A report has just been published that evaluates housing schemes in Cambridge and the Cambridgeshire Quality Panel’s role in raising quality, and explores potential lessons for other growth areas. The report describes how people in Cambridgeshire overcame the barriers to growth that stifle development and reviews models that increase the number of new homes delivered from each site. It aims to determine if the high standards seen in Cambridge can be replicated elsewhere in the UK.

The intended audience includes ministers in housing, communities, and transport roles, councillors, officers in planning authorities, design review panels, and anyone connected to delivering new housing. The report is supported by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Cambridgeshire County Council.

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