Meeting webpage: Performance, Assets and Strategy Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 3 November 2026.

• Appendix 1: confidential
• Appendix 2: Cambridge Market Square Draft Business Case [PDF, 6.5MB]
• Appendix 3: Asset Condition, Compliance and Performance Issues [PDF, 1.5MB]
• Appendix 4: Civic Quarter Financial Modelling and Analysis (public version) [PDF, 2.5MB]
• Appendix 5: Timeline of Key Decisions [PDF, 0.1MB]
• Appendix 6: confidential
• Appendix 7: Value Engineering (VE) Report [PDF, 0.7MB]
• Appendix 8: Guildhall - Design and Access Statement - Part 1 [PDF, 19MB]
• Appendix 8: Guildhall - Design and Access Statement - Part 2 [PDF, 16.5MB]
• Appendix 8: Guildhall - Design and Access Statement - Part 3 [PDF, 16.5MB]
• Appendix 9: Market Square and Public Realm - Designs and Access Statement - Addendum [PDF, 15MB]
• Appendix 9: Market Square and Public Realm - Designs and Access Statement - Addendum Update [PDF, 6MB]
• Appendix 10: Corn Exchange - Design and Access Statement - Part 1 [PDF, 10.5MB]
• Appendix 10: Corn Exchange - Design and Access Statement - Part 2 [PDF, 27MB]
• Appendix 10: Corn Exchange - Design and Access Statement - Part 3 [PDF, 6.5MB]
• Appendix 10: Corn Exchange - Design and Access Statement - Part 4 [PDF, 27.5MB]
• Appendix 11: Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) - Civic Quarter Project - Guildhall - October 2026 [PDF, 0.9MB]
• Appendix 12: Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) - Civic Quarter Project - Market Square and Public Realm - October 2026 [PDF, 1MB]
• Appendix 13: Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) - Civic Quarter Project - Corn Exchange - October 2026 [PDF, 0.4MB]
• Appendix 14: Climate Change Assessment - Corn Exchange [PDF, 0.4MB]
• Appendix 14: Climate Change Assessment - Guildhall (Scrutiny Committee version) [PDF, 0.2MB]
• Appendix 14: Climate Change Assessment - Market Square [PDF, 0.4MB]
• Appendix 15: Community Wealth Building Assessment - Civic Quarter - October 2026 [PDF, 82Kb]

Meeting webpage: Cabinet meeting on 25 September 2025.

• Appendix 1: Corn Exchange and Guildhall Business Plan [PDF, 0.6MB]
• Appendix 2: Business case for securing the future of Cambridge City Market [PDF, 1.5MB]
• Appendix 4: Cambridge Civic Quarter Phase 3 Engagement Report, August 2025 [PDF, 9MB]
• Appendix 5: Planning Executive Summary [PDF, 9.5MB]
• Appendix 6: Draft Guildhall Design and Access Statement
  • Appendix 6 part 1 [PDF, 21MB]
  • Appendix 6 part 2 [PDF, 20.5MB]
  • Appendix 6 part 3 [PDF, 20MB]
• Appendix 7: Draft Market Design and Access Statement [PDF, 19.5MB]
• Appendix 8: Draft Corn Exchange Design and Access Statement
  • Appendix 8 part 1 [PDF, 23.5MB]
  • Appendix 8 part 2 [PDF, 11MB]
• Appendix 9: Corn Exchange options for continuity of service [PDF, 4MB]
• Appendix 10: Equalities Impact Assessments
  • Corn Exchange Equalities Impact Assessment [PDF, 1MB]
  • Guildhall Equalities Impact Assessment [PDF, 1MB]
  • Market Square Equalities Impact Assessment [PDF, 1MB]
• Appendix 11: Climate Change Assessments
  • Corn Exchange Climate Change Assessment [PDF, 0.4MB]
  • Guildhall Climate Change Assessment [PDF, 0.4MB]
  • Market Square Climate Change Assessment [PDF, 0.4MB]
• Appendix 12: Community Wealth Building [PDF, 0.2MB]

Meeting webpage: Performance, Assets and Strategy Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 9 September 2025.

• Appendix 4: Cambridge Civic Quarter Phase 3 Engagement Report, August 2025 [PDF, 9MB]
• Appendix 5: Planning Executive Summary [PDF, 9.5MB]
• Appendix 6: Draft Guildhall Design and Access Statement
  • Appendix 6 part 1 [PDF, 21MB]
  • Appendix 6 part 2 [PDF, 20.5MB]
  • Appendix 6 part 3 [PDF, 20MB]
  • Appendix 6 part 4 [PDF, 21.5MB]
• Appendix 7: Draft Market Design and Access Statement [PDF, 19.5MB]
• Appendix 8: Draft Corn Exchange Design and Access Statement
  • Appendix 8 part 1 [PDF, 23.5MB]
  • Appendix 8 part 2 [PDF, 11MB]
• Appendix 9: Corn Exchange options for continuity of service [PDF, 4MB]
• Appendix 10: Equalities Impact Assessments
  • Corn Exchange Equalities Impact Assessment [PDF, 1MB]
  • Guildhall Equalities Impact Assessment [PDF, 1MB]
  • Market Square Equalities Impact Assessment [PDF, 1MB]
• Appendix 11: Climate Change Assessments
  • Corn Exchange Climate Change Assessment [PDF, 0.4MB]
  • Guildhall Climate Change Assessment [PDF, 0.4MB]
  • Market Square Climate Change Assessment [PDF, 0.4MB]
• Appendix 12: Community Wealth Building [PDF, 0.2MB]

We published a report which sets out the concept design proposals for the Corn Exchange, Guildhall, Market Square and surrounding public spaces in advance of the Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee on 21 November 2024.

The proposals were discussed by councillors at the public meeting before a decision was made about whether to take these proposals forward.

• Civic Quarter project update report [PDF, 0.3MB]
• Appendix 1: Design report executive summary [PDF, 19MB]
• Appendix 2:
  • Stage 2 design report (part 1) [PDF, 27MB]
  • Stage 2 design report (part 2) [PDF, 26MB]
  • Stage 2 design report (part 3) [PDF, 26MB]
  • Stage 2 design report (part 4) [PDF, 26MB]
  • Stage 2 design report (part 5) [PDF, 24.5MB]
  • Stage 2 design report (part 6) [PDF, 27MB]
  • Stage 2 design report (part 7) [PDF, 27MB]
  • Stage 2 design report (part 8) [PDF, 5MB]
  • Schedule 1: Architectural drawings proposed (part 1) [PDF, 24MB]
  • Schedule 1: Architectural drawings proposed (part 2) [PDF, 26.5MB]
  • Schedule 2: Architectural drawings superseded options [PDF, 26MB]
  • Schedule 3: Historic drawings [PDF, 11.5MB]
  • Schedule 5: MEP and sustainability [PDF, 28MB]
  • Schedule 6: LDA design landscape architect [PDF, 52Kb]
  • Schedule 7: Structural and civil engineering [PDF, 22MB]
  • Schedule 8: Transport consultant [PDF, 4.5MB]
  • Schedule 9: Planning consultant [PDF, 0.7MB]
  • Schedule 10: Heritage consultant [PDF, 0.3MB]
  • Schedule 11: Fire strategy [PDF, 13.5MB]
  • Schedule 12: Theatre consultant (part 1) [PDF, 28.5MB]
  • Schedule 12: Theatre consultant (part 2) [PDF, 0.5MB]
  • Schedule 13: ECF engagement consultant [PDF, 8MB]
  • Schedule 14: Principal designer [PDF, 0.9MB]
• Appendix 4: Calford Seaden procurement strategy report [PDF, 0.2MB]
• Appendix 5: Public engagement report [PDF, 8MB]
• Appendix 6: Equalities Impact Assessment [PDF, 0.4MB]
• Appendix 7: Climate change rating [PDF, 0.1MB]
• Appendix 8: Community Wealth Building assessment [PDF, 78Kb]