south cambridgeshire district council northstowe a proposed new town in cambridgshire

South CambridgeshireDistrict

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Northstowe A Proposed New Town in

Cambridgshire


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History• Proposed new town of Northstowe,

promoted by Gallagher Estates and the new Homes and Communities Agency

• The development is to be an “exemplar”in sustainability and has been labelled a “proto-type Eco-Town”


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Total development area: 432 hectares, divided into:

• 189 hectares for residential development (population of 24,000, accommodated within 9,500 new homes)

• 14 hectares of employment floorspace

• 23 hectares for town and local centres• 22 hectares for schools (6 primary

and 1 secondary)• The remainder of the land will

primarily be open space with proposed sports grounds and play areas.

Northstowe - Statistics


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Northstowe Constraints

Midlands and the North

London and the South-East

Ipswich and Felixstowe


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Northstowe - Low Emissions

SCDC will aim to:• Accelerate uptake of low emission

fuels and technologies alongside design options, travel planning and public transport infrastructure proposals


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Mitigation MeasuresHighways Agency proposed improvements to the A14• Widening• Parallel link road• Re-alignment

Current status: informal consultation period prior to publication of draft orders expected Spring 2009

Expected construction phase: 2010 - 2015


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Public Transport Initiative Completion of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

(CGB) Proposed to link Huntingdon to Cambridge City

Centre, following parallel route to the A14 along disused railway

Stops will be located at all major settlements along the route

Northstowe to be built to make full use of the CGB with 5 dedicated stops through the development

Expected to cause a reduction in private vehicle journeys and improve the A14

Expected to open Spring 2009


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Proposed Section 106• Air quality monitoring within the

existing, neighbouring communities

• Creation of a community website focussed on pollution issues arising from the development


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Proposed Section 106 cont.

• Provision of high quality cycle, pedestrian and equestrian routes

• Travel plan framework and dedicated co-ordinator

• Interim measures to maintain A14 level of service

• Construction traffic agreement


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Proposed Section 106 cont.

• Transport telemetric system - development of real time passenger information

• Provision of charging points for electric vehicles primarily for street cleansing trucks and mechanical sweepers


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Development Timescales• Revised Application expected - Jan 2010• Grant outline permission – July 2010

(subject to s.106)• Design Code & first detail application –

November 2010• First Occupation - Summer 2011 (?)

south cambridgeshire district council northstowe a proposed new town in cambridgshire

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