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5.20 Great Kneighton / Clay Farm, Cambridge<br />

Location<br />

Cambridge<br />

Extent<br />

£45m<br />

Cost<br />

109ha<br />

Date<br />

F<strong>in</strong>al phase: 2020<br />

Credits<br />

Cambridge City Council<br />

Countryside Properties<br />

Bovis<br />

Cala Homes<br />

Crest Nicholson<br />

Skanska<br />

Aecom<br />

PEP<br />

BBUK Studio<br />

James Blake Associates<br />

Environment Agency<br />

Hobson’s Conduit Trust<br />

<strong>SuDS</strong> components<br />

Soakaways<br />

Detention bas<strong>in</strong>s<br />

Bioretention bas<strong>in</strong>s<br />

Swales<br />

Rills<br />

Permeable pav<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Ra<strong>in</strong>water harvest<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Green/brown roofs<br />

Summary<br />

Holistic <strong>in</strong>tegration of water management<br />

<strong>in</strong>to major new development.<br />

Project description<br />

Great Kneighton, previously Clay Farm,<br />

is former green belt land 4km south<br />

of Cambridge. The site is typical for<br />

Cambridgeshire – flat, low-lay<strong>in</strong>g terra<strong>in</strong>,<br />

crossed with brooks and land dra<strong>in</strong>age<br />

channels. The mixed use development site<br />

of Great Kneighton suffered from poorly<br />

dra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g clay soils and a high water table,<br />

1m below ground. The site is with<strong>in</strong> the<br />

catchment of the historic Hobson’s Conduit,<br />

which dictated str<strong>in</strong>gent control measures<br />

for runoff from the development.<br />

Cambridge City Council, along with project<br />

partners, wished to <strong>in</strong>stall an <strong>in</strong>tegrated<br />

water management system with<strong>in</strong> a<br />

designated strategic open space that forms<br />

part of the Cambridge Green Corridor.<br />

Objectives<br />

• Control outflow <strong>in</strong>to Hobson’s<br />

Brook at 2l/s/ha<br />

• Install a <strong>SuDS</strong> code of conduct<br />

across the development site<br />

Permeable pav<strong>in</strong>g and tree plant<strong>in</strong>g<br />

• Withstand one <strong>in</strong> 100 year<br />

flood event, with 30% extra to<br />

allow for climate change<br />

• Provide amenity and ecological<br />

value to development<br />

Image courtesy of Simon Bunn<br />

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