Northstowe Area Action Plan (AAP)
What is the Northstowe Area Action Plan (AAP)?
The Northstowe AAP sets out the planning policies to guide the development of the new town of Northstowe, a proposed new town, north of Cambridge.
Adopted Northstowe AAP
The Northstowe Area Action Plan (AAP) [PDF, 4MB] was adopted in July 2007. The plan can also be viewed as an interactive document. [PDF, 4MB]
Preparation of the Northstowe AAP
The AAP was submitted to the Secretary of State in January 2006.
In June 2007, the Inspectors issued their Inspectors Report [PDF, 3.5MB] concluding that the Northstowe AAP is 'sound' subject to a number of binding changes being made.
The Northstowe AAP was formally adopted on 19 July 2007.
Useful Documents
- Adoption statement
- Schedule of adopted plans and saved policies [PDF, 0.1MB]
- Inspectors report on the Northstowe AAP (June 2007) [PDF, 3.5MB]
- Northstowe AAP Final Environmental / Sustainability Report [PDF, 1.5MB]
- Northstowe AAP Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment Adoption Statement [PDF, 0.3MB]
- Northstowe AAP Habitats Directive Assessment [PDF, 3.5MB]
Further information
More information can be found on the Northstowe major development site pages.