25/11/2011 16:59:46: 'twin towers' planning application Full Story
24/11/2011 20:55:16: Traffic meeting 3rd November - latest info. Full Story
24/11/2011 20:53:46: Traffic speed and the 20mph limit Full Story
24/11/2011 20:52:42: Shock news on CB1 car and cycle parking Full Story
24/11/2011 20:51:53: Unused car park can help traffic in our area. Full Story
24/11/2011 20:51:08: Car Crime and Car parking Full Story
24/11/2011 20:50:29: A policy on tall buildings Full Story
02/11/2011 19:52:19: Ombudsmans letter on permits Full Story
02/11/2011 19:51:46: Original permit letter 1990 Full Story
02/11/2011 19:45:05: hot food and hairdressers Full Story
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'twin towers' planning application
Posted:25/11/2011 16:59:46
The new 8 floor 'twin towers' planning application just submitted by Brookgate for Station Road. The application can be viewed on the City Council planning system by following this link http://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=LTZB02DX07900 it is then necessary to click on the documents tab....Full Story
Traffic meeting 3rd November - latest info.
Posted:24/11/2011 20:55:16
A big thank you to the over 100 residents packed into the Kings Church on the 3rd November to discuss the issues of traffic in our neighbourhood. There was a good exchange of views and suggestions but at the end of the meeting some residents asked ‘what next’ Last week representatives of the Residents Association met with Local Councillors, County Council traffic engineers and members of the licensed taxi trade....Full Story
Traffic speed and the 20mph limit
Posted:24/11/2011 20:53:46
At the public meeting on the 3rd November many residents spoke of how the new limit is ignored, in particular by taxis. It was agreed that Council officials would conduct some more research on current traffic levels and in particular the speed of vehicles. We pressed them to come up with some immediate solutions to speeding and we await a response....Full Story
Shock news on CB1 car and cycle parking
Posted:24/11/2011 20:52:42
On Thursday last week it was announced that developers Brookgate are abandoning the 650 space multi deck car park including the 3000 space cycle park next to the station. This is a major departure from the so called ‘master plan’ that was approved in 2008. On car parking this is excellent news as it will reduce the traffic in our area....Full Story
Unused car park can help traffic in our area.
Posted:24/11/2011 20:51:53
The Cambridge Leisure Park on Cherry Hinton Road (also known as the Junction) contains a multi deck car park for 636 spaces. It is opposite the rail station. Last week members of the Association Committee visited the site and spoke with staff who told us that during the day the car park usually has only about 100 vehicles and never more than 150....Full Story
Car Crime and Car parking
Posted:24/11/2011 20:51:08
Recently three vehicles in our area that have had passenger windows smashed to gain access to articles left in view inside the car. In one instance the contents of the bag left in view had no value and the thief immediately threw it away! The owner was left with a repair bill. We have been informed that the parking service will be conducting after hours checks on car parking in Mawson Road and Mill Street area....Full Story
A policy on tall buildings
Posted:24/11/2011 20:50:29
In the last three years the Council has approved a series of applications for flats, offices and hotels round the station ranging in height from six to nine storeys. The new Botanic House at the end of Station Road is now nearing completion and it gives an idea of what is to come....Full Story
Ombudsmans letter on permits
Posted:02/11/2011 19:52:19
Complaint Decision Complaint ref: 11 005 667 Council: Cambridgeshire County Council Date: 20 October 2011 _________________________________________________________________________ Complaint 1. The complainant complains about the Council’s decision to increase charges for residents parking permits....Full Story
Original permit letter 1990
Posted:02/11/2011 19:51:46
Text of letter sent to residents in March 1990 from J Hughes City Engineer. The penultimate paragraph clearly states the cost of permits is to cover the administration and wages of the wardens. Our ref: E/GRL/IH TRP /7 / 4C/.2 Your ref: Dear Resident Residents' Opinion Survey - Tenison Road Area Early last year the City Council carried out a household survey to identify problems of daytime parking for residents....Full Story
hot food and hairdressers
Posted:02/11/2011 19:45:05
In February we reported concerns that Mill Road was turning into hot food and hairdressers. We now have a total of 26 hot food take away shops, cafes and restaurants in our part of Mill Road. We raised the matter at the East Area Committee and in July Councillors from Romsey, Petersfied and Coleridge wards held a special meeting with local Residents Associations from both sides of the Mill Road bridge....Full Story
Traffic set to rise by 35%
Posted:01/11/2011 19:24:58
Public meeting this Thursday. 3rd November Work is well underway on the first phase of CB1 scheme for 500 student rooms and a huge new office block on the corner of Station Road and Tenison Road... Detailed plans have been approved for the first phase of 169 of one, two and three bedroom flats....Full Story
Parking permit cost …the sky is the limit
Posted:01/11/2011 19:23:31
A huge thank you to all those residents who responded to our last circular on the rise in parking permits. Despite all our protests the County Council increased the fees by an outrageous 60% Originally the parking permits were priced to cover the cost of traffic wardens and administration....Full Story
Dangerous pavements this winter?
Posted:01/11/2011 19:22:37
We all remember the severe cold and snow of last winter. Our pavements were dangerous for weeks with at least one resident falling and breaking her arm. The Council has never cleared pavements, it used to be done by residents sweeping the snow from in front of our houses, but in recent years most of us have all stopped doing this....Full Story
Environmental improvements.
Posted:01/11/2011 19:21:49
Earlier in the year we informed residents of a City Council scheme for small environmental improvements. We had a number of suggestions which were discussed by the Residents Association Committee and it was agreed to submit three for consideration. a) Reinstatement of the wooden posts in Tenison Road to stop traffic mounting the pavement....Full Story
Sainsbury Store
Posted:01/11/2011 19:20:31
Earlier in the year we reported that Sainsburys were interested in moving into the Micky Finn Snooker Hall in Mill Road. The East Area Committee considered their application at a special meeting last week. The main issues related to the loss of the leisure facility and the problems of large delivery trucks parking in Mill Road....Full Story
The Devonshire Road tree
Posted:01/11/2011 19:17:45
In May we reported that a huge tree behind Northrops butchers on the corner of Mill Road and Devonshire Road has been cut down. This is in the Conservation Area so in theory no trees should be cut down without permission from the Council. In response to our complaint we were told that the tree surgeon was claiming that he had telephoned the Council and been told it was in order to cut down the tree....Full Story
The Cambridge Place Secret Wood
Posted:01/11/2011 19:16:28
Although it is private, and most people do not know it exists, there is a small secret wood in our area. Hidden away at the end of Cambridge Place and behind the former Alms Houses in St Pauls Road. Now there is an application to build a car park on part of the land. The Residents Association has objected to the loss of this ‘green lung’ and haven for wildlife....Full Story
Travis Perkins Devonshire Road
Posted:01/11/2011 19:15:31
The Residents Association Committee has discussed preliminary plans for the pending application from Travis Perkins to turn part of its site Devonshire Road site into houses and flats. They are proposing a new line of houses fronting Devonshire Road with a small park and flats behind....Full Story
former Drakes store
Posted:01/11/2011 19:14:24
Many residents will remember the sad loss of the Drakes cycle store on Hills Road which had served our neighbourhood for many years. The shop has been sub divided and turned into Richer Sounds audio and the Chapter 2 café. We have been informed by the Council that the change of use to a café does not have planning permission and that if an application is not received then enforcement action will be taken....Full Story
August police report
Posted:01/11/2011 19:13:13
Police report At the August meeting of the East Area Committee the police attended to give their quarterly report. A major issue was the continuing drug taking and alcohol abuse in the Mill Road Cemetery. It is such a shame that this beautiful open space is abused in this way....Full Story
Parking Permits increase
Posted:08/06/2011 11:02:59
When the residents parking scheme for our area was originally set up the charges were set to reflect the cost of enforcement. This method of calculation has now been abandoned and intention is now to link residents parking permits to an arbitrary amount set by the County Council cabinet and based in part on the charges for Park and Ride....Full Story
Sainsburys set sights on Mill Road
Posted:20/05/2011 09:56:57
Following the arrival of the Tesco Express over the railway bridge in Romsey the Residents Association has discovered that Sainsbury are proposing a large ‘local’ store in our area. The Association has contacted Sainsburys and we have been told that the company is in ‘advanced discussions’ with the owner of the Mickey Flynns snooker hall at 103 Mill Road regarding the purchase of the property....Full Story
Another restaurant in Mill Road!
Posted:20/05/2011 09:56:00
There has been a planning application to change another shop in Mill Road to part use as a restaurant. The plans for number 102 (close to the Salvation Army community center) show that most of the property will be used for a kitchen / seating with some display cases for the sale of ‘handicrafts’ around the walls....Full Story
Another huge tree cut down
Posted:20/05/2011 09:54:53
A huge tree behind Northrops butchers on the corner of Mill Road and Devonshire Road has been cut down. This area is in the Conservation Area so in theory no trees should be cut down without permission from the Council and we have written to enquire how this was allowed. Following the loss of the trees on the corner of Tenison Road / Station Road and the trees outside St Barnabas Church this is yet another blow to the streets in our area....Full Story
Devonshire Road traffic and the trees
Posted:20/05/2011 09:54:05
Devonshire Road – goodbye traffic and the trees? The Travis Perkins Depot on Devonshire Road is up for redevelopment. The Chair of the Residents Association attended a meeting March where preliminary proposals were put to the Planning Committee The plans include reducing the existing Travis Perkins depot to about 1 acre including the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a new depot building....Full Story
Conservation Areas ..do they matter?
Posted:20/05/2011 09:53:01
The City Council has dropped plans to strengthen the Conservation Area rules for our area So called ‘Article 4 Directions’ can be implemented in particular areas so that homeowners would have to apply for planning permission to make some alterations that at the moment they can do under their Permitted Development Rights, for example the replacement of windows or the removal of front boundaries....Full Story
Covent Garden and Calcutta Club
Posted:20/05/2011 09:52:17
Many residents will have seen the newspaper report regarding the Calcutta Club in Mill Road. This is the former Locomotive public house that closed after being raided by the police who found £30,000 worth of illegal drugs in the safe. In January 2010 the refurbished and under new ownership Calcutta Club was raided by City Council Housing Dept, Fire Service and the UK border agency (UKBA) and on the 8th of February the Council issued the five prohibition orders relating to dangerous housing for staff above a commercial kitchen....Full Story
Hills Road pavement dangers.
Posted:20/05/2011 09:51:12
Many residents will have noticed a change in Hills Road between St Pauls Church and the top of Glisson Road..it is now much easier to walk along the pavement! Thanks to a sustained campaign by residents from Cambridge Place the County Council has taken action to force shops to remove advertising placards from the pavement....Full Story
Hills Road Cumulative Impact Zone
Posted:20/05/2011 09:50:34
A very big thank you to everyone who wrote to the Council following our last circular regarding a Cumulative Impact Zone in Hills Road. There was an excellent response from residents. It now looks as if this will be approved at the next Council meeting in June. This will be a major step in preventing the late night sale of alcohol in our area and hopefully a reduction in late night drunken behaviour....Full Story
Improvement to our area – any ideas?
Posted:20/05/2011 09:49:36
Every year the Council allocates a sum of money for environmental improvements. Last financial year this included £7,000 on hanging flower baskets in Mill Road, £17,000 on replanting the trees in Devonshire Road round the Cycle Bridge and £5, 000 repairing the vandalised gravestones in the Mill Road Cemetery....Full Story
Neighbourhood policing
Posted:20/05/2011 09:48:51
Since the introduction of so called Neighbourhood Policing offices have presented a report to Councillors and the public every three months. This takes place at the East Area Committee and at the last meeting in April they presented results for the period from December to February....Full Story
Parking charges a big increase.
Posted:23/02/2011 09:22:45
Parking charges in our area are set for a big increase. Last October the joint City and County Council traffic committee discussed raising charges for our residents parking permits by 33%. It was argued that the rate had not increased since 2001 and ‘unless unforeseen budget pressures arise’ it would be fixed for the next three....Full Story
The future of shops in our neighbourhood
Posted:23/02/2011 09:21:55
Mill Road future – is it to be just hot food and hairdressers? Is Hills Road going the same way? In recent times there has been much talk regarding the Mill Road Tesco and the impact on local shopping in Mill Road. This discussion has focused on Romsey, but many local residents in Petersfield Ward may well feel that their end of our local shopping street is moving towards just hot food and hairdressers....Full Story
First phase of student housing approved.
Posted:23/02/2011 09:20:47
Residents will probably have noticed the road works at the bottom of Hills Road Bridge and the construction of a new road into the station area. This is a bus and cycle route that will link though to in front of the station. This £3 million scheme is being paid for by the County Council and when completed will be handed over to the site developers Brookgate....Full Story
Huge hotel scheme – just three parking spaces
Posted:23/02/2011 09:20:02
Last year we reported a victory for the Residents Association when we persuaded the Planning Committee to reject plans for an eight storey hotel in Station Road. The site known as the Red House is next to the existing office block on the corner of Tenison Road and Station Road....Full Story
20mph speed limit set for March
Posted:23/02/2011 09:18:52
Plans to implement a 20mph speed limit in the area have passed the final hurdle and are due to be implemented in March. The police will not however monitor and enforce the limit. The plans have been discussed for several years and started out with a scheme for watchman speed cameras on Mill Road....Full Story
A bad year for our street trees.
Posted:15/02/2011 21:59:41
St Barnabas Trees
The last few months have been a disaster for our local street trees....Full Story
Hills Road Cumulative Impact Zone
Posted:15/02/2011 21:02:12
The Residents Association is asking for your support over an important issue regarding the residential amenity of our area. Some years ago our neighbourhood had a very lucky escape. Wetherspoons, the cheap drinks pub chain, purchased a lease on the two properties on the corner of Glisson Road and Hills Road....Full Story
Station plans - are they stalled?
Posted:03/03/2010 11:16:59
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
St Colettes - a state school?
Posted:02/03/2010 19:20:47
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
latest Station Area plans
Posted:24/02/2010 08:48:49
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
Latest Planning News
Posted:16/02/2010 16:00:22
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
Dispersal order ended
Posted:16/02/2010 15:53:59
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
objection letter - St Colettes
Posted:16/02/2010 15:44:08
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
No more alcohol sales in Hills Road
Posted:16/02/2010 15:17:31
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
Two late night licences cut back
Posted:16/02/2010 15:01:49
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
8 floor hotel in Station Road defeated
Posted:16/02/2010 14:50:22
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 mph speed for Mill Road
Posted:16/02/2010 14:44:22
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
Alcohol licencing, new policy for Mill Road
Posted:18/01/2010 23:42:31
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
