The City Council as the Local Planning Authority has produced the Mitchams Corner Development Framework SPD in partnership with local stakeholders. This document will manage change in the Mitcham's Corner area.
The Mitcham's Corner Development Framework has been prepared to support Policy 22: Mitcham’s Corner Opportunity Area as set out in the Cambridge Local Plan 2018.
After being approved for public consultation at Development Plan Scrutiny Sub Committee on 21 July 2016, the draft Mitcham's Corner Development Framework was the subject of consultation for 6 weeks between 5 September and 17 October 2016.
The Mitcham's Corner Development Framework was agreed at Development Plan Scrutiny Sub Committee on 25 January 2017 for approval, in anticipation of the adoption of the Local Plan, and it was agreed that it should be carried forward for adoption as a Supplementary Planning Document once the Local Plan was adopted.
The Mitcham's Corner Development Framework SPD was adopted by the council in December 2018.
The context
The Mitcham’s Corner Development Framework takes the vision forward set out in the emerging Local Plan for the Mitcham’s Corner Opportunity Area by providing a more detailed framework to guide development.
This Development Framework is intended to expand upon the allocations as well as the policies contained within the emerging Local Plan. It provides a framework to help guide the preparation and assessment of future planning applications within the area. As such, this document will be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and will form a material consideration which will be taken into account by Cambridge City Council when determining any future planning application(s) for the area. Any proposals will have to comply with the policies in the emerging Local Plan.
The site
Located to the north of the City Centre, Mitcham’s Corner covers an area of approximately 12.5 hectares. It is designated within the emerging Local Plan (2014) as an Opportunity Area, under Policy 21: Mitcham’s Corner Opportunity Area. This policy requires guidance to promote and shape overall change within the Opportunity Area during the life of the plan. The area contains a District Centre and proposal site R4 Henry Giles House, both of which are designated in the Local Plan.
Responses to the consultation
Public consultation on the document ran from 9am on Monday 5 September 2016 to 5pm on Monday 17 October 2016. The consultation has now closed.
How to view representations to the consultation
You can view responses to the draft Mitcham's Corner Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) by visiting our online consultation system.
The draft SPD and associated documents can also be purchased from the Customer Service Centre (phone 01223 457000).