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Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages

Consultation runs from: 1 December 2025 9:00am - 30 January 2026 5:00pm

S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newton Garages 

  • Site area of 0.76 hectares. 
  • Capacity for approximately 37 net additional homes (164 gross homes). 

1. proposals must demonstrate how they will meet the following requirements: 

  a. Buildings must be designed, in regard to buildings heights, mass, materials and landscaping, to ensure no unacceptable adverse impacts on the local or wider skyline, on New Town and Glisson Road , and the settings of the several listed buildings nearby in Hills Road and 18 George VI Street, a building of local interest 

  b. must retain the existing mature trees 

  c. proposals should mitigate the impacts of the existing electricity substation on residential amenity and outlook. 

  d. Archaeological investigation and potential mitigation will be required to identify the presence and significance of possible archaeological remains across the site. 

Supporting information

This site has been put forward by the Cambridge Investment Partnership for housing. It is previously developed land in residential use and is located close to a range of facilities in Hills Road Local Centre. development could be accommodated by the site, provided that the development is designed sympathetically to the existing context, including New Town and Glisson Road , the settings of the several listed buildings nearby in Hills Road, and 18 George VI Street, a building of local interest, existing trees and the built context and takes account of or relocates the existing electricity substation within the site. 

Site plan of 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages
Figure 29: Site Plan of S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages

 

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We will consider all comments while developing the next version of the .

All comments must be received by 30 January 2026 at 5pm.