Appendix E: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation

The housing trajectory for

The combined areas of Cambridge District and South Cambridgeshire District Councils.

demonstrates how the minimum of 48,195 additional new homes between 2024 and 2045 will be achieved. 

All figures in the housing trajectory are net additional dwellings or dwelling equivalents. The housing trajectory includes: 

any dwellings that are self-contained and do not have their occupancy restricted to short term lets by a condition on the planning permission, but irrespective of whether their planning Use Class is C3 (dwellings), C2 (residential accommodation for students or older people), C4 (small House in Multiple Occupation) or sui generis (for a large House in Multiple Occupation), and 

any dwelling equivalents for student or older peoples bedspaces, calculated using the national ratios for student accommodation and other communal accommodation set out in the Housing Delivery Test rulebook (December 2024). 

The five year housing land supply calculation for

The combined areas of Cambridge District and South Cambridgeshire District Councils.

for 2028-2033 has been calculated, on the basis of this being the five year supply period at adoption. The five year housing land supply has been calculated using the Sedgefield methodology with a 5% buffer, on the basis of this being the likely buffer required at that time taking account of anticipated Housing Delivery Test results.

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

A plan for the future development of a local area, drawn up by the local planning authority in consultation with the community. In law this is described as the development plan documents adopted under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. A local plan can consist of either strategic or non-strategic policies, or a combination of the two.

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