The new settlement of Cambourne was approved in 1996, with planning permission for up to 3300 dwellings.

Lower Cambourne is to the west, Great Cambourne is in the centre, and Upper Cambourne is to the east.

In 2011 permission was granted for a further 950 dwellings in Upper Cambourne.

In 2017 permission was granted for a further 2350 dwellings on land to the west of Cambourne.

Work started on the site in 1998, with the first residents moving in 1999.

The relevant planning applications are numbered below:

• S/1371/92/O
• S/6438/07/O
• S/2903/14/OL

Current stage

2020 – Work starts on the Cambourne West site

For more information about Cambourne, visit the Cambourne community news website

Community forum

View the Cambourne community forum page for more information.