bourn airfield development
Bourn Airfield Gains Outline Planning Approval at Committee
Bourn Airfield has moved to the next stage of its controversial journey in becoming a new village in South Cambridgeshire when it gained outline planning permission at the Extraordinary Planning Committee meeting held on 19th February 2021.
2014 Local Plan Found Sound by Planning Inspectors
The BIG news is that the Planning Inspectors examining the 2014 Local Development Plan have given their report and have found that the plan is sound subject to the main modifications. The announcement was made on 3rd September 2018 with publication by South Cambridgeshire District Council of the Inspectors final report and the Appendix that […]
Bourn Airfield Development Consultation on Modifications-My thoughts
Is South Cambridgeshire District Council trying to build Cambourne East by stealth? That is the question that has been on my mind, and voiced by others, since Bourn Airfield was proposed for the development of up to 3,500 houses in the Draft Local Development Plan which is currently undergoing verification by
Greater Cambridge Deserves Better
Greater Cambridge is a fast growing subregion, with Cambridge City at its centre, a city constrained by its medevial centre and the green belt that surrounds it. The growth is welcome by some, and unwanted by many due in part to the soaring cost of housing and the difficulty of transport into and within the […]
The SCDC Local Development Plan – How Councillors Voted
The debate, if one can call it that, that took place on 13th March 2014 on the proposed draft local development plan ended in a vote that was closer than most people expected. I have already given you a flavour of what occurred in a previous article. The voting was recorded and following is the […]
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 […]
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 […]