Owlstone Croft

Queen's College Cambridge
Site location plan

Owlstone Croft, Queens' College, Cambridge

Queens' College welcomes the outcome of the planning appeal for the Owlstone Croft in Newnham, Cambridge – an important step in our ongoing efforts to enhance educational facilities and living spaces for students.

We now look forward to continuing to collaborate with the City Council, the Newnham community, the Primary School, and local groups in implementing this exciting project. We remain committed to delivering sustainable community-focused homes for our Postgraduates, consistent with providing significant biodiversity benefits and preserving the ecological value of the surrounding area. 

Community feedback

In 2021, we undertook a comprehensive pre-application consultation programme to gather feedback on plans to provide much-needed postgraduate accommodation for our students at the Owlstone Croft site.

During this process, a number of key themes were identified during discussions with Newnham residents, community groups and Cambridge City Council representatives including:

The College now looks forward to continuing to collaborate with the City Council, the Newnham community, the Primary School, and local groups in implementing this exciting project. We remain committed to delivering sustainable community-focused homes for our Postgraduates, consistent with providing significant biodiversity benefits and preserving the ecological value of the surrounding area. 

You can find out more about how we have addressed these key themes by visiting the proposals and access, construction and operations pages which provide further details about the submitted plans.

How can I find out more?

Thank you to everybody who provided feedback on the proposals during the public consultation period. All feedback received and has been recorded and responded to in the Statement of Community Engagement which has been submitted as part of the planning application.

You can view a recording of the digital information event which took place in November 2021 by clicking the button below.