The University of Cambridge and housebuilder Hill have received planning permission for 240 homes in the first phase of the North West Cambridge development.
The development is the largest single capital project that the University of Cambridge has undertaken in its 800-year history.
Outline planning permission was granted in February 2013 and includes 3,000 homes, 2,000 post-graduate student spaces, 100,000 sq ft of research space, community facilities and retail units.
Construction on phase one is expected to start in the new year, with completion in 2017.
