Sutton planning approval rate
Sutton ward in East Cambridgeshire has a 90.0% approval rate based on 638 planning decisions. East Cambridgeshire overall: 90.7%.
Last updated: August 2026
90.0%
ward approval rate
638
Decisions
574
Approved
64
Refused
90.7%
East Cambridgeshire average
Sutton is broadly in line with the East Cambridgeshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Sutton compares
Sutton ward
90.0%
East Cambridgeshire overall
90.7%
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Recent decisions in Sutton
First floor extension above existing single storey extension, and single storey · Tue 04 Aug 2026
Construction of 1No. detached 1 and 1/2 storey self build property · Tue 21 Jul 2026
T1 Gleditsia - Fell. The tree is in the front garden. Replace with a Liquidambar · Wed 15 Jul 2026
Conservation, repair and partial demolition of existing grouping of redundant ag · Fri 26 Jun 2026
Erection of a detached single-storey brick outbuilding for domestic storage · Mon 22 Jun 2026
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