CBC Limited and the landowners support the recognition that land may be taken out of the Green Belt adjacent to the Campus to meet local, regional and national healthcare, biomedical and research and development needs. Expansion of the Campus satisfies national policy tests for removal of Green Belt land – the importance of Cambridge Biomedical Campus to the region, the national economy and to the Oxford-Cambridge Arc provide the exceptional circumstances needed.

Protection and enhancement of the Cambridge Green Belt has formed one of the overarching principles of the Spatial Vision for the expansion of the Campus. Development is to be landscape-led, with investment in landscaping, biodiversity and green infrastructure which can enhance the setting of Cambridge. The expansion of the Campus within the Area of Major Change can preserve the unique character of Cambridge, whilst maintaining and strongly enhancing the quality of its setting.