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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

3,602Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 1,679 approved or refused records

144Refused applications

1,535 approved · 144 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/1028/TTCA
T1 SOPHORA x 10ms tall - reduce height by 4ms to leave at 6ms tall and reduce laterals by 2.5ms to rebalance.
108 Catharine Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3AR
Received 15 Sept 2026
Decided26/1029/TTCA
T1 MIS SHAPEN SYCAMORE ON REAR BOUNDARY - x 14ms high - reduce height by 4ms to leave at 10ms high and reduce laterals South West by 2.5ms to rebalance crown as best as possible.
5-7 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BU
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03505/FUL
Enclosure of existing staff cycle area to provide storage for catering and commercial uses, installation of new staff cycle spaces, installation of fencing to secure rear area, installation of vehicle barrier to service yard area, installation of click and collect lockers for library books/returns and associated works.
Shared Facilities Hub J J Thomson Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0US
Received 15 Sept 2026
Decided22/01370/COND37
Submission of details required by conditions 37(Cycle Parking) of planning permission 22/01370/S73.
Land To The West Of JJ Thomson Avenue And To The North Of University Residences West Cambridge Site Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ES
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00834/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3(details of the brick, stone and mortar) of planning permission 26/00834/FUL.
Phoenix Building New Museums Site Free School Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision25/02417/COND7
Submission of details required by condition 7 ( Noise Assessment) of planning permision 25/02417/FUL.
Site Adjacent To John Van Geest Centre For Brain Repair Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0PY
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03509/PRIOR
Installation of 1505 No. monocrystalline silicon solar photo-voltaic modules over pitched roof at Royal Mail House.
Royal Mail House Clifton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7QQ
Received 15 Sept 2026
Decided26/1030/TTCA
T2 - Cotoneaster and Buckthorn - crown reduce to clear side of roof by 1mT3 - False Acacia - Remove deadwood and cut back to clear roofT4 - Blue Cypress - trim back from Elaeagnus by 1 -1.5m to form gapT6 - 2 x Dead Lawson Cypress - fellT8 -Lawson Cypress - fell
15 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AP
Received 15 Sept 2026
Decided26/1031/TTCA
Holly crown reduce to east by up to 1.5m to balance crown.
13 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AP
Received 15 Sept 2026
Decided26/1032/TTCA
5 Day Notice emergency tree work Gleditsia - clear fallen limbs from garden.Reduce height of remaining stems by approximately 2.5m.Reduce spread of remaining stems by approximately 1.5 - 2m.
44 Victoria Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3EL
Received 11 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03510/FUL
Change of use from 6 bed HMO to large 6 bed 7 person HMO (Sui generis).
174 Thoday Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3AX
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03516/HFUL
Roof extension with rear dormer. 3No skylights to front roof elevation.
13 Cowper Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3SL
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision24/04582/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 10 (Piling) of planning permission 24/04582/FUL.
Innisfree South Green Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JP
Received 15 Sept 2026
Decided26/1036/TTCA
T1 Silver Birch tree: cut back the lateral branches on the South side of the tree to achieve 1.5m clearance from the house.T2 Dead Hawthorn tree: fell to ground level.
56 Grantchester Meadows Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JL
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03519/S73
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 25/00198/S73 (S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 22/05297/HFUL (Single storey side and rear extension, roof extension, including remodelling existing outbuilding) for a single storey extension to the rear & side, alterations to the proposed fenestration and roof lights) to align the rear extension with the actual rear elevation of the existing garage.
44 Shelford Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9NA
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/1038/TTPO
T1 - Hornbeam - Crown raise to 4m, cut back the longer secondary branches on the East side of the crown by reduction of 1.5m.Reason - Hornbeam tree is blocking light from the church and the adjacent buildings. It is also obscuring the church from the street. The East side of the crown of the tree overhangs the buildings.
St Matthews Church And Church Hall St Matthews Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LT
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/1040/TTPO
Larch tree - (Dead overhanging Grange Road) - Fell.Reason - Dead, A local resident is concerned it may fall across Grange Road.
35A Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AU
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision25/01045/COND6A
Submission of details required by condition 6 (Sample Panel) of planning permission 25/01045/S73.
Land At Newbury Farm Babraham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision25/02417/COND9
Submission of details required by condition 9 (Landscape Maintenance and Management plan) of planning permision 25/02417/FUL.
Site Adjacent To John Van Geest Centre For Brain Repair Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0PY
Received 15 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03531/HFUL
Hip to gable roof extension including rear dormer and raising of ridge height. Single storey rear extension.
58 Radegund Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3RS
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision21/05434/NMA2
Non-material amendment on application 21/05434/REM for minor changes to the tenure types of some affordable housing plots within BDW3 and internal design changes relating to Block A and Block B
Darwin Green One BDW3 Development Site Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03534/LBC
Replace a rope handrail with a rigid 'broom hand' handrail.
Peterhouse Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RD
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision25/04165/CONDD
Submission of details required by condition 8 (Sample Panel) of planning listed building consent 25/04165/LBC
2 Rose Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3LL
Received 16 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/03536/FUL
Replacement of existing asbestos roof tiles, rainwater goods / guttering and valley gutter lead, and installation of maintenance hatch within roof valley.
Ashworth Park Kings Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JU
Received 16 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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