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Ministers recommit to OxCam Arc development plan

By Joey Gardiner 2021-02-18T07:00:00

Aerial view of Milton Keynes

Source: Cranfield University

Architects respond to news that spatial plan for belt connecting Oxford and Cambridge will be published next year

The government has re-committed itself to draw up a spatial framework to oversee a £200bn growth drive in the so-called “OxCam Arc” between Oxford and Cambridge which could lead to one million new homes.

Last year chancellor Rishi Sunak announced plans for a joint spatial plan for the growth corridor in his March Budget, but there has been little further from the government on the subject since then.

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