A developer has won an appeal to build a further 1,000 homes at Darwin Green in Cambridge.
The outline application for the next phases of the development had been opposed by the Environment Agency, which argued it should not go ahead while there is no way to supply the new homes with water sustainably.
However, the developers, Barratt David Wilson Homes and The North West Cambridge Consortium of Landowners, argued the new homes were not due to be built for a few years, at which point they said the issue could be resolved.
An inquiry was held in January 2024 to hear the arguments on both sides, and the government announced in September 2024 that it would allow the appeal and grant planning permission.
The outline planning application proposed to build up to 1,000 homes, a new primary school and secondary school, as well as new shops, community facilities and a new country park.
The development is proposed to form part of the wider Darwin Green development on the edge of Cambridge.
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