Decision details

Council APPROVED the following motion:

“This Council notes the decision by the Greater Cambridge City Deal (GCCD) to change the definition of affordable housing on exception sites for the purposes of its commitment to building 1,000 extra homes for local people.

This Council particularly welcomes the GCCD’s agreement that ‘due consideration be given to the housing needs of local people’.

The commitment to 1,000 new homes on rural exception sites for people with a local connection was an important factor when this Council made its decision to participate in the City Deal.

This Council therefore expresses its support for Cabinet’s recent decision that affordable housing delivered on these sites will be allocated to meet both local and general housing need with first consideration always being given to local need.”