Consultations you should be aware of

City Council Consultations

Important Consultations which will decide on the future of the general envrionemnt of our major roads and Conservation Areas - make your voice heard:

• Riverside and Stourbridge Common Conservation Area Consultation — until 23 January
• New Town and Glisson Road Conservation Area Appraisal Consultation — until 3 February
• Hills Road Suburbs and Approaches Study Consultation — until  3 February
• Trumpington Road Suburbs and Approaches Consulktation — until 3 February
• Long Road Suburbs and Approach Consultation — until 7 February

Local Residents' Petition

Garden House Hotel - extension planned is further to the right

RAON’s petition against the extension to the Hilton Doubletree Hotel (old Garden House Hotel) adjacent to the River Cam and Coe Fen/ Sheep's Green - for details please click here. If you wish to contact Residents' Association of Old Newnham (RAON) there is a link to follow on the petition itself.

CambridgePPF have opposed the submitted planning application in September 2011 - for details click here.

 

Review of Cambridge Local Plan

The City Council is undertaking a stakeholder worksshop and has invited CambridgePPF to join one of them.

Similarly key landowners, organisations, businesses and other stakeholders in the City will be consulted to talk about their aspirations for the future.

Please let us know of any changes you wish to make in view of the Local Plan - how it should be updated and guide development of the City covering a plan period up to 2031. How can planning policies be better phrased and what is missing or should be added to make our environment - natural or built - better for all.

Please send us your thoughts to this CambridgePPF contact e-mail by 23 January 2012 at the latest so that we can prepare in time for the meeting.



Our Chair - Dr Robin Pellew submitting the petition to Government



CambridgePPF Petition to Government

(regarding the National Planning Policy Framework)

To date we have not yet had any feedback nor acknowledgement from Government.

Our original submission can be viewed here, article published by Cambridge News can be viewed here.

We are keeping an eye on all and will update you asap.

CambridgePPF welcomes MPs recommendation to change draft planning framework

Two months after submitting a petition to Government reflecting local concerns about changes to the planning system, Cambridge Past, Present and Future (CambridgePPF) has welcomed a constructive report made by the Parliament's Select Committee reporting on the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).

The report states that a default answer of 'yes' to development should be removed from the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Carolin Göhler, CEO of CambridgePPF said: “CambridgePPF welcomes the constructive report made by the Select Committee set up to review the draft National Planning Policy Framework - in particular that environmental and social needs require better integration to truly achieve "sustainable design" for future developments. It is in line with concerns raised and submitted to the Government. In Cambridge we clearly understand that balancing an attractive natural environment with a community’s social needs is important in making a successful, high-quality city that is attractive and functions for everyone, including local business.”

Representatives from CambridgePPF originally travelled to London on 17 October to hand a petition in to Government, signed by more than 1000 local residents.

Useful References:

NPPF - DCLG's Select Committee Report out today - click here for details.

CambridgePPF past comments - click here for details. 

CambridgePPF petition - click here for details.

Civic Voice - for today's comments  click here.

Carter Jonas have become CambridgePPF’s latest corporate member



Tim Jones (Carter Jonas) and Carolin Göhler (CambridgePPF) at the Coton Countryside Reserve



Tim Jones, Head of the Rural Division and of Carter Jonas  ’Cambridge office said:

“With Cambridge roots going back over a hundred years Carter Jonas is delighted to become a corporate partner, supporting the work of well established charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future in working to keep Cambridge special. Their efforts to look after and manage green spaces and historic buildings together with providing environmental education are invaluable to Cambridge and its surroundings.”

If you would like to find out more about becoming a CambridgePPF Corporate Partner contact us or telephone Mary Nealon on 01223 243830 or e-mail us.

Carter Jonas are also based in Cambridge - for their office at Hills Road -
please click here.



Consultations you should be aware of:

Cambridge City Council:

Draft Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)

Based on National Planning Policy this work ensures an informed understanding of the likely future availability of land for housing in Cambridge over the next 20 years of the next Local Plan.

It identifies sites which may have potential for housing and how many housing units could be accommodated. Click here for more details. Deadline for comments is 11 November 2011 – comments directly to the Council. Please let us know your views by a.m. Tuesday 8 November so we can formulate a response on behalf of CambridgePPF.

Draft Cambridge Skyline Guidance  -  covering tall and bulky buildings within the City

Increasing pressures on the City to build taller and bulkier buildings have resulted in a more comprehensive guidance being prepared. Currently envisaged as informal council guidance but will be a material consideration in the review of planning applications submitted to the Council.

Click here for full details on this consultation draft. Deadline for comments is 12 December 2011 @ 5pm – comments directly to the Council. Please let us know your views by end of November so that we can finalise a response on behalf of CambridgePPF. To see the report following CambridgePPF’s most recent workshop on this issue  (5 May 2010) – please click here http://www.cambridgeppf.org/news/

Mobility Survey

The City Council wants Cambridge city centre to be an enjoyable experience for all. It is particularly keen to help disabled people and their helpers, as well as people with push chairs and prams to navigate more easily. Click here for full details. Deadline for comments by 15 December 2011.

Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire District Council

North West Cambridge – planning application submitted for new urban extension by the University of Cambridge

The proposed development proposes 3,000 dwellings, 2,000 student accommodations, employment and commercial space including a super market, community facilities, green space etc. Click here for full details of this major development. Deadline 4 November 2011. It may be possible to try to negotiate an extension with the planning case officer before the deadline finishes.

Plumbs’ milk floats roll out to help CambridgePPF sites

Plumbs of Balsham, the dairy business that has delivered milk to Cambridgeshire residents for almost 60 years, is lending its fundraising experience to Cambridge Past Present & Future (CambridgePPF) – helping the charity raise money for the green spaces and historic properties it cares for across the city.

Over the next fortnight, Plumbs’ fleet of 28 milk vans will deliver 10,000 envelopes to customers in Cambridge and up to 90 surrounding villages. Arriving with the morning milk, the envelopes ask Plumbs’ customers for a contribution towards the upkeep of treasured local places such as Wandlebury Country Park.

Nestled in the Gog Magog Hills to the South of Cambridge, Wandlebury is a precious local resource. The 110-acre site is a retreat for walkers and nature lovers – and is popular with people of all ages. But maintaining the beautiful woodlands and chalk grassland for people to enjoy is expensive. Every week CambridgePPF spends £2,500 on the management of trees and meadows; care of livestock; protection of flora and fauna; historic buildings and other projects that ensure visitor safety and enjoyment.

Plumbs have always actively fundraised. Over the last decade the business and its customers have raised almost £80,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Justin Plumb, Manager at Plumbs, said: “Macmillan has been our charity of choice for eleven years. In that time our customers have helped raise a staggering amount of money. We are grateful for their support and remain committed to our relationship with such an important national charity. But a while ago we made the decision to also support another charity, right on our doorstep. We wanted something completely unrelated to Macmillan’s work so CambridgePPF and its properties – Wandlebury in particular – was an obvious choice. Lots of our customers are based to the South of the city and use the park regularly without realising how much time, effort and money is invested in the site, week in, week out. Our customers are known for their generosity and we hope they’ll see the value in fundraising for such a worthwhile local cause, which is of benefit to the environment and everyone in and around Cambridge.”

Mary Nealon, Head of Development at CambridgePPF, said: “In Cambridge we are fortunate to have so many lush greens, commons and country parks dotted around the city – all of which are easily accessible for everyone. But managing these spaces – particularly the larger estates on the outskirts of Cambridge – is not cheap. People are always really surprised when they find out how much it costs to care for Wandlebury and some don't even realise the site is managed by a local charity. We are grateful to the team at Plumbs and its customers for highlighting our cause and adopting us in such a public way.”

You don't have to be a Plumbs customer to donate to CambridgePPF's work just click here to make a donation NOW!

CambridgePPF properties include Bourn Windmill, Coton Countryside Reserve, Hinxton Mill, The Leper Chapel on Newmarket Road and Wandlebury Country Park.

Plumbs will celebrate 60 years of business in 2012. The business was started in 1952 by Henry Plumb, who had a vision to supply fresh local milk and produce, without fuss to local people.

Thank you for supporting our petition - Planning improvements are desirable but not at all cost

We have collected over 1,036 signatures and on 17 October 2012 submitted all to the Department of Communities and Local Government - for the media release please click here.
Background - letter from our Chairman - click here , petition details (NOW CLOSED however you can sign up for our e-newsletter for updates), background reading and contact details - click here.


  

In our response to the government's consultation on the Draft National Planning Policy Framework we have said that:

Cambridge is a city of international significance. CambridgePPF cannot emphasise too highly that the quality of Cambridge as a place has to be sustained, and even enhanced, through sound and robust planning processes if the area is to continue to perform strongly in economic terms. Hasty and poor-quality development, not balanced with infrastructure investment and with environmental considerations, will kill the goose that has hitherto laid the golden eggs. Our full response is here.

AGM and Guest Lecture at the Cambridge Station Area - 6 October 2011

Aid & Abet artists' base within an old railway warehouse

This year we took the AGM to CB1 and attendees were able to explore how the development around the Railway Station is taking shape.

Many thanks go to Glen Richardson (Cambridge City Council - Joint Urban Design Team) and Jonathan Hurst (Historic Environment Team) and members of the Brookgate Development Team to help us better understand the current implementation works shaping this new city quarter.
We had a stimulating discussion on the "Big Society and Localism" and are grateful for Neil Stott of the Keystone Trust setting expertly the scene.
Following our AGM we welcome Dr Jenna Bishop, Natalie Yates and Matthew Bullock as new Trustees of CambridgePPF.