About Darwin Green
Darwin Green is an exciting new community located under two miles from Cambridge city centre. The development will provide a mixture of one and two apartments alongside two, three and four-bedroom houses. The development will also include open green spaces, a central park, new primary school, supermarket, library, and sports facilities. A secondary school will also be delivered in future phases.
The outline application, which established the principle of development at Darwin Green, was approved for up to 1,593 new homes 2013. The site is now being brought forward in six parcels, known as BDW1-6. A reserved matters application has been submitted for each parcel, setting out the detailed aspects of the development. Some of these have already been approved, whilst others await determination.
BDW1
BDW1 is the first parcel of the development and includes 114 residential apartments, the Darwin Green library, community rooms, health centre and retail units. Construction on BDW1 is currently underway.
BDW2
BDW2 will deliver 328 new homes and apartments and the reserved matters application for the parcel was approved in July 2022.
BDW3
BDW3 is one of two central parcels at Darwin Green and will deliver 210 new homes and apartments. It is located on the eastern side of Darwin Green, sitting between the existing residential area and the proposed new Central Park. A reserved matters application for BDW3 was submitted to the Council in December 2021 and is awaiting determination.
BDW4
BDW4 is one of two central parcels at Darwin Green and will deliver 351 new homes and apartments. This is located on the western boundary of Darwin Green. A reserved matters application for BDW4 was submitted to the Council in December 2021 and is awaiting determination.
BDW5&6
BDW5&6 are the two most northerly parcels of Darwin Green, consisting of 410 new homes and apartments. A reserved matters application for BDW5&6 was submitted in August 2021, with the application being approved in December 2021. Construction on BDW5&6 is currently underway.
BDW1 & Local Centre – Courtyard Block – Completed
Local Centre – Library & Retail A & Retail B Block – In build – Kier
BDW2 – BDW Cambridgeshire
BDW3 – BDW Cambridgeshire
BDW4 – BDW Cambridgeshire
BDW5 – BDW Cambridgeshire
BDW6 – BDW Cambridgeshire
Haul Road
NRI Infrastructure Works
About Us
Barratt Developments Plc started building quality new homes in 1958 and since then we have grown to become one of the nation’s largest housebuilders. Barratt aims to provide the highest standard of design, construction and customer service in the business, resulting in a host of major industry award wins in recent years.
Our vision is to be recognised as the nation’s leading housebuilder, creating communities where people aspire to live. We work closely with and listen to the views and interests of local people to make positive contributions to the communities in which we are building.
Barratt is the only major housebuilder to have won the exclusive ‘5 Star Housebuilder Award’ awarded by the Homebuilders Federation for ten consecutive years. This award means that 90% of homeowners would recommend Barratt to their friends and family.
