The Cambridge Council Depot on Mill Road is being relocated and the site redevelopped for housing. This has been on the cards since 2014, when the Local Plan idenified the site as suitable for housing. After a consultation exercise, the council approved a Planning and Development Brief, but also set up the Cambridge Investment Partnership, a jount venture with Hills to undertake the development. After further consultation, the CIP have developped a proposal, which I feel is significantly flawed.
In general, the proposals offered by the CIP are not in keeping with the
Mill Road Depot Supplementary Planning Document adopted by the City
Council in March 2017, and have not taken into account the views of
local residents expressed at previous meetings about the site.
In particular, I have concerns about issues relating
to:
Density
Urban Grain
Open Space and Gardens
Community facilities and additionality
“Affordable” housing and alternative tenures.
Density
Urban Grain
Open Space and Gardens
Community facilities and additionality
“Affordable” housing and alternative tenures.
