Plans to develop eight low-carbon, gas-free family homes at Queen Edith's Way, in the Cherry Hinton ward of Cambridge have been approved,

The proposals were submitted by Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP).

CIP will convert the vacant brownfield site, previously used as a building yard, into a development of new private sale homes, with proceeds from the sale of the homes facilitating the delivery of affordable homes elsewhere in the city.

Plans for the development have been formed through extensive engagement with planning officers and consultation with the local community to create a future-proofed new development designed to exceed local sustainability policies.


Cllr Gerri Bird, Executive Councillor for Housing at Cambridge City Council and a CIP board member, said: "We are delighted to receive planning at Queen Edith’s Way. These new homes will provide us with further funds that the partnership can reinvest into the programme to deliver more new council homes across the city."

The development will feature a mixture of three, four, and five-bedroom homes, each generously sized and designed around modern living, featuring a study/home office to support home working and large windows that make the best use of natural lighting and ventilation.

The homes will be arranged along the width of the site, with some collated around a courtyard at the eastern end of the development and benefiting from south-facing gardens. The development will be accessed via a long driveway, with each home having off-road parking and electric vehicle charging points.

Queen Edith's Way will deliver a 20% biodiversity net gain through a carefully considered landscaping scheme that includes preserving the majority of existing trees, ensuring privacy for current residents, and serving as a visual and acoustic buffer. Additionally, new trees, hedges, and native shrubs will also be planted.