What percentage of planning applications does Cambridge approve?

Cambridge approves approximately 92% of planning applications, based on 4,752 decisions analysed by PlanningLens from the council's planning portal.

How many planning applications has Cambridge decided?

PlanningLens has analysed 4,752 planning decisions published by Cambridge.

What is the refusal rate for Cambridge planning applications?

Cambridge refuses approximately 8% of planning applications.

How long does a planning application take in Cambridge?

The typical planning application in Cambridge takes 7.9 weeks from validation to decision, which is within the statutory 8-week target for householder applications. That is the median of 12,144 applications decided since January 2020 with both dates on record. See how Cambridge compares in the UK ranking: How long does a planning application take in the UK?

Recent Planning Applications in Cambridge

Name: Cambridge Planning Decisions
Creator: PlanningLens
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Every planning decision on record, from January 2020 to present.

4,752Decisions

92%Approved

362Refused

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Recent planning decisions in Cambridge

5 days ago

Enlargement of a doorway in a partition wall within the kitchen in rear single s

26/02929/LBC · Market

Approved

5 days ago

Conversion of Existing Dwelling (C3) to 11 Bedroom 11 Person HMO (Sui Generis) w

26/01905/FUL · West Chesterton

Approved

5 days ago

T1- Ash- crown raise over entrance driveway to a height of 3.5 meters removing 3

26/0892/TTCA · Caldecote

Approved

5 days ago

T1 - Yew - Reduce height by 1m and sides by 0.5m - impact on listed building and

26/0843/TTCA · Caxton & Papworth

Approved

5 days ago

Single storey rear extension.

26/02915/HFUL · Longstanton

Approved

6 days ago

New Shopfront and addition of external Seating Area and the installation of 1 No

26/02885/FUL · Coleridge

Approved

6 days ago

Addition of online locks to seven doors and offline locks to six doors. Installa

26/02884/LBC · Castle

Approved

6 days ago

Single storey rear extension.

26/02927/HFUL · Caldecote

Approved

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About this data

This page analyses 4,752 planning decisions made by Cambridge, from January 2020 to present. Data is sourced directly from the council’s planning portal. For the full approval rate breakdown, ward-level analysis, and extension-type approval patterns, see the Cambridge planning approval rates page.

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