Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Policy Area, Whittlesford Bridge

1. A comprehensive, masterplan led redevelopment of the Whittlesford Parkway Station

Policy outlining planning requirements for a specific area or site. This can include allocation for certain types of development or imposing restrictions for particular types of uses.

, identified on the Policies Map, to bring forward a multi-modal travel hub will be supported. 

2. Proposals will need to establish a comprehensive approach to the area though a masterplan and include: 

• Transport improvements: 

         - Improved junctions on the A505 to improve safety, access and capacity 

• Station accessibility improvements: 

         - Improved connectivity between the station platforms 

         - An extended network of dedicated cycle links and safe crossing points 

         - A bus turning circle to enable safe and efficient interchange with train services 

         - Maximise connectivity and capacity improvements to Whittlesford Parkway. 

• Station Facility Improvements: 

         - Car parking that would support better use of the station 

         - A transformed public realm which prioritises pedestrians in the immediate vicinity of the station 

• A comprehensive approach to the area: 

         - Continued partnership working and close liaison with stakeholders and interested bodies, to ensure the efficient delivery of the

A masterplan describes how proposals for a site will be implemented. The level of detail required in a masterplan will vary according to the scale at which the masterplan is produced.

 

         - Apply an integrated approach of land use planning, different modes of travel and service providers. 

         - Apply a hierarchy of access needs, that prioritises the needs of pedestrians 

         - Ensure that transport works at a human level, so that through a series of marginal improvements, the transport network and public realm is more inclusive and comfortable 

         - Protect and enhance the Duxford Chapel and Red Lion Hotel heritage assets and their setting 

         - Address flooding issues related to the River Cam. 

• Complementary uses including residential and commercial development and appropriate associated infrastructure, services and facilities where they do not prejudice the delivery of the above policy requirements and placemaking outcomes. 

Whittlesford Parkway Station has good rail connections to both Cambridge and London, is close to the southern cluster research and employment centres and is predicted to see further growth in passengers in the coming years. 

The policy area incorporates a range of existing uses including existing employment, homes, Whittlesford Highways Depot and Whittlesford Station Car Park. 

In recent years, the

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

Partnership has explored potential transport infrastructure around the station and its surroundings to enable it to cater for future increased demand and to shift trips away from the car, via the

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

Partnership’s Whittlesford Masterplanning Exercise. This exercise also included considering the potential for new employment and homes in this area. 

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.

policy provides a context for future proposals if the scheme is developed further as part of future transport planning for the area. The full area has not been submitted to 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.

process and as such we don’t currently have evidence that a specific allocation would be deliverable, which is why it is identified as a policy area rather than an allocation. 

Area to address existing shortcomings of the existing station and associated facilities as well as provide other uses through a comprehensive approach. 

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

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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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.