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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
3,396Searchable applications
384Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,580 approved or refused records
134Refused applications

1,446 approved · 134 refused · 155 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Decided26/02783/LBC

    Alterations to insert two tell-tale overflow pipes to existing parapet gutter

    Clare College, Old Court Trinity Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TL

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  2. Decided26/02786/HFUL

    Single storey front and rear extension, addition of window to the side and removal of existing rear side shed.

    4 Finch Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3RB

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  3. Decided26/02787/HFUL

    Single storey front and rear extension, part two storey rear extension and removal of existing rear side shed.

    21 Chapman Court Sackville Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2SG

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  4. Decided24/01354/COND10A

    Submission of details required by condition 10 (resubmission - Footway Widening) of planning permission 24/01354/FUL

    137 And 143 Histon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3HZ

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  5. Awaiting decision26/02790/FUL

    Change of use from existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a large House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (sui generis) including the demolition of the solarium, external repairs to the building and the provision of a new bike and bin store.

    9 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AD

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  6. Awaiting decision25/04359/CONDB

    Submission of details required by condition 11 (Carbon Reduction and Water Efficiency Statement) of planning permission 25/04359/FUL

    54-62 Dukes Court Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DZ

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  7. Decided25/04800/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (ecological enhancement scheme) of planning permission 25/04800/FUL

    Burrells Field Trinity College Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DH

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  8. Decided26/02795/FUL

    Replacement cladding and screens and installation of a garden gate.

    Abbey College Homerton Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8EB

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  9. Decided26/0766/TTCA

    T1. Apple - Crown thin 20% and crown reduce by 2m to reduce wind resistance and likelihood of failure. (Infected with Inonotus hispidus on main trunk. Weight bias towards left hand boundary wall)T2. Apple - Crown reduce by 3m (height and spread) to reduce risk of failureT2b. Apple - Crown reduce by 3m (height and spread) to reduce risk of failure T5. Birch - Prune to remove heavy deadwood. Prune to clear wires by 2m. Prune to clear garage by 2m

    The Vicarage 57 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BX

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  10. Decided26/0767/TTCA

    1 x Thuja - Remove2 x Yew trees - at the bottom of the garden adjacent to the Gonville and Caius playing fields. Reduce their height to 1.5-2m

    4 Clare Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HN

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  11. Decided26/02796/FUL

    Removal of existing lean to roof and the erection of a single storey side extension to the kitchen to provide decant area and additional storage areas.

    Cripps Court Chesterton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3AD

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  12. Decided25/04740/CONDC

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (demolition and construction environmental management plan (DCEMP)) of planning permission 25/04740/FUL

    Car Park Henley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  13. Decided26/02802/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension and rear canopy with green roof. Erection of pergola and bike store with green roof in rear garden. Boundary fence alteration. Alterations to fenestration including new window to front elevation and replacement guardrails to first floor balcony.

    47 Longworth Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1GU

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  14. Decided26/02803/PRIOR

    Demolition will cover a series of buildings known collectively as the Cavendish Laboratory:Mott Building, Bragg Building, Link Building,Rutherford Building, Microelectronics Research Centre, Kapitza Building along with various ancillary structures and hardstanding associated with the buildings.

    Cavendish Laboratory 19 J J Thomson Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HE

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  15. Decided26/0768/TTCA

    Common ash (71) - Reduce height by approximately 2m down to previous reduction points, reduce spread on all sides by approximately 2 -2.5m back to previous reduction points, shape round, remove deadwood.

    24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BU

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  16. Decided26/0770/TTCA

    T1- Beech- reduce 2x lowest lateral limbs over out house by 2 meters to reduce the risk of end loading.

    11A Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AS

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  17. Decided24/01589/COND10

    Submission of details required by condition 10 (electric vehicle charge point) of Reserved Matters application 24/01589/REM

    Cambridge Biomedical Campus Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0AJ

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  18. Decided26/02805/PRIOR

    Change use of the first floor from office space to a teaching space for Hills Road Sixth Form College

    School House, National Extension College Homerton Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8EB

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  19. Decided26/02806/HFUL

    Replace pedestrian and vehicle gate.

    89 De Freville Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HP

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  20. Decided26/0771/TTCA

    Bay tree - FellCrab Apple tree -Fell

    27 Chesterton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3AL

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  21. Decided26/02814/HFUL

    Construction of a wooden outbuilding at the end of the garden.

    115 Wadloes Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8PF

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  22. Decided26/02815/CL2PD

    Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a House in multiple occupation (HMO) (Class C4).

    54 Devonshire Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BL

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  23. Awaiting decision26/02816/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings/hardstanding and erection of commercial building(s) (use classes E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 to be applied flexibly) with associated substation, servicing, access, parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure works

    50-55 William James House Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WX

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  24. Decided26/02824/CL2PD

    Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the retention of the existing masonry outer leaf, with localised removal and reinstatement of brickwork where required to facilitate the installation of new cavity barriers and fire-stopping measures, removal of the existing weatherboard cladding system and replacement with a new non-combustible cladding build-up, including calcium silicate sheathing board, Tyvek breather membrane, non-combustible support framework, cavity barriers, fire-stopping measures, EPDM membranes and associated trims, removal of existing timber balcony decking and privacy screen boards and replacement with non-combustible composite decking and aluminium privacy screen systems. removal of existing timber screen boards to bin and cycle stores and removal of timber soffit boards to entrance canopies, with replacement non-combustible aluminium screen profiles and composite soffit boards installed and associated installation of cavity barriers and fire-stopping measures where required within the external wall construction.

    Bailey House Block 66-89 Rustat Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3PG

    Received 27 Jul 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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