Decision date set for plans to build 150 new homes on edge of Cambridge
Councillors will be asked to decide whether 150 new homes can be built on the edge of Cambridge. An application to build the homes on land south of Worts Causeway, will be considered at the Cambridge City Council planning committee meeting next week (October 2). If approved the homes will form the third phase of development at the site, which has already been given approval for a new spine road and the first 80 homes.
The development has been proposed by Cambridge Investment Partnership, a joint venture company set up between the city council and Hill Investment Partnership. The new homes are planned to be a mix of houses alongside three blocks of flats. The blocks of flats are proposed to include 35 one-bedroom flats, 19 two-bedroom flats, and three three-bedroom flats.
The houses are proposed to include 18 two-bedroom homes, 48 three-bedroom homes, 21 four-bedroom homes, and six five-bedroom homes. The developer has proposed to make 60 of the homes available as affordable housing, including all of the planned flats and three of the three-bedroom houses.
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Planning documents submitted to the city council said the proposed development offered a number of benefits. It said: “The development proposes 60 affordable homes for Cambridge City Council and 90 private dwellings for sale. [It offers] an inclusive housing scheme developed providing dwellings of all sizes from one-bed flats to five-bed houses. [It includes] sustainable measures, such as 100 per cent dual or triple aspect homes and low water usage across the site for an environmentally friendly development.”
The developer added that new trees would be planted and biodiversity enhancements made, as well as creating new play equipment for children. A report published ahead of the planning committee reveals that planning officers at the city council have recommended the development is approved. Officers said: “The proposed development would provide a high quality, sustainable development that would not have any significant adverse impacts on the residential amenity of the neighbouring occupiers.”
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