Change of Use (Residential) approval rate in East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire approved 82.8% of change of use (residential) applications, based on 583 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
82.8%
change of use (residential) approval rate
583
Change of Use (Residential) decisions
483
Approved
100
Refused
87.5%
East Cambridgeshire overall
Change of Use (Residential) applications are refused more often than the East Cambridgeshire average (87.5%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How change of use (residential) compares in East Cambridgeshire
Change of Use (Residential)
82.8%
East Cambridgeshire all applications
87.5%
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Other project types in East Cambridgeshire
87.2%
94.3%
90.8%
89.2%
92.2%
78.1%
98.2%
92.2%
87.9%
85.3%
90.2%
92.0%
88.2%