Station Area Plans - have they stalled?
Last month we outlined how the developers for the Station area had used some fancy footwork to change the planning conditions and phasing of the massive redevelopment of the station area. They are proposing that the first phase of the new plan will be the 1000 place student housing for Anglia Ruskin University....Full Story
copy of Email received from Hazel Belchamber of Cambridgeshire County Council dated 26.02.10
Thank you for your email of 18 February 2010. Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.
As you are clearly aware, the City is undergoing a significant demographic change due to rising birth rates and fertility rates....Full Story
Cb1 – the background
In October 2008 the Council approved the plans for the Cb1 scheme round the Station and the developer Ashwell promised all sorts of free things to the Council if they were given permission. A new bus interchange, a new cycle park, a new station square, a wonderful new gateway to Cambridge and lots of money to help pay for the guided bus and new parks around the City....Full Story
Planning Matters
Devonshire Road
A number of residents have asked what is happening to the former Anglia Photo Works in Devonshire Road which also included Rocco's bike repair.
The building is being converted into offices for use by the Citizens Advice Bureau. Rocco meanwhile has taken his excellent repair service to the unit 3 in the Gwydir Street workshops (just close to the road closure)
Tenison Avenue
Residents on the South side of Tenison Avenue are opposing plans to build a terrace of town houses on the site of the former St Colettes School in Tenison Road....Full Story
Mill Road - key protection measure withdrawn
Most residents know of the problems of anti-social behaviour in Mill Road. At its worst in 2005, the street and surrounding open spaces such as the cemetery and the Tenison Road green, were used by gangs of ‘street life’ people who begged aggressively and injected drugs....Full Story
Glisson Road / Tenison Road Area Residents Association
Chair Barbara Bell 23 Glisson Road, Vice Chair - Simon Szreter 18 Tenison Ave,
Secretary - Frank Gawthrop 30 Lyndewode Road,
Treasurer - Bronwen Loder 39 Glisson Road
23.01.10
Mr. Tony Collins
Planning Officer
The Guildhall
Cambridge
Dear Mr....Full Story
Cumulative Impact Zones were introduced as part of the 2003 Licensing Act and replaced provisions in the old legislation which allowed residents to object on the grounds there were already sufficient licensed premises in a given area.
The Mill Road Zone was introduced in 2008 following a similar request from the Residents Association after the granting of late night opening of the International off licence at 96 Mill Road....Full Story
In October last year Domino Pizzas, on Hills Road close to the top of Glisson Road, applied to open until 5am. In our view there is little doubt that many patrons leaving the late opening city centre pubs and clubs would have been attracted to it. Eating in the streets adds to our discarded rubbish problem....Full Story
Following protests from the Residents Association, plans for an eight floor hotel in Station Road were unanimously rejected by the City Planning Committee last Wednesday 10th February. The revised proposal from Dublin based O'Callaghan Hotels included 169 bedrooms but just three car parking spaces....Full Story
20 mile an hour speed limit for the most dangerous road in the City
It looks as if the County Council will impose a 20 mile an hour speed limit in Mill Road. In an aim to reduce the high accident rate in this narrow, busy road, imposing the 20mph limit was agreed at the Joint Traffic Committee meeting on Monday 25th January....Full Story
A new licensing policy for Mill Road
Over the last few years the Residents Association has been attempting to deal with the continuing problem of late night noise and vandalism. In our view one of the main causes of the problem is the provision of late night alcohol and hot food from various off licenses and take away shops in Mill Road....Full Story
