Update 18th March 2026
Dear All,
Update 18th March, 2026
Important Consultation on the Urban Development Corporation for Greater Cambridge
deadline for comments: 1st April, 2026
The Government has launched a major consultation about a proposed new organisation called the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) for Greater Cambridge. This is important to all of us because the new body would take over key planning functions for major developments from our local Councils, shifting decision-making power from locally elected representatives to a government-appointed board. Last night councillors at South Cambs DC Extraordinary Full Council Meeting discussed their strong opposition to the plans for a new Development Corporation for Greater Cambridge. They raised concerns about shifting major planning powers away from locally elected councils and the impact this could have on community.
Cambridge City Council will hold similar discussions on the 19th March at an Extraordinary Council Meeting.
https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=116&MId=4816&Ver=4
The City Council response on the consultation will be from the Leader of the Council. It will not be voted on by councillors
FeCRA has asked how the Council knows the views of residents if it hasn’t asked them. Most residents don’t even know there is a government consultation. See link below
Who decides Cambridge’s Future?
Cambridge Past, Present and Future (CPPF) are holding an event about the proposal for an Urban Development Corporation at Wolfson College (Lee Seng Tee Hall) on Monday 23 March, 7-8:30. There will be a panel discussion and then a Q&A session
https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/who-decides-cambridges-future/
Please share information about the event with friends and networks. Whether you can or can’t attend the meeting, please look at the Government website and respond to the Consultation. The outcome will affect everyone.
We will be in touch again very shortly with more information and key points that some of you have shared about responding to the consultation.
Best wishes,
Wendy
Wendy Blythe
Chair, FeCRA
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