UK Progress Atlas

Healthcare

Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital is an approved specialist hospital combining cancer treatment and research on Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The selected design provides approximately 26,000 m² of accommodation.[1][2]

Current position

Ground investigations were underway in May 2026, including radar surveys, boreholes and ground-bearing tests to inform foundation design. The August newsletter continued to describe preparations for construction.

Project details

  • Plans include 77 single inpatient rooms, oncology and haematology wards, bone-marrow transplant care, a young adult cancer ward, diagnostic suites, day-treatment units and a breast unit.
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Map information

The pin marks the approved hospital plot at the northeastern corner of Keith Day Road and Robinson Way, under planning application 23/00240/FUL.

Sources
  1. cambridgecancer.org.uk ↗
  2. democracy.cambridge.gov.uk ↗
  3. cambridgecancer.org.uk ↗
  4. cambridgecancer.org.uk ↗
  5. cambridgecancer.org.uk ↗