Consultation runs from: 16 February 2026 9:00am - 29 March 2026 12:00am Show document contents Greater Cambridge Local Plan - First Proposals About the plan Greater Cambridge in 2041 How much development and where? Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/SB: Settlement boundaries Cambridge urban area Policy S/NEC: North East Cambridge Policy S/AMC: Areas of Major Change Policy S/OA: Opportunity Areas in Cambridge Policy S/LAC: Other site allocations in Cambridge The edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/NWC: North West Cambridge Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke’s Hospital) Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/EOC: Other site allocations on the edge of Cambridge New settlements Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/NS: Existing new settlements The rural southern cluster Policy S/GC: Genome Campus, Hinxton Policy S/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC: Other site allocations in the Rural Southern Cluster Policy S/SCP: Policy areas in the rural southern cluster Rest of the rural area Policy S/RRA: Site allocations in rest of the rural area Policy S/RRP: Policy areas in the rest of the rural area Explore by map Explore by theme Climate change Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/FM: Flooding and integrated water management Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Reducing waste and supporting the circular economy Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/TC: Improving Tree Canopy Cover and the Tree Population Policy BG/RC: River corridors Policy BG/PO: Protecting open spaces Policy BG/EO: Providing and enhancing open spaces Wellbeing and social inclusion Policy WS/HD: Creating healthy new developments Policy WS/CF: Community, sports and leisure facilities Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses during long term redevelopments Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/LC: Protection and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/GB: Protection and enhancement of the Cambridge Green Belt Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/HA: Conservation and enhancement of heritage assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/PH: Protection of public houses Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment and development proposals Policy J/RE: Supporting the rural economy Policy J/AL: Protecting the best agricultural land Policy J/PB: Protecting existing business space Policy J/RW: Enabling remote working Policy J/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy J/RC: Retail and centres Policy J/VA: Visitor accommodation, attractions and facilities Policy J/FD: Faculty development and specialist / language schools Homes Policy H/AH: Affordable housing Policy H/ES: Exception sites for affordable housing Policy H/HM: Housing mix Policy H/HD: Housing density Policy H/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential space standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist housing and homes for older people Policy H/CB: Self and custom build homes Policy H/BR: Build to rent homes Policy H/MO: Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) Policy H/SA: Student accommodation Policy H/DC: Dwellings in the countryside Policy H/RM: Residential moorings Policy H/RC: Residential caravan sites Policy H/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople sites Policy H/CH: Community-led housing Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/EV: Parking and electric vehicles Policy I/FD: Freight and delivery consolidation Policy I/SI: Safeguarding important infrastructure Policy I/AD: Aviation development Policy I/EI: Energy infrastructure masterplanning Policy I/ID: Infrastructure and delivery Policy I/DI: Digital infrastructure Document library Superseded Documents test page A hello Greater Cambridge - North East Cambridge Area Action Plan Document Library Greater Cambridge Local Plan: updates following First Proposals Document Library Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation Summary of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/NEC: North East Cambridge Policy S/LAC: Other site allocations in Cambridge Policy S/C/SMS: Garages between 20 St. Matthews Street and Blue Moon Public House, Cambridge Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108, Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham’s Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/CJ: Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure, Hills Road Policy S/C/CLT: Clifton Road Area Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road Plicy S/C/OPM: Old Press/Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Policy S/AMC: Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/NWC: Eddington, Cambridge Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road Policy S/EOC: Other site allocations on the edge of Cambridge Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land north of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land south of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East New Settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Existing New Settlements Policy S/NS: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Land north of Waterbeach Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The Rural Southern Cluster Policy S/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Policy S/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC: Other site allocations in the Rural Southern Cluster Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/BR: Land south of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways Little Abington Policy S/SCP: Policy Areas in the Rural Southern Cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Policy S/AMC: Areas of Major Change in the Rural Southern Cluster Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Policy Area, Whittlesford Bridge Rest of the Rural Area Policy S/SHF: Land north of A1307, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA: Other site allocations in the rest of the rural area Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the south of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the north of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Land at Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/FID: Fulbourn and Ida Darwin Hospitals Policy S/RRP: Policy Areas in the rest of the rural area Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller sites Climate Change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green and blue infrastructure Policy BG/TC: Improving tree canopy cover and the tree population Policy BG/RC: River corridors Policy BG/PO: Protecting open spaces Policy BG/EO: Providing and enhancing open spaces Wellbeing and social inclusion Policy WS/HD: Creating healthy new developments Policy WS/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing Communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses during long term redevelopments Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated heritage assets Policy GP/ND: Non-designated heritage assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment development proposals Policy J/RE: Supporting the rural economy Policy J/AL: Protecting the best agricultural land Policy J/PB: Protecting existing business space Policy J/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy: J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area Policy J/VA: Visitor accommodation, attractions and facilities Policy J/FD: Faculty development and specialist/language schools Homes Policy H/AH: Affordable housing Policy H/ES: Exception sites for affordable housing Policy H/HM: Housing mix Policy H/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential space standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist housing Policy H/CB: Self and custom build homes Policy H/BR: Build to rent homes Policy H/CL: Co-living Policy H/MO: Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) Policy H/SA: Student accommodation Policy H/DC: Dwellings in the countryside Policy H/RM: Residential moorings Policy H/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople sites Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/TH: Travel hub facilities Policy I/EV: Parking and electric vehicles Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries Policy I/SI: Safeguarding important infrastructure Policy I/AD: Aviation development Policy I/EI: Energy infrastructure masterplanning Policy I/ID: Infrastructure and delivery Policy I/DI: Digital and telecommunications infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Sources of data used in infographics Appendix C: Identifying the Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix D: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix E: Housing trajectory and five year housing 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