Cambridge Community Sporting Trust
Our vision is to deliver a single project across Abbey Stadium and Trumpington Meadows to provide Cambridge with a variety of inspirational sports facilities, accessible to the public as participants and spectators and secure the future of Cambridge United FC as the city’s leading professional sports club.
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Green Belt Assessment
The Green Belt and landscape in this location is defined by various land parcels of different characters.
In the interim - Community space
The Stadium currently contains space that can be made available for the community to hire and use. If you would like more details please contact the team or the Football Club.
In the interim - Art
Public art and temporary intervention.
A well connected stadium
Abbey Stadium has good public transport connections to the city centre and surrounding area.
Alternative design options
Development opportunities on the Abbey site must be maximised to support the overall viability of the project.
Increased capacity
Learn more about the numbers.
The proposals
The long term proposal includes to revitalise the Abbey Stadium and increase its capacity, made possible by funding from residential development at Cambridge Sporting Village.
Cambridge United FC in the community
The history of Cambridge United is a remarkable tale of a club rooted in its community.
Stadium - The opportunity
Football and Cambridge United FC play major role in the life of the city in terms of provision of entertainment, heritage, increased sports participation, social connectivity and civic pride.
What is a Community Stadium?
We’d like to hear your comments about our Community Stadium proposal.
Green Belt - Trumpington (proposed)
Significantly, the proposals will provide a major new recreational resource, which is one of the objectives for land designated as Green Belt.
Green Belt - Newnham
Positive contribution that recreational facilities would play in terms of the setting and the unique character of the Green Belt.
Minimising the impact of transport
High accessibility and the excellent connections make this site one of the most sustainable locations for the development of much needed sports facilities and homes across the City and South Cambridgeshire.
Well connected
Cambridge Sporting Village is proposed in a highly accessible location on the southern fringe of Cambridge, with excellent pedestrian and cycleway linkages.
New 'city edge' - The Promenade
A key feature of the masterplan is the opportunity to create a new ‘city edge’ defined by a tree planted promenade or rampart.
Landscape and community offer
A strong green infrastructure is an essential component of the proposal.
The sports facilities
Learn more about the sport facilities.
The plan
Learn more about the overall plan.
Connectivity and community
The location is ideal to promote sustainable modes of travel, lying adjacent to Trumpington Park and Ride.
The opportunity
Cambridge Sporting Village would be developed on approximately 43 hectares of land currently designated as Green Belt.
What is a sporting village?
A sporting village is a cluster of complementary sports facilities to access a wide range of sports and recreational opportunities.
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Green Belt Assessment
The Green Belt and landscape in this location is defined by various land parcels of different characters.
In the interim - Community space
The Stadium currently contains space that can be made available for the community to hire and use. If you would like more details please contact the team or the Football Club.
In the interim - Art
Public art and temporary intervention.
A well connected stadium
Abbey Stadium has good public transport connections to the city centre and surrounding area.
Alternative design options
Development opportunities on the Abbey site must be maximised to support the overall viability of the project.
Increased capacity
Learn more about the numbers.
The proposals
The long term proposal includes to revitalise the Abbey Stadium and increase its capacity, made possible by funding from residential development at Cambridge Sporting Village.
Cambridge United FC in the community
The history of Cambridge United is a remarkable tale of a club rooted in its community.
Stadium - The opportunity
Football and Cambridge United FC play major role in the life of the city in terms of provision of entertainment, heritage, increased sports participation, social connectivity and civic pride.
What is a Community Stadium?
We’d like to hear your comments about our Community Stadium proposal.
Green Belt - Trumpington (proposed)
Significantly, the proposals will provide a major new recreational resource, which is one of the objectives for land designated as Green Belt.
Green Belt - Newnham
Positive contribution that recreational facilities would play in terms of the setting and the unique character of the Green Belt.
Minimising the impact of transport
High accessibility and the excellent connections make this site one of the most sustainable locations for the development of much needed sports facilities and homes across the City and South Cambridgeshire.
Well connected
Cambridge Sporting Village is proposed in a highly accessible location on the southern fringe of Cambridge, with excellent pedestrian and cycleway linkages.
New 'city edge' - The Promenade
A key feature of the masterplan is the opportunity to create a new ‘city edge’ defined by a tree planted promenade or rampart.
Landscape and community offer
A strong green infrastructure is an essential component of the proposal.
The sports facilities
Learn more about the sport facilities.
The plan
Learn more about the overall plan.
Connectivity and community
The location is ideal to promote sustainable modes of travel, lying adjacent to Trumpington Park and Ride.
The opportunity
Cambridge Sporting Village would be developed on approximately 43 hectares of land currently designated as Green Belt.
What is a sporting village?
A sporting village is a cluster of complementary sports facilities to access a wide range of sports and recreational opportunities.
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Green Belt Assessment
The Green Belt and landscape in this location is defined by various land parcels of different characters.
In the interim - Community space
The Stadium currently contains space that can be made available for the community to hire and use. If you would like more details please contact the team or the Football Club.
In the interim - Art
Public art and temporary intervention.
A well connected stadium
Abbey Stadium has good public transport connections to the city centre and surrounding area.
Alternative design options
Development opportunities on the Abbey site must be maximised to support the overall viability of the project.
Increased capacity
Learn more about the numbers.
The proposals
The long term proposal includes to revitalise the Abbey Stadium and increase its capacity, made possible by funding from residential development at Cambridge Sporting Village.
Cambridge United FC in the community
The history of Cambridge United is a remarkable tale of a club rooted in its community.
Stadium - The opportunity
Football and Cambridge United FC play major role in the life of the city in terms of provision of entertainment, heritage, increased sports participation, social connectivity and civic pride.
What is a Community Stadium?
We’d like to hear your comments about our Community Stadium proposal.
Green Belt - Trumpington (proposed)
Significantly, the proposals will provide a major new recreational resource, which is one of the objectives for land designated as Green Belt.
Green Belt - Newnham
Positive contribution that recreational facilities would play in terms of the setting and the unique character of the Green Belt.
Minimising the impact of transport
High accessibility and the excellent connections make this site one of the most sustainable locations for the development of much needed sports facilities and homes across the City and South Cambridgeshire.
Well connected
Cambridge Sporting Village is proposed in a highly accessible location on the southern fringe of Cambridge, with excellent pedestrian and cycleway linkages.
New 'city edge' - The Promenade
A key feature of the masterplan is the opportunity to create a new ‘city edge’ defined by a tree planted promenade or rampart.
Landscape and community offer
A strong green infrastructure is an essential component of the proposal.
The sports facilities
Learn more about the sport facilities.
The plan
Learn more about the overall plan.
Connectivity and community
The location is ideal to promote sustainable modes of travel, lying adjacent to Trumpington Park and Ride.
The opportunity
Cambridge Sporting Village would be developed on approximately 43 hectares of land currently designated as Green Belt.
What is a sporting village?
A sporting village is a cluster of complementary sports facilities to access a wide range of sports and recreational opportunities.
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