Policy publications

Planning publications and documents that you can download or purchase
 
Policy publications

We produce a number of planning policy related documents that you can purchase or, in some cases, download.

Please email the Planning department at planning@cambridge.gov.uk or telephone 01223 457200 if you have any questions.

Local Plan documents

IDPublication titleCost where purchasedPostage (1st class, 2nd class)
A12Local Plan Map£10£0.65, £0.53
A13Cambridge Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (CD ROM)£10Included in cost
A14Cambridge Local Plan Inspector's Report£20£2.92, £2.30
A152006 Cambridge Local Plan£30£2.38, £1.92
A17Cambridge Inner Green Belt Boundary Study 2002£35£1.38, £1.20

Non-statutory planning policy guidance documents

IDPublication titleCost where purchasedPostage (1st class, 2nd class)
B1Open Space & Recreation Strategy (2011)£15£0.70, £0.60
B2Guidance for Interpretation and Implementation of Open Space Standards (July 2006)Free
B3Planning Enforcement Service -Enforcement Policy (2000)£5£0.70, £0.60
B5Access Design Guide (1992)£5£0.70, £0.60
B6Land West of Trumpington Road (2003)£30Included in cost
B7An Assessment of Open Spaces in Cambridge- Vol 1(1999)£15£0.70, £0.60
B8Cambridge Environment StrategyFree
B9An Assessment of Open Space in Cambridge - Summary (1999)£5£0.34, £0.24
B10Finding Your Way Around the Environment (2004)£1Included in cost
B11Sports Provision in Cambridge (2004)£15£0.70, £0.60
B12Protected Open Space: Site Details (Individual)£2£0.34, £0.24
B13Protected Open Space: Site Details (Complete Set)£200Included in cost
B14Informal Planning Policy Guidance: Foodstore Provision in North West Cambridge - Options Report (September 2010)£5£1.31, £1.14
B15North West Cambridge Supplementary Retail Study (Feburary 2010), Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners£10£1.69, £1.39
B16North West Cambridge Retail Transport Study (June 2010), Atkins£10£1.31, £1.14
B17CD Containing Publications B14, B15 and B16 Free£1.03, £0.87

Development briefs and supplementary planning guidance documents

IDPublication titleCost where purchasedPostage (1st class, 2nd class)
C1Sustainable Design & Construction SPD Draft for consultation£10£0.70, £0.60
C2Northern Corridor Area Transport Plan (2003)£5£0.70, £0.60
C3Western Corridor Area Transport Plan (2003)£5£0.70, £0.60
C4Cambridge Walking and Cycling Strategy£10£0.70, £0.60
C5Provision of Public Art of New Development Schemes (2003)£2£0.48, £0.40
C6Bradwells Court Planning & Design Brief (2002)£10£0.34, £0.24
C7Eastern Corridor Transport Plan (2002)£5£0.70, £0.60
C8Southern Area Transport Plan (2002)£5£0.48, £0.40
C9Planning Obligation Strategy 2004£10Included in cost
C10Cromwell Road (March 2001)£10£0.34, £0.24
C11Simoco Site (March 2001)£10£0.34, £0.24
C13Station Area Development Framework (Adopted April 2004)£10£0.98, £0.83
C14Southern Fringe Area Development Framework £15£0.98, £0.83
C15Sustainable Design & Construction SPD£15£0.98, £0.83
C17

Car Park & Cycle Standards (2004)

Free
C18Open Space & Recreation Strategy: Statement of Consultation (2004)£10£0.70, £0.60
C19Eastern Gate Development Framework Draft SPD (2011)£7.05£1.69, £1.39

Planning research and information documents

IDPublication titleCost where purchasedPostage (1st class, 2nd class)
D1Cambridge Urban Capacity Study - Main Report (2002)£15£2.92, £2.30
D2Cambridge Urban Capacity Study Technical Appendix (2002)£20£2.92, £2.30
D3Cambridge Tourism Strategy Action Plan 2003-2004£3£0.48, £0.40
D4Housing Needs Study (2002)£20£1.84, £1.52
D6Research Report V, Research into Key Worker and Affordable Housing in the Cambridge AreaAvailable from: The Publications Secretary, Cambridge Housing and Planning Research Dept of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, 19 Silver Street, Cammbridge
D7Housing Development Survey: Research Findings Report (2001)£15£0.70, £0.60
D8Cambridge Urban Expansion. Final Report (2001)£50£2.92, £2.30
D10Cambridge Tourism Strategy 2001-2006. SummaryFree
D11Cambridge Tourism Strategy 2001-2006£10£0.48, £0.40
D12Cambridge Tourism User Survey 2003£10£0.48, £0.40
D16Cambridge Sub-Region Retail Study (2008)£50 (Report)
£100 (Appendices)
£2.18, £1.76
£2.68, £2.11
D17Housing Development & Design Guide (March 2001)£5£0.70, £0.60
D18The Payment of Commuted Sums in Lieu of On-Site Affordable Housing Provision (14 July 1999)£5£1.42, £1.20
D19BMG Research Report (April 2004)£25£0.98, £0.83
D20Economic Development Strategy 2004-2007£10£0.70, £0.60
D21Housing Needs Survey (March 1998)£10£0.70, £0.60
D22Cambridge Green Belt: Towards 2016£20£0.98, £0.83
D23Monitoring of Employment & Retail Planning Permissions. Starts and Completions (2005)£10£0.70, £0.60
D24Monitoring of Residential & Student Accomodation on Planning Permissions, Starts & Completions (2004)£10£0.70, £0.60
D25Protection and Funding of Routes for the Future Expansion of the City Cycle Network £5£0.70, £0.60
D26Planning Obligations SPD£15£0.70, £0.60
D27Planning Obligations Sustainability Appraisal£5£0.70, £0.60
D28Employment Land Review 2008£40£0.90, £0.74

Design and conservation documents

IDPublication titleCost where purchasedPostage (1st class, 2nd class)
E1The Cambridge Shop Front Design Guide (November 1997)£5£0.70, £0.60
E2The Kite Conservation Appraisal (1996)£7.50£0.98, £0.83
E6Roof Extensions Design Guide (2003)Free
E7Trumpington Conservation Area Appraisal [PDF, 6MB]£7.50 (£2.50 to Trumpington residents)£0.70, £0.60
E8Newnham Croft Area Appraisal (1999)£7.50 (£2.50 to Newnham residents)£0.70, £0.60
E9Mill Road Area Conservation Area Appraisal [PDF, 9.5MB]£7.50 (£2.50 to Mill Road and St Matthews residents)£0.98, £0.83
E10Southacre Conservation Appraisal (2000)£7.50 (£2.50 to Southacre residents)£0.70, £0.60
E11Green Street: From No Street to New Street (1999)£10£0.70, £0.60
E12Brooklands Avenue Area Conservation Area Appraisal (2002)£7.50£0.48, £0.40
E13Cambridge Landscape Character Assessment and Technical Summary (2002)£25£4.25
E14Bricks & Brickmaking. Cambridgeshire County Council£1£0.70, £0.60
E15The Religious Houses of Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire County Council£5£0.98, £0.83
E16Storey's Way Conservation Area Appraisal£7.50 (£2.50 for residents)£0.65, £0.53
E17Masonry. Cambridgeshire County Council£1£0.70, £0.60
E18Veteran Trees in Cambridge£1£0.70, £0.60
E19What are Buildings of Local Interest?Free£0.34, £0.24
E20Coe Fen and Sheep's Green Conservation Plan 2001£30Included in cost
E21Christ's Piece & New Square Conservation Plan 2001£30Included in cost
E22Midsummer Common Conservation Plan 2001£30Included in cost
E23Parker's Piece Conservation Plan 2001£30Included in cost
E24Nature Conservation Strategy 'Enhancing Biodiversity'£15£1.84, £1.52
E25Cycle Parking Guide for New Residential Developments£6

£0.65 £0.53

E26West Cambridge Conservation Area Appraisal [PDF, 11MB]£7.50 (£2.50 for residents)

£0.65 £0.53

Local Development Framework documents

IDPublication titleCost where purchasedPostage (1st class, 2nd class)
G1Cambridge East Area Action Plan Preferred Options Report£5Included in cost
G2Objection Sites Public Consultation£5Included in cost
G3Cambridge East Area Action Plan 2006 (Submission Draft)£10Included in cost
G4Cambridge Local Development Framework: Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report£5£0.70, £0.60
G5Cambridge East Area Action Plan Pre-submission public participation draft£10Included in cost
G6Cambridge East Area Action Plan Monitoring Strategy£1£0.34, £0.24
G7Cambridge East Sustainability Appraisal£5Included in cost
G8Local Development Scheme£5£0.48, £0.40
G9Statement of Community Involvement: Adopted Draft£8Included in cost
G10Cambridge East - Site Allocation Policies Representations Consultation£5Included in cost
G11North West Cambridge Area Action Plan - Adopted£10£0.98, £0.83
G15Statement of Community Involvement: A Consultation Strategy for Planning in Cambridge£10£0.98, £0.83
G16Annual Monitoring Report December 2010£5£0.70, £0.60
G17Cambridge Development Strategy Issues and Options Report£5£0.70, £0.60
G18Interim Sustainability Appraisal Report for the Cambridge Development Strategy (Technical Appendices)£20£1.84, £1.52
G19Affordable Housing SPD£15£2.01, £1.84
G20Draft Affordable Housing SPD Sustainability Appraisal£5£0.70, £0.60
G21Habitats Regulation Assessment of the Affordable Housing SPD£5£0.98, £0.83
G24North West Area Action Plan Habitats Directive Assessment Preferred Options Draft£10£0.98, £0.83
G25North West Cambridge Transport Study & CD£10£0.98, £0.83
G26North West Cambridge Site Footprint Assessment£15£1.42, £1.20
G27North West Cambridge Junction Access Study£5£0.48, £0.40
G28Scoping Report from North West Cambridge Area Action Plan (Addendum to Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council LDF Scoping Reports)£5£0.70, £0.60
G30North West Cambridge Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal£10£2.68, £2.11
G32North West Cambridge Area Action Plan Site Footprint Assessment£5£2.18, £1.76
G33North West Cambridge Area Action Plan -Submission Draft Local Evidence Base for Climate Change and Sustainable Design and Construction£5£1.69, £1.39
G34North West Cambridge Area Action Plan - Land Budget Paper£5£1.03, £0.87
G36Old Press/ Mill Lane Supplementary Planning Document£15£1.31, £1.14
G37Sustainability Appraisal for Old Press/ Mill Lane SPD£5£1.31, £1.14
G40Sustainability Appraisal of Draft Public Art SPD£5£1.31, 1.14
G41Public Art SPD - Consultation Draft£5£1.31, £1.14

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