# Cabinet - 20 October 2026 5pm


**Body:** Cambridge City Council
**Date:** October 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


Cambridge City Council Cabinet meeting, 20 October 2026 (as identified by the meeting title), considered a new 10-year leisure contract with GLL, due to begin on 1 November. The proposed partnership was described as requiring no council subsidy, generating a financial return, and delivering more than £8 million in investment across Abbey, Parkside, King’s Hedges, Cherry Hinton, Jesus Green Lido and Trumpington Sports Centre. The discussion covered resident cards and concessions, employment and social-value commitments, facility upgrades, and decarbonisation; the contract would also allow other schools to join under community-management arrangements. The transcript ends before the contract recommendation or a vote outcome is recorded.

Cabinet also discussed the council housing development programme and its strategic partnership with Homes England, which the meeting said would support delivery of nearly 3,000 homes by 2036, including 1,400 council homes, with at least 60% at social rent; the report included budget adjustments but was described as not seeking additional HRA funding. A proposed citywide Article 4 direction for smaller HMOs would remove permitted development rights and require planning applications, subject to a six-week consultation; no vote outcome is clear in the transcript. Other financial items included a £230,000 crisis and resilience fund for seven projects and updates on council support services. A sale of 3–5 Cummings Lane was scheduled for confidential consideration. No spending-related vote result is discernible in the available transcript.

**Source:** Cambridge City Council