Statement on growth of Greater Cambridge in response to national media coverage

South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council have both released statements further to a report in the Sunday Times about government intentions for housing growth.

A spokesperson for Cambridge City Council said: "We note the speculation in the Sunday Times that suggests ministers are considering significant increases in housing in and around Cambridge.

"The city council has not been consulted on these ideas, which we note are described as being at the ‘concept’ stage.

"As the planning authority, the council would expect to be fully engaged in any proposals and the decision-making regarding the future of our city."

The Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council said that she had no knowledge of the Government’s idea to turn Cambridge into Britain’s Silicon Valley by boosting building and adding as many as 250,000 new homes, on top of the around 50,000 already being planned by councils in Greater Cambridge.

South Cambridgeshire District Council will now be contacting Michael Gove to ask for more information as the Leader of the Council has said plans of this scale are not appropriate and Cambridge and the surrounding area cannot solve the nation’s housing crisis.