Policy H/RM: Residential Moorings Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/RM: Residential Moorings
Policy H/DC: Dwellings in the Countryside Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/DC: Dwellings in the Countryside
Policy H/SA: Student Accommodation Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/SA: Student Accommodation
Policy H/MO: Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/MO: Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
Policy H/CO: Co-living Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/CO: Co-living
Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes
Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes
Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing
Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes
Policy H/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Consultation is open from 3 August 2026 9:00am to 25 September 2026 5:00pm Show document contents Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan About the Plan Development strategy Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes Policy S/DS: Development strategy Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy Policy S/DE: Defined development extents Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt Policy S/MO: Monitoring Site allocations Cambridge urban area Policy S/C/LCR: Land at Clifton Road (including Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure) Policy S/C/SMS: Garages at St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street Policy S/C/HTR: 137-143 Histon Road Policy S/C/HGH: Henry Giles House, 73-79 Chesterton Road Policy S/C/HRC: Horizon Resource Centre, 285 Coldham’s Lane Policy S/C/PDC: Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road Policy S/C/PPS: Police Station, Parkside Policy S/C/NCA: North Cambridge Academy, 108 Arbury Road Policy S/C/ER: 1-99 Ekin Road and 1-8 Ekin Walk Policy S/C/DR: 2-28 Davy Road and Garage Blocks Policy S/C/HPC: 1-78 Hanover Court, 1-49 Princess Court and Garage at Newtown Garages Policy S/C/GER: Former Garage Block, East Road Policy S/C/SH: 1-33 Stanton House, Christchurch Street Policy S/C/MRG: Milton Road Garages Policy S/C/SCL: Land South of Coldham's Lane, Cambridge Policy S/C/BRN: Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road Policy S/C/TRP: Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road Policy S/C/OPK: Parcel Com4, Orchard Park Policy S/C/BFS: Brookfields Policy S/C/SRW: Station Road West Policy S/C/BJH: Betjeman House, Hills Road (Botanic Place) Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press / Mill Lane Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street Policy Areas in the Cambridge urban area Policy S/PA/CC: Cambridge City Centre Areas of Major Change Policy S/C/AMC: Cambridge Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road Policy S/PRIA/OPML: Old Press/Mill Lane Edge of Cambridge Policy S/CE: Cambridge East Policy S/CBC: Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrooke's Hospital) Policy S/ED: Eddington Policy S/WC: West Cambridge Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green) Policy S/EOC/NWO: Land North of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/SWO: Land South of Worts’ Causeway Policy S/EOC/BS: Bell School, Babraham Road Policy S/EOC/FRE: Fulbourn Road East Policy S/EOC/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FH: Fulbourn Hospital Area of Major Change New settlements Policy S/CBN: Cambourne North Policy S/CB: Cambourne Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm Policy S/NST: Northstowe New Town Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village The rural southern cluster Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton Policy S/RSC/BRC: Babraham Research Campus Policy S/RSC/MF: Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston Policy S/RSC/CC: Comfort Café, Fourwentways, Little Abington Policy Areas in the rural southern cluster Policy S/PA/LN: South of A1307, Linton Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WHD: Whittlesford Parkway Station Area, Whittlesford Bridge Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/GP: Granta Park Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/IWM: Imperial War Museum, Duxford (inc. AvTech 1) Area of Major Change Rest of rural area Policy S/RRA/SHF: Land north of A3107, Bar Hill (Slate Hall Farm) Policy S/RRA/ML: The Moor, Moor Lane, Melbourn Policy S/RRA/H: Land at Highfields (Phase 2), Caldecote Policy S/RRA/SCS: Land to the South of Cambridge Services, A14 Policy S/RRA/BBP: Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey Policy S/RRA/SNR: Land to the North of St Neots Road, Dry Drayton Policy S/RRA/OHD: Old Highways Depot, Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham Policy S/RRA/NW: Norman Way, Over Policy S/RRA/CRH: Land Adjacent to Cambridge Road (A10) and Mill Lane, Hauxton Policy S/RRA/CH: Compass House, Chivers Way, Histon and Impington Policy S/RRA/CR: Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn Areas of Major Change Policy S/AMC/PH: Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/FD: Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate Area of Major Change Policy S/AMC/HIS: Mixed Use Development in Histon & Impington Station Area Policy S/AMC/GT: Optimisation of Gypsy and Traveller Sites Climate change Policy CC/SD: Sustainable development and the climate emergency Policy CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate Policy CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings Policy CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments Policy CC/IW: Integrated water management, sustainable drainage and water quality Policy CC/FM: Managing flood risk Policy CC/RE: Renewable energy projects and infrastructure Policy CC/CE: Supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use Policy CC/CS: Supporting land-based carbon sequestration and carbon sinks Policy CC/SR: Sustainable retrofit Biodiversity and green spaces Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity Policy BG/GI: Green infrastructure Policy BG/UGF: Urban Greening Factor Policy BG/TC: Tree 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/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing communities Policy WS/CF: Community, sports, and leisure facilities Policy WS/CH: Cultural and creative hubs Policy WS/MU: Meanwhile uses Policy WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments Policy WS/HS: Pollution, health and safety Policy WS/PH: Public houses Great places Policy GP/PP: People and place responsive design Policy GP/QD: Achieving high quality development Policy GP/HD: Housing density Policy GP/ST: Skyline and tall buildings Policy GP/QP: Establishing high quality landscape and public realm Policy GP/LC: Protection, conservation and enhancement of landscape character Policy GP/HE: Historic environment Policy GP/HA: Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/ND: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Policy GP/CC: Adapting heritage assets to climate change Policy GP/AR: Archaeology Policy GP/SF: Shopfronts Jobs Policy J/NE: New employment 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/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries Policy J/EP: Supporting a range of facilities in employment parks Policy: J/MS: Markets and street trading Policy J/RC: Retail and other complementary town centre uses Policy J/SA: Cambridge City's Primary Shopping Area 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/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots Policy H/SS: Residential Space Standards and accessible homes Policy H/SH: Specialist Housing Policy H/CB: Self and Custom Build Homes Policy H/BR: Build to Rent Homes Policy H/CO: Co-living 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/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Plots Infrastructure Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity Policy I/MH: Mobility Hub facilities Policy I/CV: Cycle and vehicle parking Policy I/SD: Servicing and last-mile deliveries 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/DT: Digital and Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy I/CM: Construction management Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Appendix C: Housing requirements for neighbourhood areas within Greater Cambridge Appendix D: Housing trajectory and five year housing land supply calculation Appendix E: Monitoring framework Appendix F: Marketing, local needs assessments and viability appraisals Appendix G: Payments in lieu calculations Appendix H: Skyline and tall buildings guidance Appendix I: List of Safeguarded Public House Sites Appendix J: Shopfront guidance Policies Map Document Library Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Read more about Policy H/GL: Garden land and subdivision of existing plots