Document library

This page holds all current documents relevant to the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan.

• Draft Area Action Plan and supporting documents
• Technical studies (evidence base)
• Topic papers (evidence base)
• Development Management guidance

Draft Area Action Plan and supporting documents

• Draft Area Action Plan (consultation pages) – published for a 10-week consultation 27 July to 5 October 2020
• A PDF version of the draft Area Action Plan is available for download. This contains exactly the same content as the digital version. Please be aware that it is a large file. Download the draft Area Action Plan. (pdf)
• Draft Sustainability Appraisal (pdf)
• Draft Habitats Regulations Assessment (pdf)
• Draft Policies Map (pdf)
• Equalities Impact Assessment (pdf)
• Consultation statement (pdf)
• Duty to Cooperate Statement (pdf)

Technical studies (evidence base)

These studies form part of the evidence base that has informed the preparation of the draft Area Action Plan. These studies have been and are now material to the determination of any application within the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan boundary. We are undertaking further technical studies and will publish them here when completed.

• Ecology Study (A Biodiversity Assessment) 2020 (pdf)
• Area Flood Risk Assessment 2019 (pdf)
• Surface Water Attenuation Report (Surface Water Drainage Space Allocation for Master Planning)2019 (pdf)
• Landscape Character and Visual Impact Appraisal2020 (pdf)
• Landscape Character and Visual Impact Appraisal figures 2020 (pdf)
• Typologies and Development Capacity Assessment 2020 (pdf)
• Mixed Use Development: Overcoming Barriers to Delivery 2020 (pdf)
• Innovation District Paper (Case Studies) 2019 (pdf)
• Retail and Town Centre Study (NEC Retail Evidence Statement)2020 (pdf)
• Community and Cultural Facilities Audit Provision 2019 (pdf)
• Cultural Placemaking Strategy 2020 (pdf)
• North East Cambridge Stakeholder Design Workshops 1-6 – event records (2019-2020) (pdf)
• Transport Assessment (Transport Evidence Base) 2019 (pdf)
• Noise Model and Mitigation Assessment 2019 (pdf)
• Technical Note on Examples of Noise Mitigation 2019 (pdf)
• Odour Impact Assessment for Cambridge Water Recycling Centre 2018 (pdf)

Topic papers (evidence base)

These papers have been written by the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning team to inform the development of the draft Area Action Plan, and they expand on the thinking behind key themes and policies. These papers have been approved for publication and are now material to the determination of any application within the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan boundary. We are producing further topic papers, and will be updating these published papers, as the Plan continues to be developed.

• Anti-Poverty and Inequality Topic Paper (pdf)
• Climate Change, Energy and Sustainable Design & Construction Topic Paper (pdf)
• Community Safety Topic Paper (pdf)
• Education Topic Paper (pdf)
• Environmental Health Topic Paper (including air quality, noise, odour, land contamination) (pdf)
• Health Facilities and Wellbeing Topic Paper (pdf)
• Housing Topic Paper (pdf)
• Internalisation Topic Paper (pdf)
• Open Space Topic Paper (pdf)
• Retail and Commercial Leisure Topic Paper (pdf)
• Skills, Training and Local Employment Opportunities Topic Paper (pdf)
• Smart Infrastructure Topic Paper: Digital Infrastructure (pdf)
• Smart Infrastructure Topic Paper: Environmental Monitoring (pdf)
• Smart Infrastructure Topic Paper: Future Mobility (pdf)
• Transport Topic Paper (pdf)
• Waste Management and Collection Topic Paper (pdf)

Development Management guidance

These documents provide further Development Management guidance, and are now material to the determination of any planning application within the Area Action Plan boundary.  

• Evidence to support planning applications ahead of the NEC AAP (pdf)
• Transport Position Statement (related to above Transport Assessment) (pdf)
• Technical note on interpretation of Odour Impact Assessment for Cambridge Water Recycling Centre (related to above Odour Impact Assessment) (pdf)