Milton & Waterbeach planning approval rate
Milton & Waterbeach ward in Cambridge has a 96.4% approval rate based on 247 planning decisions. Cambridge overall: 93.0%.
Last updated: August 2026
96.4%
ward approval rate
247
Decisions
238
Approved
9
Refused
93.0%
Cambridge average
Milton & Waterbeach sits slightly above the Cambridge average, with a 3.4 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Milton & Waterbeach compares
Milton & Waterbeach ward
96.4%
Cambridge overall
93.0%
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Recent decisions in Milton & Waterbeach
1. Removal of existing render and concrete skirt to base of the wall on the sout · Thu 30 Jul 2026
Two storey side extension following demolition of existing flat roof car port. S · Thu 30 Jul 2026
Side extension to existing outbuilding and remove double timber doors to front a · Wed 29 Jul 2026
Installation of hard landscaping, decking, external lighting and associated soft · Wed 29 Jul 2026
T1 - Previously pollarded Willow in front of house approx x17ms: this tree has s · Fri 24 Jul 2026
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