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Planning appeals in Cambridge

Name: Planning appeal decisions in Cambridge
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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Cambridge since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 391 planning appeals in Cambridge since 2016, of which 24% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 36 decisions, 22% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 25 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

407

appeals on record since 2016

24%

of decided appeals allowed

25 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 22% allowed

By appeal type

Householder101 decided

23% allowed

Minor203 decided

21% allowed

Major19 decided

63% allowed

Commercial8 decided

50% allowed

Enforcement46 decided

11% allowed

Other25 decided

16% allowed

Not classified5 decided

20% allowed

By procedure

Written representations390 decided

22% allowed

Hearings13 decided

31% allowed

Inquiries4 decided

50% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 31 · 26% allowed 2025 · 28 · 18% allowed 2024 · 47 · 23% allowed 2023 · 37 · 26% allowed 2022 · 42 · 35% allowed 2021 · 38 · 23% allowed 2020 · 31 · 7% allowed 2019 · 41 · 17% allowed 2018 · 41 · 28% allowed 2017 · 43 · 29% allowed 2016 · 28 · 21% allowed

Latest decisions in Cambridge

Allowed14 October 2026· householder6012507
21 Earl Street, Cambridge, CB1 1JR
Dismissed14 October 2026· minor6008906
Land At The Rear Of 31 Neale Close, Cambridge, CB1 3LE
Erection of dwelling
Dismissed13 October 2026· minor6009980
2 Cranleigh Close, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9NP
Erection of replacement dwelling
Dismissed8 October 2026· minor6010726
127 Histon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3JD
Planning application for use of outbuilding for rental accommodation
Dismissed30 September 2026· advert6012281
Pavement at East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1BH
The installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones
Dismissed30 September 20266012279
Pavement at East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1BH
The installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones
Allowed29 September 2026· advert6012225
(A) Pavement O/s 160 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AX
for the installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones
Allowed29 September 20266012222
(A) Pavement O/s 160 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8AX
for the installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones
Dismissed24 September 2026· advert6012288
Pavement O/S 144 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PB
Dismissed24 September 20266012284
(A) Pavement O/S 144 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PB
Dismissed15 July 20266007667
9 Apthorpe Way, Cambridge, CB4 2NJ
Erection of dwelling
Dismissed13 July 2026· householder6006465
2 Skylark Road, Cambridge, CB2 9AQ
Rear roof extension including solar panels and an air source heat pump
Dismissed2 July 20266005302
36 Peverel Road, Cambridge, CB5 8RH
Erection of single storey detached dwelling and associated works
Dismissed5 June 2026· householder6007045
2 Walpole Road, Cambridge, CB1 3TJ
existing garage to be demolished, two-storey side extension with a single-storey rear/ side extension. Roof extension with a rear dormer featuring a hip-to-gable. 3No skylight to front roof elevation
Allowed1 May 2026· householder6005170
18 Hooper Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2NZ
described in the application form as a “Single-storey rear extension with formation of a rear courtyard and replacement windows and door

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.