Rear Extension approval rate in East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire approved 94.3% of rear extension applications, based on 1,339 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
94.3%
rear extension approval rate
1,339
Rear Extension decisions
1,263
Approved
76
Refused
87.5%
East Cambridgeshire overall
Rear Extension applications are approved more often than the East Cambridgeshire average (87.5%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How rear extension compares in East Cambridgeshire
Rear Extension
94.3%
East Cambridgeshire all applications
87.5%
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Other project types in East Cambridgeshire
87.2%
90.8%
89.2%
92.2%
78.1%
98.2%
92.2%
87.9%
85.3%
90.2%
92.0%
88.2%