On the 13th of September 2021, our CDF members gathered on a roof terrace overlooking the Cambridge city skyline. Discussions ranged from future development opportunities in the region, to forming new connections and expanding the CDF’s reach, to building new and existing partnerships and incentivizing new avenues for cooperation.

Response to the Single Issue Review of the adopted Local Plan from the Cambridgeshire Development Forum

On 7th April 2021, the Cambridgeshire Development Forum in association with Skyline Comms organised a CDF Webinar to give an opportunity for each of the candidates of the Mayoral Election to present and discuss their campaign proposals on key development issues in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area

At the latest CDF meeting on Friday, the Forum was joined by Simon Blanchflower CBE, CEO of East West Rail Co. and representatives of the OxCam Arc Unit from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG).

On Friday 5th March, 2021, the CDF was joined by Mike Amesbury, Shadow Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Discussions focused on Labour’s initial response to the 2020 White Paper, and the aspects on which the Opposition were in agreement with the Government, and where they were challenging proposals.

On 11th February 2021, the Cambridgeshire Development Forum, in association with Mills & Reeve, held a CDF Webinar to discuss the future development of central Cambridge, particularly in a post-COVID-19 context.

On Friday 15th January 2021, the Cambridgeshire Development Forum met for their first discussion of the year. The Forum was joined by Dan Thorp, the Director of Policy and Programmes at Cambridge Ahead.

On Friday 20th November the latest CDF Meeting was held, during which Members discussed several topics: Forum’s next actions, the initiative of Community Land Trusts, Level(s) and we were then joined by members of the Cambridge Autonomous Metro (CAM) team, including Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor James Palmer.

The debate opened with each of the panel members offering their views on the proposals made in the Government’s recent White Pape.

The CDF Planning Sub-group met today to discuss key elements from the Government’s recent White Paper and how the Forum should like to respond to it.

The Cambridgeshire Development Forum was delighted to hold a discussion with Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP, Housing Minister, who joined their meeting on 24th July 2020.

Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP, Housing Minister will be joining the next Cambridgeshire Development Forum meeting.

CDF cares about its members during this traumatic time. We are working from home, applying the Government guidance religiously and seeking to maintain both the momentum of our planned activity, whilst meeting the needs during the crisis.

CDF hosted its first Design Workshop on Friday, 17 May 2019 at the Downing College, Cambridge. The event gathered dozens of place-making experts from all over Cambridgeshire to discuss forward-looking, innovative and sustainable settlements.

New section will link Bedford and Cambridge with a new line and new stations for the communities in between.

CDF was delighted to welcome Will Gallagher, Strategy Director at the East West Rail Company, at the latest CDF meeting on the 15th of February.

CDF is invited to comment on the Independent Review of Build Out Final Report, especially the central contention covering market absorption rates. The Forum is also asked to respond to the question of local authority intervention to this extent.

CDF is honoured to be joined by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greg Clark MP, at a special strategic meeting of the CDF in March. The Secretary of State was particularly keen to hear from Members regarding practical examples of policy issues surrounding development in the region.