Appendix B: Strategic Policies in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan

B.3. The following policies, organised by chapter, should be considered strategic policies:

Strategy

• Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes
• Policy S/DS: Development strategy
• Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy
• Policy D/DE: Defined development extents
• Policy D/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt

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
• Policy S/C/OPM: Old Press/Mill Lane
• Policy S/C/NMD: New Museums, Downing Street
• Policy S/AMC/NEC: North East Cambridge Area of Major Change
• S/AMC/AS: Abbey Stadium Area of Major Change
• S/AMC/BC: Beehive Centre Area of Major Change
• S/AMC/EB: East Barnwell Area of Major Change
• S/AMC/FBG: Fitzroy/Burleigh Street/Grafton Area of Major Change
• S/AMC/SCL: South of Coldham’s Lane Area of Major Change
• Policy S/PA/CC: City Centre
• Policy S/PRIA: Public Realm Improvement Areas (PRIA) in Cambridge
• Policy S/PRIA/CRP: Cambridge Retail Park
• Policy S/PRIA/MC: Mitcham’s Corner
• Policy S/PRIA/EG: Eastern Gate
• Policy S/PRIA/MR: Mill Road
• Policy S/PRIA/HRRS: Hills Road and Regent Street Corridor
• 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/WC: West Cambridge
• Policy S/ED: Eddington
• Policy S/HHR: Land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road (Darwin Green), Cambridge
• 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/RRA/IDH: Ida Darwin Hospital
• 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

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
• 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 the Rural Area

• Policy S/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 Lane, 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
• 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 Area of Major Change
• 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/HS: Pollution, health and safety
• Policy WS/HS: 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/AR: Archaeology

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/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

Housing

• Policy H/AH: Affordable housing
• Policy H/ES: Exception sites for affordable housing
• Policy H/SS: Residential space standards and accessible homes
• Policy H/SH: Specialist housing
• Policy H/CB: Self and custom build homes
• Policy H/SA: Student accommodation
• Policy H/DC: Dwellings in the countryside
• Policy H/GT: Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople plots

Infrastructure

• Policy I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity
• 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

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