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North West Cambridge Area Action Plan (AAP)

The Area Action Plan relates to land in both Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire, and has therefore been prepared jointly with Cambridge City Council.

North West Cambridge Area Action Plan - Adopted October 2009

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What is the North West Cambridge AAP?

The Core Strategy Development Plan Document sets out the broad location for future development in South Cambridgeshire. It states that the most preferable location for new development is on the edge of Cambridge. The North West Cambridge AAP is one of three Area Action Plans which will provide detailed planning policy guidance for specific sites on the urban fringe of the City.

The development at North West Cambridge, between Madingley Road and Huntingdon Road, will predominantly be for the long-term needs of Cambridge University. This will include key worker housing for University staff, student housing and new faculty buildings and research facilities and also market housing. The AAP also sets out the necessary proposals for linking the site to Cambridge and the surrounding transport network as well as landscape, recreation and access proposals in Girton Parish.

Adoption of the North West Cambridge AAP

South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council jointly submitted the North West Cambridge AAP to the Secretary of State in May 2008. Examination hearings to test the 'soundness' of the AAP were held in November - December 2008.

At the Inspectors' request, additional public consultation on a larger site option was held in March - April 2009. An additional examination hearing was held in June 2009.

The Inspectors issued in August 2009 their Inspectors Report concluding that the North West Cambridge AAP is 'sound' subject to a number of binding changes being made. The North West Cambridge AAP was formally adopted on 22 October 2009.

Adoption Documents

• North West Cambridge AAP - adopted October 2009
• Inset Proposals Map
• Adoption Statement
• Inspectors Report on the North West Cambridge AAP (August 2009)
• Sustainability Appraisal (April 2008)
• Sustainability Appraisal - Inspectors Larger Site Option Addendum (March 2009)
• Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement

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Following the adoption of the North West Cambridge AAP, Cambridge University organised a number of consultation events in mid November 2009 as part of its work developing a masterplan and planning application for the North West Cambridge site. A note was prepared to provide a summary of the University's consultation and the key planning policy requirements for the development as set out in the adopted AAP, which will provide an important framework for discussions on the emerging masterplan.

Historic Documents

• The LDF Document Archive contains all the documents associated with the consultations on Issues & Options, Preferred Options, Submission, Objection Sites and the Inspectors' Larger Site Option.
• Past consultations on the North West Cambridge AAP (This link will open in a new window) - A link to the Councils' online consultation website where all representations made and interactive versions of the consultation documents can be viewed.

If you would like a further explanation of this Area Action Plan, or any other matter relating to the Local Development Framework, please either e-mail the Planning Policy section on ldf@scambs.gov.uk, or phone (01954) 713183.