Countryside gets 2,300-home Cambridge scheme go-ahead

  Countryside Properties has been given the go-ahead for 2,300 new homes near Trumpington, Cambridge.   The new town, called Clay Farm, will also include community facilities, a library, shops, schools and 120 acres of parkland on land between Long Road and Shelford Road.   It will include 40% affordable housing.   John Oldham, director for Countryside Properties, said: ‘This planning consent is the green light for a much needed and sustainable extension to Cambridge.   “At Clay Farm the majority of the new homes will be family houses with gardens to counter the shortage of family housing in Cambridge. Our plans have been strongly guided by local residents and stakeholders so community ideas and aspirations have been built into the proposals.”   Work is set to start next year following detailed approval.   helen.roxburgh@rbi.co.uk