Named local schemes and plans, with the responsible body and the latest stage established by the source checked. A proposal, funding announcement and completed project are different things.
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
Progress, funding and source
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.
- 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.
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
Progress, funding and source
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.
- 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.
