Consultation closed on 30 January 2026 5:00pm Show document contents 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 land supply calculation Appendix F: Monitoring Framework (indicators) Appendix G: Marketing, Local Needs Assessments and Viability Appraisals Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Cambridge urban area Edge of Cambridge New Settlements The Rural Southern Cluster Rest of the Rural Area Book traversal links for Site allocations ‹ Policy S/MO: Monitoring Up Cambridge urban area ›