Consultation runs from: 31 October 2025 9:00am - 28 November 2025 5:00pm Show document contents Greater Cambridge Local Plan - First Proposals About the plan Greater Cambridge in 2041 How much development and where? Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/SB: Settlement boundaries Cambridge urban area Policy S/NEC: North East Cambridge Policy S/AMC: Areas of Major Change Policy S/OA: Opportunity Areas in Cambridge Policy S/LAC: Other site allocations in Cambridge The edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/NWC: North West Cambridge Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke’s Hospital) Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/EOC: Other site allocations on the edge of Cambridge New settlements Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/NS: Existing new settlements The rural southern cluster Policy S/GC: Genome Campus, Hinxton Policy S/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC: Other site allocations in the Rural Southern Cluster Policy S/SCP: Policy areas in the rural southern cluster Rest of the rural area Policy S/RRA: Site allocations in rest of the rural area Policy S/RRP: Policy areas in the rest of the rural area Explore by map Explore by theme Climate change Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/FM: Flooding and integrated water management Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Reducing waste and supporting the circular economy Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green 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/CF: Community, sports and leisure facilities 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 Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/LC: Protection and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/GB: Protection and enhancement of the Cambridge Green Belt Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/HA: Conservation and enhancement of heritage assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/PH: Protection of public houses Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment and 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/RW: Enabling remote working Policy J/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy J/RC: Retail and centres 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/HD: Housing density Policy H/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential space standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist housing and homes for older people Policy H/CB: Self and custom build homes Policy H/BR: Build to rent homes 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/RC: Residential caravan sites Policy H/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople sites Policy H/CH: Community-led housing Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/EV: Parking and electric vehicles Policy I/FD: Freight and delivery consolidation 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 infrastructure Document library Superseded Documents test page A hello Greater Cambridge - North East Cambridge Area Action Plan Document Library Greater Cambridge Local Plan: updates following First Proposals Document Library Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Scrutiny Committee Pack Greater Cambridge Local Plan Scrutiny Committee Pack Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Cabinet Pack Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Cabinet Pack Tell us what you think