Policy S/AMC: Areas of Major Change

This policy will provide continued policy guidance for existing Areas of Major Change in the urban area of Cambridge identified in the Cambridge

Short form for the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, which sets out policies to guide the future development of Greater Cambridge. It also sets out where future development will take place, and identifies land for new housing, community facilities, shops and employment. It is the key document use to determine planning applications for new development in the Greater Cambridge area.

2018, as still appropriate and where not covered elsewhere in the First Proposals.

Areas of Major Change are extensive areas of development comprising defined and known sites collectively shaping the spatial structure of Cambridge. They require a comprehensive approach to development and renewal that recognises the dependencies between sites in order to bring forward holistic change. They also need careful integration with existing nearby communities. They embrace mixed uses and multiple functions, and require significant infrastructure investment and support. The need for the policy and any revisions to any of the identified areas will be considered for the draft plan.

Continuing existing Areas of Major Change

It is proposed to continue to identify the following Areas of Major Change:

• S/AMC/Policy 21: Station Areas West and Clifton Road (pdf)
• S/AMC/Policy 12: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton (pdf)
• S/AMC/Policy 16: South of Coldham’s Lane (pdf)

It is also proposed to continue the following Areas of Major Change located on the edge of Cambridge.

• Policy 17: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke’s Hospital) Area of Major Change: An expanded Area of Major Change (see S/CBC for more details)
• S/AMC/Policy 19: West Cambridge Area of Major Change - we will consider expansion of the Area to include Eddington as we prepare the draft plan.
• Policy 20: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road Area of Major Change – we will consider expansion of this Area to include sites within South Cambridgeshire (see also S/EOC for more details) (pdf)

It is not proposed to carry forward the Area of Major Change identified in the adopted 2018 Cambridge

Short form for the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, which sets out policies to guide the future development of Greater Cambridge. It also sets out where future development will take place, and identifies land for new housing, community facilities, shops and employment. It is the key document use to determine planning applications for new development in the Greater Cambridge area.

Policy 18: Southern Fringe Areas of Major Change.