadwood does not require permission.
1 Templemore Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7TH
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0600/TTPO
Cedar remove branches to clear fence and footpath trim to clear phone lines by 1 -1.5m.
3 Shaftesbury Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BW
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0601/TTPO
Beech reduce height by 2 - 2.5m and reduce spread on all sides by 2m and shape round,insuffient space for continual growth of tree and affecting of multiple new trees below.
21 Clarkson Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EH
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0602/TTCA
T001 Myrobalan Plum - FellT002 Myrobalan Plum - FellT003 Robinia - FellT004 Robinia - FellT005 Myrobalan Plum - FellT006 Highclere Holly - FellT007 Elder - Fell
The Knott Lady Margaret Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0BJ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided25/01274/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Ecological Enhancement Scheme) of planning permission 25/01274/FUL
83 Beaumont Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8PX
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02242/PRIOR
Conversion of existing two storey office building to form 2no 2bed apartments on ground and first floor.
51 Cambridge Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02243/PRIOR
Demolition of existing single-storey rear extension and construction of replacement single-storey rear extension
25 Holbrook Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7SX
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02245/HFUL
Removal of chimney. Refurbishment of single storey front bay window with new linked porch. Refurbishment of single storey garage including raising of roof height and installation of roof lights, with addition of lean-to fenced enclosure with glass roof for bin/bike storage and air-source heat pump to front elevation. First floor side extensions and single storey side/rear extensions. Extension of dropped kerb and move street light. Raising of ridge height and installation of solar panels and roof lights to rear and side facing roof slopes. Application of external insulated render and timber cladding, alterations to fenestration and installation of windows to ground floor side.
27 Nightingale Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8SG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02246/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for proposed solar panel installation on the rear roof.
94 Foster Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9JR
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02249/FUL
Change of use of part ground ,first and loft floor from class E to single dwelling class C3 and part first floor extension to create two residential dwellings, addition of velux roof windows, existing commercial use at the ground floor level including subsequent internal refurbishments
297 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3DF
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02250/FUL
New opening formed in existing (unlisted) red brick boundary wall to rear car park and new access-controlled motorised timber pedestrian gate installed to provide improved level access including for cycles and those with mobility needs, and, to improve safety by separating pedestrians/ vehicles, as is the current arrangement. Cycle shelter/ spaces as shown on the approved, but as yet unbuilt application 25/03792/FUL to be amended/ reduced to suit the new gate.
Sidney Sussex College Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided22/02066/NMA2
Non-material amendment on application 22/02066/FUL to update the window type, as set out in Condition 32 Part C, from top guided to bottom guided windows, and minor changes to the rear elevation of Block A.
Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02254/HFUL
Retrospective roof extension including rear dormer.
78 Tenison Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2DW
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided22/01967/COND52
Submission of details required by condition 52 (Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission 22/01967/S73
Land North Of Cherry Hinton Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02259/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 25/04357/FUL (Refurbishment and reconfiguration of the upper floors to provide commercial accommodation falling within Use Class E including redesigning the existing means of escape, a lift shaft and open staircase serving second and third floors. A second floor link structure creating an internal courtyard and terrace and alterations to fenestration) to replace existing rear window with a larger double glazed window.
57 - 60 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HX
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0605/TTCA
T1 Field Maple in the garden of No. 9 Cavendish Court: fell. Reason: it is causing significant shading to the owner's property and that of the neighbours. It is also affecting the use of the garden, i.e. bird excrement etc..
10 Cavendish Court Cavendish Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3FZ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/02260/TELNOT
Installation of 1no 9m light wooden pole.
86 Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HH
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0608/TTCA
T1 - Sycamore - Tree is growing under large Pine trees. Remove tree under larger trees to improve the light getting into the garden.
4 St Pauls Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2EZ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/0609/TTPO
T7 - Norway Maple - Reduce back to previous points by approximately 3m all round - Good Tree Management, now starting to get heavy.T19 - Norway Maple - Cut to clear buildings by 2m.T20 - Oak - Lift branches off bike shed by 1.5m to prevent damage.
Cambridge Technopark Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8PB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0610/TTCA
T1 - Beech - Reduce over-extended limb growing towards building by approximately 3m to keep in line with canopy. Lift low limbs to give ground clearance of approximately 3m.
1 Harvey Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2ET
Received 15 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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