Cambridge City Council has decided not to move forward with plans to extend buildings upwards to build new homes. (Image: LDRS - CambridgeshireLive) Sign up to our free email newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and daily roundups More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you.

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This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Plans looking at whether new homes could be built on top of existing blocks of flats owned by Cambridge City Council have been dropped. The authority said upward rooftop development would be too expensive to make it worthwhile at this stage.

The city council had been considering the potential for upwards extensions since 2020 and in 20.