Side Extension approval rate in East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire approved 92.2% of side extension applications, based on 653 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
92.2%
side extension approval rate
653
Side Extension decisions
602
Approved
51
Refused
87.5%
East Cambridgeshire overall
Side Extension applications are approved more often than the East Cambridgeshire average (87.5%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How side extension compares in East Cambridgeshire
Side Extension
92.2%
East Cambridgeshire all applications
87.5%
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Other project types in East Cambridgeshire
87.2%
94.3%
90.8%
89.2%
78.1%
98.2%
92.2%
87.9%
85.3%
90.2%
92.0%
88.2%