Burwell planning approval rate
Burwell ward in East Cambridgeshire has a 92.6% approval rate based on 943 planning decisions. East Cambridgeshire overall: 87.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
92.6%
ward approval rate
943
Decisions
873
Approved
70
Refused
87.5%
East Cambridgeshire average
Burwell is 5.1 percentage points above the East Cambridgeshire average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Burwell compares
Burwell ward
92.6%
East Cambridgeshire overall
87.5%
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Recent decisions in Burwell
T1 Birch - Reduce crown spread on all sides by 2 -2.5m, reduce height by 1.5 - 2 · Tue 29 Sep 2026
T1 Conifer - Fell. Tree growing too close to the wall between propertiesT2 Judas · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Gazebo in the back garden · Fri 04 Sep 2026
Demolition of existing garage and erection of front, side and rear extensions, n · Fri 28 Aug 2026
Replacement of existing white double-glazed timber windows with new white double · Thu 27 Aug 2026
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