The Cambridgeshire Development Forum (CDF) is a collaborative body committed to supporting sustainable growth and development across Cambridge and the surrounding region. By bringing together stakeholders with an interest in development, the CDF serves as a strategic voice that champions practical solutions to planning challenges and promotes efficient delivery of high-quality, sustainable housing and commercial development.

Chaired by Andrew Lansley, former Cabinet Minister and MP for South Cambridgeshire (1997–2015), now an active member of the House of Lords, the Forum plays a central role in shaping the future development of the region through informed leadership and expert advice.

Through collaboration and a focus on practical outcomes, the CDF is helping to unlock the full potential of growth and innovation in one of the UK’s most dynamic regions.

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Our Team.

  • Andrew Lansley

    Chair

    Andrew is a former Cabinet minister, MP for South Cambridgeshire between 1997 and 2015 and now an active member in the House of Lords.

  • Sally Low

    Secretariat

    Sally Low is the Founder and Managing Director of LOW, who runs the CDF Secretariat. Sally has extensive experience of managing large and complex policy based communications projects across the EU, including for the British Chambers of Commerce where she was Director of Policy and External Affairs

  • Emma Chaplin

    Emma Chaplin

    Director, Secretariat

    Emma Chaplin is a Senior Account Executive, Campaigns, focusing on strategic communications and EU policy at LOW Associates. Emma has experience managing media campaigns, having previously interned at IIRR, an non-profit organisation working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Emma graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in English Literature.

  • Joseph Oliver

    Joseph Oliver

    Secretariat

    Joseph is a Policy Communications Account Executive at LOW Associates, strategic communications and EU policy. Joseph supports the teams working on the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), SME Assembly, Gridiron Forum, and UK Development Forums. Joseph graduated from King’s College London in 2023, and recently currently completed an MSc in Media and Communications Governance at the London School of Economics.