Cambridge Planning Consultants

Expert Planning Support for Cambridge City & South Cambridgeshire.

Planning in Cambridge is high-stakes. As one of the fastest-growing economic hubs in the UK, the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning service handles high volumes of complex applications. Whether you are navigating the strict Historic Core policies or dealing with the tightly constrained Cambridge Green Belt, you need a consultant who understands the local pressure points.

At Cedar Planning we help you unlock potential in a highly competitive area.

Our Cambridge Services

1. Residential Extensions & Infill Maximizing space in Victorian terraces in Mill Road or Newnham often requires creative design to satisfy "amenity" and "overlooking" policies.

2. Green Belt Replacement Dwellings If you own a property in the Green Belt (e.g., Great Shelford, Stapleford, Girton), we can help you navigate the "volume increase" restrictions to replace or significantly extend your home.

3. Planning Appeals Refusals in Cambridge often cite "harm to the character of the area." We have experience overturning these subjective decisions at appeal by citing local precedents.

4. Commercial Planning Assisting businesses with Class E changes, signage consents in historic areas, and office expansions.

Navigating the "Greater Cambridge" System

Since Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire merged their planning services, the policies have become more integrated but no less strict. We provide a wide range of planning services including the following:

• The Cambridge Green Belt: A huge ring around the city where development is heavily restricted. We specialise in "Very Special Circumstances" arguments for extensions and replacement dwellings here.

• Heritage & Conservation: Working within the Central Conservation Area and dealing with Grade II listed buildings requires sensitive, high-quality design statements.

• Tech & Lab Space: Supporting the city’s growth by assisting with change-of-use and expansion for commercial premises in the city’s science clusters.

Get Cambridge Planning Advice

Contact us for a review of your site against the Greater Cambridge Local Plan.