Foodstore Provision in North West Cambridge Informal Planning Policy Guidance

Foodstore Provision in North West Cambridge Informal Planning Policy Guidance - adopted March 2011

What is the Foodstore Provision in North West Cambridge Informal Planning Policy Guidance?

South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council have produced joint Informal Planning Policy Guidance (IPPG) on Foodstore Provision in North West Cambridge.

The IPPG sets out a strategy for foodstore provision in North West Cambridge of two medium sized supermarkets of 2,000 sqm net floorspace, one in the local centre at the University site and one in the local centre at the NIAB site, and one small supermarket in the local centre at Orchard Park. The IPPG also sets out a number of development principles in relation to the development of foodstores and local centres, which should be followed by developers.

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South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council adopted the Informal Planning Policy Guidance (IPPG) on Foodstore Provision in North West Cambridge as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications in March 2011.

The adopted IPPG takes account of the representations received on the Options Report during the six-week period of public consultation in September - October 2010. To see a summary of each representation received and the Council's response to each representation, visit: New Communities Portfolio Holder Meeting on 8 March 2011 (This link will open in a new window).

Adoption Documents

Foodstore Provision in North West Cambridge Informal Planning Policy Guidance - adopted March 2011

Supporting Documents

NW Cambridge Retail Transport Study (June 2010, produced by Atkins)
NW Cambridge Supplementary Retail Study (June 2010, produced by Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners as a supplement to the Cambridge Sub-Region Retail Study produced by GVA Grimley in October 2008 and then amended in September 2009)

Historic Documents

The LDF Document Archive contains the IPPG Options Report and associated documents.

Contact us

South Cambridgeshire District Council

Email: ldf@scambs.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)
Phone: 01954 713183
Post: Planning Policy Team, South Cambridgeshire District Council, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6EA

Cambridge City Council

Email: policysurveys@cambridge.gov.uk
Phone: 01223 457000
Post: Planning Policy Team, Cambridge City Council, PO Box 700, Cambridge, CB1 0JH