Tenison Road is open at last! One element of the scheme is still unfinished: the pedestrian crossing just to the north of Canon’s Green. The Traffic Regulation Order passed was for this to be a zebra crossing (black-and-white stripes on the ground, and Belisha beacons on each pavement). However the descriptions and drawings relating to […]
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Devolution with an elected mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is now agreed. Elections for the mayor will be held on 4 May 2017. Summary of what devolution means by Smarter Cambridge Transport List of candidates and hustings Combined Authority Twitter feed Combined Authority meetings
Update 3 July 2017: A public exhibition of plans for the site will be held at St Barnabas Church on Wednesday 19 July between 3pm and 6.30pm. The developer is Cambridge Investment Partnership, a joint venture between Cambridge City Council and Hill, a commercial housebuilder. The City Council depot site off Mill Road (next to
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The 2016 Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 3 May in the hall at St Paul’s Church on Hills Road. Minutes will be published in due course. Links to matters mentioned in the meeting: Planning application for Burmaside House Mill Road area PSPO (Public Space Protection Order) Petition for safe crossings of Station Rd
The Chisholm Trail is a new cycle and pedestrian route proposed for funding by the Greater Cambridge City Deal. It will run between the existing train station and the new (‘Cambridge North’) station at Chesterton, and will provide residents of Petersfield a quicker and safer route: Under Mill Road, re-using ‘spare’ railway arches under the
After much speculation and rumour, the future of Mickey Flynn’s appears now to be secure – as a restaurant and flats. Apparently the existing building will be demolished first. See the news article in the Cambridge News.
06 September 2016: The final recommendation of the Boundary Commission keeps the existing Petersfield ward intact and merges us with Newtown. (The original draft proposal had Petersfield disappearing, being replaced by a new St Paul’s division, roughly a wedge from the city centre running south-east to the railway line.) Background The motivation for change is
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A planning application by Gonville Hotel to refurbish Gresham House was granted approval on 4 November 2015: Refurbishment of Gresham House to provide an additional 10 hotel bedrooms, extension to rear of Gresham House to provide an additional 21 hotel bedrooms, (subterranean) basement to Gresham House and provide a gym, dance studios and subterranean day
If you have unreasonably noisy neighbours, here are some steps you can take: If you feel confident about doing this, have a word with them face to face. Explain how the noise is making you feel and affecting your life (they may simply not have considered this). Ask them to adhere to some basic rules,
The owners of Sally Ann’s, the Salvation Army shop on Mill Road, is due to apply for planning permission to refurbish the building, including converting the upper floor into apartments. A preliminary meeting with Total Property Solutions is due to take place on 29 April, at which representatives of various community groups, including SoPRA, will