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Cambridge planning applications
4,121 applications. 95% approved. 52 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 4,121 planning applications from Cambridge. 759 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 95% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Cambridge takes a median of 52 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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25/04998/CONDA Awaiting decision
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Submission of details required by conditions 6 (Detail Flooring), 7 (Detail Door Joinery), 8 (Window Details) and 10 (Detail for West Court) of listed building consent 25/04998/LBC
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26/0997/TTPO Awaiting decision
Private Car Park Henley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3EA
T1 - Lime Tree - To prune back to 3m so sign is visible, lower two branches to be pruned as indicated on yellow line within attached photo Reason - Sign visible clearly
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26/1000/TTCA Awaiting decision
69 Hemingford Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3BY
T1 - Cherry tree - Reduce crown by about 3m, or, if this is not possible reduce the crown where it overhangs 67 Hemingford Road by a similar amount. Reason - This would reduce the overshadowing of the roof of 67 Hemingford Road and also prevent branches impinging on telephone wires connecting to 65 Hemingford Road.
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22/02066/CONDAC Awaiting decision
Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ
Submission of details required by condition 24 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL
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26/0998/TTCA Awaiting decision
Street Record Gresham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2EP
Plane - Raise canopy on all sides to clear 4 -5m high, Raise canopy to clear roof of garage block by 2m and Reduce length of 2No limbs on east and west side with fungal fruiting bodies by 2-3m back to suitable growth points Reasons - to establish a clearance from road surface and adjacent buildings as part of regular maintenance reduce load on 2 limbs with active fungal fruiting bodies to reduce risk of stem failure
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26/00567/CONDD Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 31 (EV Vehicle Charging Point Details) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
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26/00567/CONDC Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 30 (Lighting Scheme) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
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24/00961/COND19A Awaiting decision
Plots 202 To 205 And 209 At BDW5&6 Land Between Huntingdon Road And Histon Road, Cambridge Known As Darwin Green One
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 19 (Carbon Reduction Strategy - Plots 202 and 209) of planning permission 24/00961/FUL
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26/0992/TTCA Awaiting decision
63 Panton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1HL
Hornbeam (green circle on map) - Crown reduce by approximately 1.5-2m.
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26/0988/TTCA Awaiting decision
The Old House 20 Church Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9LA
T1- Lime - Remove. Tree is within a line of other Lime trees that are regularly pollarded and has become decayed at the base and can be pushed by hand. Falling distance of the wall, footpath and garden. T2 - Lime - Crown lift to provide 5.4M clearance over the highway from ground level.
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23/04686/COND14A Awaiting decision
12 - 34 Fanshawe Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3QY
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 14 (Biodiverse (Green) Roof(s)) of planning permission 23/04686/FUL
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23/04686/COND11A Awaiting decision
12 - 34 Fanshawe Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3QY
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 11 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 23/04686/FUL
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23/04686/COND42A Awaiting decision
12 - 34 Fanshawe Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3QY
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 42 (Fire Hydrants) of planning permission 23/04686/FUL
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26/03432/ADV Awaiting decision
60 St Andrews Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3RR
Installation of 1no. new non-illuminated projecting hanging sign. Display of 1no. TV screen in the shopfront window and window signage.
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26/0987/TTCA Awaiting decision
1 Brookside Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JE
T1 - Platanus x acerifolia - Thin crown by up to 10% (up to 12cm diameter wood). T2 - Tilia platyphyllos - Pollard up to 7m above GL (Up to 80cm diameter wood) T3 - Maclura pomifera - Fell to GL, dead. T4 - Catalpa ovata - Fell to leave a habitat stem 9m above GL (Up to 40cm diameter wood) T5 - Davidia involucrata - Fell to GL, significant dieback. T6 - Davidia involucrata - Fell to GL, significant dieback. T7 - Prunus padus - Fell to GL, dead.
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16/0176/COND21E Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 21 (Contaminated Land - Gas Risk) relating to the plot of the multi storey car park of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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26/0973/TTCA Awaiting decision
8 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AD
6x Conifers (G1) - Fell to allow more light into adjacent properties Catalpa (T1) - re-reduce to previous reduction points with a finished height of 5.5 meters
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26/0977/TTCA Awaiting decision
25 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BU
T1 Cherry tree - Fell
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26/03418/ADV Awaiting decision
Lord Byron Inn 22 Church Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9LA
Installation of 2 No. externally illuminated sign written House Names, 1 No. externally illuminated projecting/hanging sign and 1 No. externally illuminated post mounted sign.
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16/0176/COND24B Awaiting decision
Land South Of Robinson Way West Of The Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 24 (Implementation of Remediation) relating to the plot of the multi storey car park of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND25C Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 25 (Completion Report) relating to the plot of 2000 Discovery Drive only of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND23C Awaiting decision
Land South Of Robinson Way West Of The Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 23 (Submission of Site Investigation Report and Remediation Strategy) relating to the plot of the multi storey car park of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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26/0978/TTPO Awaiting decision
Brooklyn Court Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7HF
T15 Beech - Reduce crowns away from the building to provide up to 3 metres clearance. T 9 (Yew) - Reduce crown height by 2 to 3 metres. Reduce lateral spread to balance the crown. Crown lift over the footpath to approximately 2.5 metres clearance. Remove all arisings. T 14 (Tilia) - Reduce overall crown by up to 3 metres to achieve a final height of approximately 10 metres. Thin the crown by removing approximately 20% of internal growth, including major deadwood. Remove all arisings. T 11 (Walnut) - Reduce height by up to 3 metres. Reduce lateral growth by 2 to 3 metres.
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26/01488/CONDA Awaiting decision
16 Chaucer Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7EB
Submission of details required by conditions 5 (Ecology - Enhancement) and 6 (Badgers) of planning permission 26/01488/HFUL
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26/0979/TTCA Awaiting decision
6 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
Plum - fell (unsafe is leaning heavily on the lawn) Conifer - Fell
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26/0985/TTPO Awaiting decision
24 Lyndewode Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2HN
5 DAYS NOTICE - Robinia - Remove Reason - rapid decline with excessive crown die back.
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26/0974/TTCA Awaiting decision
Royal Albert Homes Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1PP
2x Lime (G1) - raise the crown over footpath to 3.5 meters from ground level to reveal road signs Cherry (T1) - reduce over extended limb over Brooklyn's avenue to alleviate weight and reveal road signs Cherry (T2) - raise the crown over footpath to 3 meters from ground level to reveal road signs Cherry (T3) - raise the crown over footpath to 3 meters from ground level to reveal road signs Lime (T4) - reduce limbs encroaching into Hills Road cycle lane to give better clarence and to reveal road signs
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16/0176/COND25D Awaiting decision
Land South Of Robinson Way West Of The Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 25 (Completion Report) relating to the plot of the multi storey car park of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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26/0968/TTCA Awaiting decision
3 De Freville Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HN
T1 Walnut Reduce crown by 3-4m back to reduction carried out in 2020 to manage dimensions in garden area T2 Bay Reduce crown by 2m to contain size of tree
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26/03401/HFUL Awaiting decision
16 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8DP
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump to front porch.
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23/04732/NMA5 Awaiting decision
Devonshire Gardens Devonshire Road Cambridge CB1 2BJ
Non material amendment of planning permission 23/04732/S73 Addition of oak pergola to terrace areas of the Blocks B, C and D, Roof access walkways / handrails added to provide maintenance access to PV panels and rooflights on roofs of Blocks B, C and D, Rainwater overflows added to Block B to meet requirements of blue/green roof system, Roof access walkway/handrail added to Block C to provide maintenance access for PV Panels and Rainwater overflows added to Block D to meet requirements of blue/green roof system.
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26/03375/FUL Awaiting decision
48 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2AS
Installation of 3no air condenser units.
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25/04097/CONDC Awaiting decision
Lord Byron Inn 22 Church Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9LA
Submision of details required by condition 21 (Biodiversity Net Gain Condition) of planning permission 25/04097/FUL ? Biodiversity gain plan ? August 2026 ? Ecological Enhancement Scheme ? May 2026 ? Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan ? August 2026
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26/02278/CONDA Awaiting decision
Lord Byron Inn 22 Church Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9LA
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Material Details) of planning permission 26/02278/FUL
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26/03365/HFUL Awaiting decision
25 Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EG
Works to the existing windows and render finish, new windows, reposition drive access and internal alterations and new boundary fences to front garden
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26/03378/HFUL Awaiting decision
59 Gough Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9LN
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey element.
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26/03376/ADV Awaiting decision
48 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2AS
Installation of 1no fascia sign and 1no projecting sign (both internally illuminated) and 1no freestanding externally illuminated sign.
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26/03356/HFUL Awaiting decision
37 Ward Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3SY
Single storey front extension
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26/03382/S73 Awaiting decision
9 Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AJ
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 23/01305/HFUL (Two storey side extension, one and two storey rear extension, two storey entrance extension, attic conversion, various alterations to the fenestration, replacement pool and pool house, single storey garage building incorporating garaging for cars, garden workshop, cycle store and waste recycling store, works to resurface existing driveway and replace entrance gates, including works to improve access on to the highway) changes to the pool pavilion and decking.
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26/03377/FUL Awaiting decision
Sidgwick Site, Faculty Of History West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EF
Construction of plant enclosure to contain air source head pumps and sprinkler tanks and associated works in association with the Stirling Building.
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26/0962/TTPO Awaiting decision
15 Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AJ
1- Large dead Elm on left hand boundary close to compost area - Fell to ground level
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26/0961/TTCA Awaiting decision
66 Victoria Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3EL
T1 - False Acacia - Fell
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26/03369/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land Opposite 32 Bridge Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1UJ
Installation of 2 no. omni antennas installed at 6.0m and 6.1m in height on the existing lamppost, 1 no. standalone feeder pillar installed to the left of the lamppost and ancially development thereto including 1 no. Baseband unit (BBU) installed at 6.5m, and 2 no. Remote Radio Units (RRUs) installed at 6.25m and 6.35m on the existing lamppost.
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26/03368/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land Opposite 12 Bridge Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1UF
Installation of 2 no. omni antennas installed at 6.0m and 6.1m in height on the existing lamppost 1 no. standalone feeder pillar installed behind column next to the P6 feeder pillar and ancially development thereto including 1 no. Baseband unit (BBU) installed at 6.5m and 2 no. Remote Radio Units (RRUs) installed at 6.25m and 6.35m on the existing lamppost.
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26/03370/SCRE Awaiting decision
Land At Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for an Outline application with all matters reserved (except access) for development of E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 uses (applied flexibly) to include access, landscaping, servicing, supporting infrastructure and associated works
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26/02232/CONDA Awaiting decision
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Submission of details required by condition 2 (glint and glare assessment) of planning permission 26/02232/PRIOR
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26/03324/HFUL Awaiting decision
125 Birdwood Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3TB
Single storey rear and side extension, roof extension with rear dormer and 2 Velux windows to the front roof elevation.
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26/0957/TTCA Awaiting decision
15 Wilberforce Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EQ
Maple - fell
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15/1670/COND2 Awaiting decision
Darwin Green One Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LE
Submission of details required by condition 2 (duct work) of Reserved Matters application 15/1670/REM
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26/0950/TTPO Awaiting decision
Infront Of 68 Highsett Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NZ
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.
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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20/03524/NMA1 Granted
Land In The North West Part Of The St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WS
Non Material Amendment of planning permission 20/03524/FUL for details of location of southern access road lighting columns, and amendment to southern access of St Johns Innovation Park and Cowley Road.
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26/0885/TTCA Withdrawn
63 Panton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1HL
Hornbeam - Remove. Tree has outgrown its space
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26/0914/TTCA Granted
Field House Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY
Neighbouring Hawthorn (black circle on map) - reduce height to previous points (approximately 2.5m). T16 - Neighbouring Holly tree - reduce height to previous points (approximately 3.5m).
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26/0812/TTCA Granted
74 Grantchester Meadows Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JL
Fir tree in front of house with a tree house at the base, reduce height of tree as illustrated on the attached photograph.
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26/0830/TTPO Refused
Cambridge Tennis Club Wilberforce Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EQ
T1 - Oak - Reduce over Tennis Court by 3.5m and remove deadwood - Tree is encroaching on Tennis Court
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26/0827/TTPO Granted
Gresham Place Gresham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2EB
T1 - Poplar - Fell Reason - Tree appears hollow when tapping with a mallet, a PICUS test was carried out (attached). Tree is in close proximity to road and building
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26/0834/TTPO Granted
32 Blinco Grove Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7TS
T1 Sycamore Remove 2 low branches and secondary low branch from right hand limb, branches marked, to raise crown to facilitate more light to garden
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26/0838/TTCA Granted
57 Kingston Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2NU
Portugal Laurel - fell
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26/0848/TTPO Withdrawn
10 Melbourne Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EQ
T1 - Magnolia Tree - Fell Reason - Drainage issue. supporting document attached.
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25/03961/CONDA Granted
55 Highworth Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2BQ
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP)) of planning permission 25/03961/HFUL
The full record
Decisions between 2014 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 3,630 decisions from Cambridge between 2014 and 2026, part of 4,121 applications on record. Over that period 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 3,105 granted against 213 refused. The busiest single year was 2020, with 1,463 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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14/030/TTCA Granted
49 Hamilton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1BP
Multi-stemmed Rowan - to fell.
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14/0115/FUL Withdrawn
19 Acton Way Cambridge CB4 3SD
Loft conversion with two dormers and part two storey part single storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey rear extension.
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14/385/TTPO Granted
1 Shaftesbury Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BW
Box Elder - remove hanging branchPlum tree - remove major deadwoodDead shrubs - uprootLarge Cherry - to fell
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15/1200/FUL Granted
Gonville Hotel Gonville Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LY
Refurbishment of Gresham House to provide an additional 10 hotel bedrooms, extension to rear of Gresham House to provide an additional 21 hotel bedrooms, (subterranean) basement to Gresham House and provide a gym, dance studios and subterranean day spa facilities and a plant room, front extension to Gonville Hotel to provide a new dining area, and associated external works and landscaping.
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19/1144/COND3 Granted
4 Magnolia Close Cambridge CB1 9TU
Condition 3 - Flood Resilience
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17/1799/NMA2 Granted
Land West Of JJ Thomson Avenue West Cambridge Site Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 0FA
Non material amendment of 17/1799/FUL (replacement of Condition 41 - Drainage Compliance).
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19/0283/COND13 Granted
48-50 High Street Chesterton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1NG
Condition 13 - Alteration and and Existing
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19/0989/NMA1 Granted
1A Flower Street Cambridge CB1 2NH
Non material amendment on 19/0989/FUL to substitute the two ground floor windows in the new dining area (south side) with bifold doors (approx. 3m) to match those already proposed on the west side of the dining area.
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17/0177/COND3 Granted
Land Adjacent To 55 Alpha Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Condition 3 - Bike Store
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19/0810/COND3A Granted
54 Cowper Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3SN
Condition 3 - Preliminary Contamination Assessment
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 510 67%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 157 21%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 92 12%
Planning agents in Cambridge
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Bidwells LLP 91% granted overall 163
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Carter Jonas LLP 88% granted overall 121
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Eastern Tree Surgery Limited 94% granted overall 120
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Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd 99% granted overall 103
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Head of Estates 100% granted overall 61
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Richardson Tree Surgery Limited 97% granted overall 61
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Michael Bullivant Associates 97% granted overall 55
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Eastern Landscape Service Limited 96% granted overall 47
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in Cambridge
- Abbey 191
- Arbury 148
- Balsham 29
- Barrington 42
- Bassingbourn 31
- Caldecote 31
- Castle 280
- Caxton & Papworth 61
- Cherry Hinton 126
- Coleridge 157
- Cottenham 37
- Duxford 42
- East Chesterton 151
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn 70
- Foxton 31
- Girton 43
- Hardwick 26
- Harston & Comberton 62
- Histon & Impington 51
- Kings Hedges 73
- Linton 57
- Longstanton 27
- Market 452
- Melbourn 47
- Milton & Waterbeach 47
- Newnham 379
- Over & Willingham 38
- Petersfield 236
- Queen Ediths 304
- Romsey 170
- Sawston 34
- Shelford 69
- The Mordens 37
- Trumpington 219
- West Chesterton 217
- Whittlesford 38
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Cambridge decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Cambridge decided 759 planning applications. 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Cambridge?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 52 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Cambridge decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 759 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 67% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 88% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Cambridge decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 3630 decisions from Cambridge between 2014 and 2026, out of 4,121 applications on record. Across that whole period 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Cambridge?
June 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 246 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Cambridge's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Cambridge: 4,121 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 759 decided, 95% approved, median 52 days to a decision. 1,231 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2014 and 2026: 3,630 in total, 94% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.