The CAA has been in contact with local artists and arts trusts such as Digswell Arts and Wysing Arts centre, where senior figures expressed potential interest in the single storey coach houses for use as studios to let. Such activity may enrich the environment and should not clash with the residential environment (see existing Cambridge Artworks community on 5 Green's Road).
An uplift in apartments to meet the 167 unit target.
Additional possible uses should also be considered, such as small health surgeries to provide quite and supportive services to the community, as well as local coffee shops which encourage social life around them (Hot Numbers, Stir for e.g)
Ground floor units for retail/services/office may be allocated at the bottom of the taller buildings along the Chisholm trail and Eagle Foundry Walk. This may offset build cost, while providing a mix of use into the depth of the site.