Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020

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Form ID: 40095

Respondent: Henry Boot Developments Limited

Agent: Twenty5 Planning Ltd

Site location

Land on West side of Imperial War Museum, Duxford

Site area (in hectares)

12.52

Interactive site map

Site 40095 map

Site map Provide a location map clearly showing site boundaries and land ownership. The site to be edged in red and include all land necessary for the proposed development. Any other land in the same ownership close to or adjoining the site to be edged in blue.

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Current site use

Agricultural land/buildings, Education/Community

Previous site use

N/A

Historic planning applications

None

Previously developed land, greenfield or mixture

mixture

Proposed development

An urban extension to Duxford Village to provide new homes, employment (General Aviation Centre of Excellence), country park and associated infrastructure. 2025 update: Note- The land was submitted originally to the Call for Sites in 2020 as part of a single wider allocation ref: 40095, although the single Site was in two parcels. The proposal is to separate the two parcels of land into two sites: this site - a new site for the land on the western side of Imperial War Museum - and HELAA Reference 200773. These Sites would be brought forward in two phases. Whilst the two are linked in terms of development, delivery of the sites is on different timescales and they have different proposed mix of uses, characteristics and context. The Sites in combination will deliver unique specialist employment floorspace for advanced aviation technology cluster (“AvTech”) focused on the next generation of low and zero carbon air mobility vehicles space. AvTech is a special case in that a fundamental requirement of the operation is its location with direct access to an airfield and in this case IWM Duxford airfield. In addition, this site includes a portion within IWM land to deliver additional essential new conservation workspace for the museum (IWM LAB).This Site will be Phase 1, known as Site 1 AvTech. 2026 Update: Residential: 800 units // Commercial floorspace: From 70000 to 75000 sqm to 70000 to 110000 sqm

Suitable uses

Employment (other)

Accompanying uses

Other

Benefits to the local area

The proposal at Duxford includes a number of opportunities to bring benefits to the area and make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of the existing and future community. The benefits could comprise: Excellent connectivity to existing transport infrastructure assets including the M11, A505 and local links, minimising the distance travelled and time spent on the local road network. • Ideally situated to contribute to the substantial development of rail facilities and services at Whittlesford Parkway station. • Well placed to provide a much-needed Green Link between the station, Duxford, the aviation research campus and IWM, helping to connect communities, businesses and amenities throughout the local area. • Further argument for connection to Smart Cambridge’s proposed autonomous mass-transit link serving Cambridge from outlying areas, including Duxford. • Co-location with Duxford village offers the potential to extend local amenity provision and encouraging those living and working in the area to stay local. 2025 update: Creation of two separate parcels. This site forms part of AvTech 1 proposals for Conservation workspace for Imperial War Museum 13,000 sqm. 2026 Update: The landowners are now working in partnership with a developer, providing additional certainty in delivery.

Estimate of number of units/floorspace

The proposal could deliver in the range of 800 new homes and some 110,000 sqm of employment floorspace. A scale of development that can afford to provide and support additional services and facilities in the village. 2025 update: Phase 1, known as Site 1 AvTech, and will deliver circa 45,000 to 52,000 sqm specialist employment space, plus up to 13,000 sqm IWM LAB space, with an overall min/ max range between 58,000 and 65,000 sqm of specialist employment space. 2026 Update: No changes.

Physical Constraints

Situated within the Duxford Airfield Conservation Area - can be mitigated through design-led measures.

Proposed mitigation (please attach any available evidence such as studies or surveys)

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Vehicular access

Site access details

The proposed site accesses are shown on the red line boundary plan.

Slopes or unstable ground

Physical constraints details

Situated within the Duxford Airfield Conservation Area.

Environmental constraints

Nothing chosen