Cambridge City Council - Build to Rent Needs and Impact Study

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1.1Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk District Councils are seeking to jointly commission a piece of research on the role that Build to Rent (BTR) Housing can play locally both now and in the future; both generally across Greater Cambridge and West Suffolk, and on specific large development sites. This includes BTR delivered as self-contained accommodation as well as Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), together with Affordable Private Rent (APR). . 1.2 For Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire, the work is needed to inform the development of: •a new joint Local Plan for Greater Cambridge, •an Area Action Plan for the planned new development at North East Cambridge •to help inform tenure mix on future phases of other new developments on strategic sites; and •the content of a new joint Housing Supplementary Document. 1.3 For West Suffolk it is needed for: •a new Local Plan for West Suffolk, •to help inform tenure mix on new strategic sites •the content of a new Affordable Housing Supplementary Document.