The North West Cambridge development is a major part of the University’s long term future and will provide most of the residential and research accommodation over the next 20 years. It will be a mixed-use development and will be built on the 150-hectare site of University owned farmland in the North West quadrant of the city.
The first phase of the North West Cambridge development will include approximately 530 homes for qualifying University and College staff, 450 homes for sale through residential developers, accommodation for 300 students, a local centre along with community facilities, and most of the site infrastructure, which will enhance connections to and within the local area. The development will also include substantial landscaping, with over a third of the overall site dedicated to both formal and informal green space.
The entire North West Cambridge development is estimated to cost £1 billion ($1.52 billion). It would be the largest development in the UK to be built to the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5 and BREEAM Excellent.
Subject to the approval by the local planning authorities, work on infrastructure will start in late 2013, with the first buildings to be completed from late 2015.
