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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 dates3,404Searchable applications
384Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,585 approved or refused records
134Refused applications
1,451 approved · 134 refused · 155 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- Awaiting decision26/02906/S73
S73 to remove condition 4 (Green roof) of ref: 26/01777/HFUL (Single storey side and rear extension, hip to gable roof extension including rear dormer, 2no rooflights to front elevation and alterations to fenestration).
41 Woodlark Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HT
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision25/03882/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (traffic management plan), 5 (bats), 6 (airborne dust), 7 (arboricultural method statement (AMS)) and 12 (ecological enhancement scheme) of planning permission 25/03882/FUL
Wilbury Latham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7EG
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Unknown25/03323/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (traffic management plan),4 (tree protection), 5 (airborne dust) and 34 (BNG) of planning permission 25/03323/FUL
73 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8EG
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision24/04244/CONDE
Submission of details required by condition 3 (written scheme of investigation (WSI)) of planning permission 24/04244/FUL
Gonville And Caius College Trinity Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TA
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00134/NMA1
Non-material amendment on application 26/00134/HFUL for the inclusion of: 2no velux roof lights, 1no sun tunnel and removal of parapet wall on extension roof.
58 Harding Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3RR
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02918/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the Use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling.
8A Babraham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0RA
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02924/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) and remove condition 4 (green roofs) of ref: 23/00256/HFUL (Single storey side extension, demolition of existing brick shed, single storey detached annexe. Shed to the front of the property) to amend the roof pitch and allow for a concrete pan-tiled roof.
8 Ventress Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8QX
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02925/HFUL
Single storey rear extension.
115 Hemingford Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3BY
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0812/TTCA
Fir tree in front of house with a tree house at the base, reduce height of tree as illustrated on the attached photograph.
74 Grantchester Meadows Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0813/TTCA
T.1 dead Cherry tree - Remove
9 Alpha Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9HS
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02929/LBC
Enlargement of a doorway in a partition wall within the kitchen in rear single storey extension.
62-64 King Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LN
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided25/04165/CONDC
Submission of details required by condition 7 (cleaning of masonry) of Listed Building consent 25/04165/LBC
2 Rose Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3LL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01896/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (protection and supported) of Listed Building consent 26/01896/LBC
2 Rose Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3LL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided23/04687/COND68
Submission of details required by condition 68 (glint and glare assessment - Site 1 only) of planning permission 23/04687/FUL
Barnwell Local Centre Barnwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8RG
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0814/TTPO
T1 SILVER BIRCH IN FRONT GARDEN x 12ms high - previously reduced, leaving crown unbalanced with dense regrowth - proposed work is to reduce height regrowth by approximately 1 to 1.5ms and laterals by 1 to 1.5ms by tip end pruning back to natural unions to maintain good branch flow lines and thin remaining crown by 15% to achieve rebalanced crown and natural dappled shading.
55 Cavendish Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7UR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0816/TTCA
Remove a dead alder tree leaning onto the neighbours wall.5 Days notice
26 Leah Manning Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3FR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02932/HFUL
Internal refurbishments with ground and second floor rear extensions. 3No roof lights to the rear elevation. New garage gate.
17 Warkworth Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EG
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02934/ADV
Temporary shop front advertisement for launch of new educational centre until completion of fit-out building works.
214 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8JL
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02935/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for replacement subframe system and cladding boards to external facades and replacement of existing timber decking.
Flats 72-109 Warren Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1LE
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision18/1890/CONDE
Submission of details required by condition 26 (solid screens) of planning application 18/1890/FUL
Family Centre Malta Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3LW
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0818/TTCA
5 Day Notice for a removal of a dead Acacia tree within second court of the college.
Second Court Christs College St Andrews Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02946/HFUL
Single Story Rear Extension, Construction of a Porch, Demolition of existing garage and replace it with an Annex
154 Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3HH
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02948/HFUL
Single storey front extension
7 Fanshawe Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3QX
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided23/04686/COND3A
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 3 (Archaeology) of planning permission 23/04686/FUL
12 - 34 Fanshawe Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3QY
Received 4 Aug 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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