Real Estate & Construction

#2026/9780348283952Greater Cambridge Development Corporation Establishment Order 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This order creates a new urban development corporation for Greater Cambridge and defines the area it will cover by reference to an official map. The corporation will be called the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation and will begin operating under this order from 23 July 2026. The change matters for local councils, developers, landowners, investors, infrastructure providers, and residents in and around Greater Cambridge. It signals a new public body with a development role for the area, so businesses with property, planning, construction, or infrastructure interests should check whether their sites fall inside the mapped boundary.

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Key Changes

  • Establishes the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation
  • Designates an urban development area in and around Greater Cambridge
  • Makes the official boundary map available for inspection through central and local government offices

Obligations

What this law requires

low

Make the official map referred to in the Order available for public inspection at the offices of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Cambridge City Council, and South Cambridgeshire District Council.

Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentCambridge City CouncilSouth Cambridgeshire District Council
From 23 July 2026
disclosure
medium

Use the inside edge of the black line on the deposited official map to identify whether land is inside the Greater Cambridge urban development area established by the Order.

local planning authoritiesdeveloperslandownersinfrastructure providers
From 23 July 2026
operational

Affected Parties

Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District CouncilDevelopers, landowners, investors, and infrastructure providers in Greater Cambridge+1 more…

Tags

urban development,Greater Cambridge,planning