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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

3,595Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 1,677 approved or refused records

144Refused applications

1,533 approved · 144 refused · 171 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2019 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Awaiting decision21/05434/COND15
Submission of details required by condition 15 (Substation Buildings) of planning permission 21/05434/REM
Darwin Green One Development Site Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 28 Aug 2026
Decided26/0939/TTCA
T1 & T2 - Cedar Trees - to reduce the lateral limbs by up to 2m to suitable growing points, to mitigate against further failure. (one tree has lost a limb)
Wytherton Summerfield Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HE
Received 28 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/03299/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 26/01313/FUL (Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement) Minor adjustments to the external terminals of the existing MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery) ventilation system for the basement of 4-5 Benet Place.
4 - 5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03300/FUL
Demolition of existing sports pavilion and car park and construction of a replacement sports pavilion with new pedestrian access from Madingley Road, associated works and landscaping.
St Johns College Playing Field Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EE
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03301/PRIOR
Change of use of the first floor and loft space from Class E (commercial, business and service) to a single dwellinghouse within Class C3(a).
50 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1LA
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03302/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (materials) of ref: 24/01649/HFUL (Single storey front, side, and rear extensions including rear canopy) to include alterations to the single storey roof materials, installation of 2no additional roof lights and inclusion of an obscured glass toilet/shower window.
183 Coleridge Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3PW
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision25/04314/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Ecological Enhancement Scheme), 7 (Artificial Lighting), 14 (Carbon Reduction and Water Efficiency Statement) and 15 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 25/04314/FUL.
397 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8DB
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03304/HFUL
Single storey rear extension. Roof extension including dormer window to front and replacement dormer windows to rear.
12 Perowne Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2AY
Received 1 Sept 2026
Decided26/0941/TTCA
T1 Eucalyptus, remove tree to ground level
19 Montague Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1BU
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01952/CONDD
Submission details required by condition 9 (Carbon Reduction and Water Efficiency Statement) of planning permission 26/01952/FUL.
Unit 11A Cambridge Retail Park Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR
Received 1 Sept 2026
Decided26/02053/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Solar panels) of planning permission 26/02053/FUL
54-62 Dukes Court Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DZ
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision23/02685/NMA2
Non material amendment on application 23/02685/FUL for amendments to conditions 3, 12 and 20.
Grafton Centre Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03311/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for change of use from C3 to C4 - 6 person HMO .
181 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1XG
Received 1 Sept 2026
Unknown26/03313/TELNOT
Installation of 1no light wooden pole.
OS 15 Cliveden Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3LX
Received 1 Sept 2026
Decided26/0943/TTCA
T1 Red leaf Plum - Remove tree and grind stump to below ground level.
11 Clarendon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BH
Received 1 Sept 2026
Decided26/0944/TTCA
T1 Silver Lime - Silver Lime - Cut back to clear building by 3m
Friars Building Queens College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03324/HFUL
Single storey rear and side extension, roof extension with rear dormer and 2 Velux windows to the front roof elevation.
125 Birdwood Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3TB
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03325/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 25/02613/FUL (Upgrade and modifications to the ductwork, ventilation canopies and HVAC system to the main basement kitchen, including the creation of a new plant room and associated internal and external works) to allow revised extract ductwork across the Cloister Corridor, discharging through new louvres within an existing masonry opening, together with associated alterations to the positioning of condenser units.
Robinson College Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AN
Received 2 Sept 2026
Decided26/0947/TTCA
Maple tree - Fell
29 Abbey Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HH
Received 2 Sept 2026
Decided26/0948/TTCA
Conifer tree - fell and remove ( Tree is completely dead)
29 De Freville Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HW
Received 2 Sept 2026
Decided26/0949/TTCA
T536 - ASH X 16MS HIGH - reduce dying limb which is approx 5ms long back to main fork,
Highsett Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/0950/TTPO
T531 - contorted willow x 10ms high - previously pollard, now requires repollarding - therefore repollard, equating to reduction of 4ms regrowth, leaving tree at approx. 6ms high,Reason - The tree overhangs the roadway and adjacent private gardens. A large dense crown which due to its location within residential area needs to be managed by cyclical repruning of regrowth to retain proportionate crown dimensions in this urban setting.
Infront Of 68 Highsett Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NZ
Received 2 Sept 2026
Decided26/0951/TTCA
Quince x 6ms high - Reduce height by 1m to leave at 5ms high and Reduce laterals by 1.5ms to rebalance and maintain smaller compact crown
Land Inbetween 85 And 68 Highsett Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NZ
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/0953/TTPO
T1 - Copper Beech - Ground works and associated fibrous root pruning of T1 (Copper Beech ) to install a root barrier 29.5m in length and 3.5m in depth.
246 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QE
Received 2 Sept 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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