housing

Water in Greater Cambridge – Letter to Ministers

Water supply in Greater Cambridge area is an issue that continues to cause concern and hit headlines. It is an issue that the Government seems to be ignoring given announcement of £615m Life Sciences Package. The announcement included statements on making changes to planning rules to get more lab space built. In light of this […]

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GC Local Plan Rebuttal to MP

Setting the record straight for the benefit of those needlessly scaremongering

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Cambridge Airport Proposed For New Local Plan

Cambridge Airport and North East Cambridge are two major brownfield sites that are proposed for new low-carbon neighbourhoods in the First Proposals for the new Greater Cambridge Local Plan. The current adopted local plans for South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City identifies the two sites for longer term development beyond 2031.

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Local Plan Adopted by South Cambridgeshire Councillors

The much awaited South Cambridgeshire Local Plan finally got to be presented to Full Council at its meeting on Thursday 27th September 2018.  This was a date that for me came with very mixed emotions, given the events that led up to that point in time. I had spent considerable time thinking about what I […]

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Council bids for Government funds to build new affordable homes

If there is one thing that the district is short of, it is homes that are affordable for people to live in.  Therefore, a bid to increase the amount of borrowing  by £17 million is being submitted by South Cambridgeshire District Council to Government to help deliver a further

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Bedroom tax policy adopted by Housing Portfolio holder

From April 2013 Welfare Reform changes have taken place which means Housing Benefit is potentially reduced for households deemed to be under-occupying a property. This is the so-called “bedroom tax” that has been much talked about.   There is no definition of a minimum bedroom size set out in legislation. The Department of Work and […]

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Council releases new SHLAA assesment with revised data for Bourn Airfield Development

Two weeks ago, South Cambridgeshire District Council announced it was extending the consultation period for the new draft Local Development Plan by two week and would provide some revised housing data information, intended to rectify an omission. The StopBAD campaign had its first victory in its fight to stop the Bourn Airfield Development by highlighting […]

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Emmaus campaign to protect homeless shelters from closure

Emmaus, the homeless charity that works,  is launching a petition today to keep night shelters across the UK open.   Many night shelters are at risk of closure due to the loss of housing benefit income. This follows a legal ruling in Wales that denied housing benefit to an individual staying in a night shelter, […]

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Council to spend £1m to bring empty homes back into use

Empty homes are set to be given a new lease of life with a £1 million cash injection by South Cambridgeshire District Council.   The investment could see up to six homes in the district being purchased and brought up to a good standard before they are used to house families and individuals who are […]

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