Outbuilding approval rate in Cambridge
Cambridge approved 95.5% of outbuilding applications, based on 509 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026
95.5%
outbuilding approval rate
509
Outbuilding decisions
486
Approved
23
Refused
92.9%
Cambridge overall
Outbuilding applications are approved more often than the Cambridge average (92.9%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How outbuilding compares in Cambridge
Outbuilding
95.5%
Cambridge all applications
92.9%
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Other project types in Cambridge
94.9%
92.5%
94.4%
95.3%
91.9%
91.3%
93.6%
84.7%
95.4%
97.7%
90.0%
97.2%
100.0%
72.7%