CPRE statement on the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor

CPRE statement on the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor

Posted on Feb 07, 2025 by jsw  | Tags: Ox-Cam Arc

Ox-Cam Arc

In December 2024, CPRE groups in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, along with national CPRE, agreed a joint policy on the Ox-Cam Arc.

In her speech in January 2025, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, indicated her support for this growth corridor.

CPRE wants to see a balanced, transparent and environmentally ambitious strategy for the future development of England. In recent years there has been a disproportionate and damaging focus on growth in the corridor of land between Oxford and Cambridge known as ‘the Arc’. We recognise that there are stresses in the Oxford Cambridge Arc area that strategic planning across multiple local authority areas can play a vital role in addressing. We call on government and local authorities to work within the area’s land and water system capacity and deliver improved rail transport and affordable housing provision in the most suitable locations.

You can read the statement in full here.