The Planning Stages
The original planning permission for the new town of Northstowe was submitted by the developers English Partnerships (now the Homes & Communities Agency) and Gallagher Estates in December 2007. A request for amendments was prepared by South Cambridgeshire District Council and submitted to the joint promoters in Spring of 2008.
Before the amendments could be finalised, and a revised planning application submitted, the world was hit by the largest Global Economic Recession since the 1930’s. Banks faced collapse and the financial consequences were felt around the world. Consequently the revised planning application was never re-submitted and the Northstowe project has faced inevitable delay.
In December 2009 the joint promoters of Northstowe (which includes the Homes and Communities Agency; Cambridgeshire Horizons and others) announced that Northstowe would now go forward as one of the Labour Government’s Eco-Towns – in the second wave. It is expected that a revised planning application for Northstowe will be re-submitted late in 2010.
Development for Northstowe and the Cambridge region is being co-ordinated by Cambridgeshire Horizons. More information on the Northstowe project can be found on their website:
http://www.cambridgeshirehorizons.co.uk/whats_going_on/projects/project_home.aspx?ID=3
LDHS will keep you advised of any information that comes to our attention.