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Bar Hill planning approval rate

Bar Hill ward in Cambridge has a 85.0% approval rate based on 20 planning decisions. Cambridge overall: 90.4%.

Last updated: April 2026

85.0%
ward approval rate
20
Decisions
17
Approved
3
Refused
90.4%
Cambridge average

Bar Hill is 5.4 percentage points below the Cambridge average, placing it among the stricter wards in Cambridge. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.

How Bar Hill compares

Bar Hill ward (20 decided)
85.0%
Cambridge overall (5,770 decided)
90.4%
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Recent decisions in Bar Hill

Non material amendment of planning permission 20/04182/HFUL (Single storey rear · Thu 22 Apr 2021
Approved
Two storey rear and single storey side extensions · Mon 19 Apr 2021
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 5,770 decisions.

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