West Chesterton planning approval rate
West Chesterton ward in Cambridge has a 90.0% approval rate based on 170 planning decisions. Cambridge overall: 90.4%.
Last updated: March 2026
90.0%
ward approval rate
170
Decisions
153
Approved
17
Refused
90.4%
Cambridge average
West Chesterton is broadly in line with the Cambridge average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How West Chesterton compares
West Chesterton ward
90.0%
Cambridge overall
90.4%
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Recent decisions in West Chesterton
Proposed ground floor wraparound extension, hip to gable loft conversion with re · Thu 22 Apr 2021
Proposed change of front of garage from double doors to single door and wooden t · Mon 19 Apr 2021
Part two storey part single storey rear extension. · Thu 01 Apr 2021
Loft extension with rear dormer and single storey lean-to side extension · Wed 31 Mar 2021
Single storey side and rear extension, new basement, internal alterations and er · Wed 31 Mar 2021
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 5,770 decisions.