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CAMBOURNE PLANNING HISTORY
Brief development history of Cambourne
| Date | Development stage |
|---|---|
| August 1986 | County council publishes Consultation draft of Structure Plan Review. Two new settlements are proposed - near Swavesey on the A604 and on the A10 north of Cambridge. |
| March / May 1987 | County Council approves form of structure plan review to be submitted to the Secretary of State (submitted May 1987). Proposes a single new settlement of 3000 dwellings on the A10 in East Cambridgeshire. |
| October 1987 | Government Panel holds 'Examination in Public' at Ely into Structure Plan Review. New Settlement in the Cambridge sub-area is one issue considered. |
| January 1988 | Panel's report is published. Panel concludes that a smaller settlement is appropriate for the A10 north and that there should be a major new settlement on the A45 west corridor. |
| July 1988 | Secretary of State proposes modifications to the Structure Plan Review. Agrees with Panel that there should be two new settlements, A10 north and A45 west. |
| March 1989 | Secretary of State approves Structure Plan with an A10 north new settlement and one of 3000 dwellings (2000 dwellings up to 2001) along the A45 west or east (operative April 1989) |
| May 1989 | Department of the Environment advises District Councils that all A45 new settlement applications (ultimately 6 along the west and 2 along the east) are called in for the Secretary of State to determine after a public enquiry. The October 1989 South Cambridgeshire Local Plan goes on deposit. Does not include an allocation for the new settlement since applications have already been called in. |
| February 1990 - July 1991 | Public enquiry into the applications is held in Ely. One application (Crow Green) drops out of the inquiry. |
| March 1992 | Secretary of State rejects all applications. Disagrees with the Inspector who wanted to approve Great Common Farm. Instead the Secretary of State accepts this is the best choice in 'site specific terms' but rejects some of the details including the over-sized business park and the lack of clarity regarding access arrangements in relation to the Broadway. He indicates that a revised application which addresses these problems would be acceptable. |
| September 1992 | South Cambridgeshire District Council receives application for Monkfield Park. |
| November 1992 | South Cambridgeshire District Council receives duplicate applications for Great Common Farm. |
| 8th December 1993 | Planning Committee considers all the applications and the officer recommendation is for the application on the same site as preferred by the Inspector, and which has now benefited from improvements to the weaknesses identified by the Secretary of State. Planning Committee however rejects the recommendations and grants consent for Monkfield Park, the adjoining site, subject to necessary conditions and legal agreements. |
| 20th April 1994 | Outline planning permission given for the new settlement at Monkfield Park (later to be renamed Cambourne) |
| 22nd May 1995 | Masterplan and Design Guide for Monkfield Park formally submitted as required by conditions of planning consent and provisions of legal agreement |
| November 1996 | Masterplan and Design Guide for Monkfield Park approved |
| September 1997 | Initial Reserved Matter Applications for Infrastructure approved |
| June 1998 | Work starts on site |
| May 1999 | First show houses open. Information / Concept centre opens |
| June 1999 | Construction begins on first primary school (Monkfield Park Primary School) |
| August 1999 | First residents move in. Construction of first phase of Business Park begins |
| September 1999 | Primary School opens in former farmhouse on temporary basis |
| Autumn 1999 | School Lane extended into Lower Cambourne |
| December 1999 | First 'low cost' homes ready for occupation |
| February 2000 | 1st edition of Cambourne Village newsletter (The Cambourne Crier) |
| Spring 2000 | Second phase of structural planting carried out First phone box, post box and notice board installed in Cambourne on Gt. Cambourne Village Green School bus (for secondary school children) collects from Gt. Cambourne |
| April 2000 | Monkfield Park Primary School moves into permanent building Over 130 families now resident at Cambourne |
| July 2000 | First childrens' play area opened |
| August 2000 | First residents join 'proto' Parish Council (known as the Management Liaison Committee) |
| September 2000 | First two units let on Business Park, Second phase of Business Park under construction |
| Autumn 2000 | Footpaths constructed in Eco-Park and Country Park |
| December 2000 | First residents move into Lower Cambourne |
| February 2001 | The temporary GP's surgery opens up in the building that was formerly the temporary school |
| March 2001 | The Day Nursery opens |
| July 2001 | One more resident elected to Management Liaison Committee Second play area opened Eco-Park and part of Country Park formally opened |
| Summer 2001 | Phase two of Monkfield Park School begins construction First building in second phase of Business Park occupied |
| Autumn 2001 | First housing for rent under construction |
| December 2001 | Northern arm of Caxton bypass complete, providing second access into Cambourne |
| January 2002 | Supermarket begins construction |
| Summer 2002 | Lower Cambourne playground opens |
| Winter 2002 | Temporary community centre / church opens in portakabin Morrisons supermarket opens |
| Feb -June 2004 | Planning permission is granted for the construction of offices, flats and shops along the High Street The Council's offices move to a purpose built building on Cambourne Business Park Hotel opened A library and health centre within Sackville House and a community centre called The Hub open along the High Street. The Parish Council was formed, with the first elections on the 10th June 2004 |
| March 2005 | 68 new allotments open on Good Friday. |
| June 2005 | MUGA opens. Planning permission for pub is approved |
| September - October 2005 | The Vines Inter-Church School in Upper Cambourne, opens with children being taught in mobile classrooms. Work commences on the dualling of the single carriageway parts of the A424 between Caxton Common and Hardwick. Caxton House on Broad Street is completed and Fish and Chick opens |
| 2006 | Vets opens Dentists opens in the building that was previously used as the temporary school and doctors surgery. Youth building is completed Three estate agents open Construction starts on the pub to be known locally as the 'Monkfield Arms' Cambridgeshire building society opens on the High Street |
| September 2006 | Pub opens |
| Spring 2007 | Cricket Pavilion in Lower Cambourne opens |
| Summer 2007 | MCA Developments Ltd submits application for addition 950 dwellings neighbourhood / community building, ancillary open space, formal play areas, internal access roads, pedestrian and cycle routes and associated drainage and engineering infrastructure including, electricity sub-stations. First cricket match on cricket ground in Upper Cambourne
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| Spring 2008 | First homes in Upper Cambourne occupied |
| Winter 2008 | Great Cambourne southern greenway and spaces for imaginative play landscaped |
| Spring 2009 | Inaugural Cambourne 10km Run |
| Summer 2009 | Cambourne's 10th Birthday celebrations |
| Autumn 2009 | Construction works starts on Police Station.
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