The local plans, investments and decisions worth following.
3 selected records checked against official sources. A plan is not a completed project; each record shows the stage its source establishes.
Market Square and surrounding public spaces
Civic Quarter: Market Square
A more accessible surface, better stalls and improved services would support the seven-day market. Keeping traders operating during construction is part of the proposal.
Planning permission granted; final go-ahead still required · evidence dated 2026-09-07
Responsible body: Cambridge City Council
What the source says: The council reports approval on 2 September 2026 but says this does not itself mean work will start. Cabinet and Full Council were still to decide whether to proceed; January 2027 was a possible start.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- Unmapped: a verified current ward boundary or council ward statement is still needed.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Planning permission granted for Cambridge Market Square improvements →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Keep Cambridge’s established market working →
Connect local skills to local opportunities →
Target support where disadvantages overlap →
How to track delivery →Cowley Road wastewater-treatment site, North East Cambridge
Hartree and North East Cambridge
The planned neighbourhood relied on moving the wastewater treatment plant. The government’s refusal to fund that move means the proposed scheme cannot proceed as planned.
Cannot proceed as proposed after funding refusal · evidence dated 2025-08-15
Responsible body: Cambridge City Council and Anglian Water
What the source says: The council says relocation funding will not be made available and its Hartree proposals cannot be delivered. Permission to move the plant did not secure the money to carry out the move.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- Unmapped: a verified current ward boundary or council ward statement is still needed.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Government decision not to fund Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant relocation →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Reset the Hartree plan after the funding refusal →
Do not count Hartree homes without an alternative infrastructure plan →
Make room for homes people can afford →
Target support where disadvantages overlap →
How to track delivery →Queen’s Meadow, Hawthorns, Coldham’s Lane and three smaller sites
Small-site council homes programme
More than 90 council homes are proposed or progressing across six sites, with larger family homes a priority. Each site still needs its own approvals and delivery checks.
Proposals and progress updates approved in July 2026; mixed delivery stages · evidence dated 2026-07-08
Responsible body: Cambridge City Council
What the source says: The July update separates three new proposals from three sites already underway. It identifies Queen’s Meadow, the vacant Hawthorns Community Centre and the Horizon Resource Centre site, plus work in East Chesterton, Trumpington and Coleridge. The headline is not a count of completed homes.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- Unmapped: the named sites or programme area have not been matched to the ward boundaries used by these statistics. No ward-wide effect is inferred.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
90+ new council homes set to be built across six Cambridge sites →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Use small sites to provide the family homes people need →
Make room for homes people can afford →
Target support where disadvantages overlap →
How to track delivery →