Major new developments in South Cambridgeshire

South Cambridgeshire has long been a fast growing district and in 2003 had a population of over 130,000 persons (bigger than Cambridge itself) and has become home to many of the clusters of high technology research and development in the Cambridge Sub-Region.

Despite the Government's intention to abolish all Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS), the region is expected to experience continued growth, requiring almost 40% additional housing between 1999 and 2016.

In the past much of the new housing in the Cambridge area has been directed to the villages and towns beyond the city.

Most of the new development in the district will now take place on the edge of Cambridge and in a new town near to Longstanton and Oakington, named Northstowe.

The economic downturn means that the construction of some developments may be delayed and take longer than planned, though house-building is likely to go ahead on other sites. The Council is working with various parties to try to bring sites forward as soon as possible.

The major growth sites include:

Joint planning arrangements for Northstowe New Town and the major growth sites on Cambridge's fringes

In late 2007 the three local authorities responsible for planning major growth around Cambridge decided to work more formally in partnership by creating two Joint Development Control Committees to determine the planning applications for the major growth sites.

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