Sustainability
SCDC Draft Local Plan Voted Through By Small Margin
At the full council meeting held on Thursday 13th March 2014, councillors at South Cambridgeshire District Council voted by a small majority to accept the proposed draft local development plan and send it off to the Planning Inspector for examination. 27 councillors voted for, 21 against and 5 abstained. In short, 26 of the
The Tory Deal That Signals Disaster For Rural Communities near Northstowe
“Multi-million pound deal struck to provide community facilities at Northstowe” This is the spin that South Cambridgeshire District Council put on the recent agreement to let developers off with a bonus of £30 million! According to the press release, a report presented to the Northstowe Joint Development Control Committee today (Wednesday 29 January) outlines […]
Cambridgeshire County Council missed opportunity to solve problem at traffic congestion hot spot
When a good opportunity presents itself to solve a long standing problem, as tax payers we would expect our councils to take the opportunity and alleviate the suffering that the problem is causing. But that does not seem to be the case with Cambridgeshire County Council and the problem of the A1303 Madingley Road between […]
BT abandons Race to Infinity Winners
As many people know, Madingley exchange which serves the villages of Caldecote, Childerley, Hardwick, Coton and Madingley was one of 10 exchanges that won the BT Race to Infinity. The prize was the upgrade of those exchanges to provide superfast broadband to the communities they served. Needless to say, the prize still seems to […]
Council extends local plan consultation by two weeks
The current South Cambridgeshire Local Plan consultation is being extended by two weeks. This final consultation was originally due to close on Monday 30 September but this is being extended to 5pm on Monday 14 October 2013. The news release from the council earlier this afternoon says that “Council bosses took the decision […]
Caldecote and Bourn villages sold out by Council for sake of expediency
On a number of occasions at planning committee meetings, I have told the South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) administration that Caldecote residents felt “dumped on” by the decisions of the council. Little did I know that it was going to get worse … This time, its not just a dumping on, but a betrayal, a […]
Touring caravan site gets planning consent to build four bungalows
Plans to build four bungalows on a site along the A428 in Caldecote were given the go ahead at the planning committee meeting on Wednesday 3rd July 2013. The site had previously been granted planning consent for use as a 20-pitch touring caravan park in May 2012, in a controversial decision that was made in […]
Toft residents welcome improvements to local footpaths
Improvements to the safety and accessibility of public footpaths around Toft have been welcomed by local residents. The popular network of footpaths west of Toft High Street, towards Kingston to the south, Caldecote to the west and Hardwick to the north, have benefitted from seven new gates – which replace stiles – the levelling […]
Gamlingay Community Wind Turbine is first in South Cambridgeshire
The Gamlingay community wind turbine was officially opened on Friday 14th June, on what turned out to be a breezy and sunny afternoon. The opening was followed by followed by a party to celebrate the occasion at the Gamlingay EcoHub. And well deserved too. The community project has come a long way since 2010 […]
Glowing start for south cambridgeshire council solar project
Solar panels on the roof of a council building have hit their year one energy generation target a month ahead of schedule, saving nearly £3,000. The panels on South Cambridgeshire District Council offices in Cambourne were installed in July last year in partnership with Cambourne Parish Council, and have generated over 25,000kw of energy […]