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
85.0%
Cambridge overall
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
Two storey rear and single storey side extensions · Mon 19 Apr 2021
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Cambridge
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 5,770 decisions.