The South Cambridgeshire District Council local plan (2018) allocated approximately 3,500 homes to be developed on the former World War Two Airfield at Bourn .
In 2019 the Bourn Airfield New Village Supplementary Planning Document was adopted. It sets out what we expect the development to include.
Outline planning permission has now been granted for a new village at Bourn Airfield of approximately 3,500 homes and other mixed uses including employment, shops, services and leisure opportunities, a hotel, schools and other community facilities.
In addition to 40% of new homes being affordable housing, there will be a new health facility, a network of cycle ways and footpaths and the Cambourne to Cambridge Busway will run through the site.
More than 45% of the site will be dedicated to open spaces, green elements such as woodlands, footpaths, bridleways and hedges and recreation areas.
Applications for detailed approval have yet to be submitted.
How to view the planning applications
The easiest way to see the plans is to go online and search for the planning applications using the reference numbers below:
Outline Planning Application
Outline planning permission was granted in July 2024 for the redevelopment of Bourn Airfield comprising:
- up to 3,500 dwellings
- a mix of uses including; employment, retail, hotel and leisure and residential institutions
- education and community facilities
- open space, including parks, ecological areas, and woodlands
- landscaping and engineering works for foul water and sustainable urban drainage systems
- footpaths, cycleways, and public transport infrastructure
- highways, including, a principal eastern access from the St Neots Road roundabout and A western access onto Broadway, including the first section of the strategic public transport route.
Application reference: S/3440/18/OL
If you don’t have internet access, you can also view the plans in person at our office between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Community forum
View the Bourn Airfield community forum for more information.
News
Find out more about the formal planning permission issued by reading our press release.