Barratt wins appeal over 1,000-home Cambridge scheme despite water fears

2024-09-27T12:06:00

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Availability of sustainable water resource ‘need not impede’ planning permission, says government

The government has accepted Barratt’s appeal against the planning refusal of a 1,000-home scheme in Cambridge on the advice of the Environment Agency.

Darwin Green was rejected by the South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City Council’s joint development committee in November 2023 after being warned that the scheme’s water supply demand posed a significant risk of deterioration to water bodies in the region.

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