Castle planning approval rate
Castle ward in Cambridge has a 95.7% approval rate based on 397 planning decisions. Cambridge overall: 92.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
95.7%
ward approval rate
397
Decisions
380
Approved
17
Refused
92.4%
Cambridge average
Castle sits slightly above the Cambridge average, with a 3.3 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Castle compares
Castle ward
95.7%
Cambridge overall
92.4%
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Recent decisions in Castle
Addition of online locks to seven doors and offline locks to six doors. Installa · Thu 24 Sep 2026
T1 Hawthorn and T4 Alder Buckthorn: Prune branches within 1.5m of house walls · Thu 17 Sep 2026
Alterations to provide improved disabled access, alongside general maintenance w · Tue 08 Sep 2026
Alterations to provide improved disabled access, alongside general maintenance w · Tue 08 Sep 2026
Sycamore(Rear boundary)20ms high - Reduce by 12ms to leave at approx 8ms high an · Tue 01 Sep 2026
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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