Cambridge urban area
14. CPRE considers that some of the regeneration proposed within the Cambridge urban area, for example the
Travis Perkins site, is welcome. However, there are other proposals which seem badly thought out and not
in the best interest of the city or its residents.
15. The level of boring, high rise, slab development around the station has already turned this into a
characterless area without charm or visual interest. It could be anywhere. More, similar development will
only worsen an already bad situation.
16. CPRE are most concerned about the nature and scale of the North East Cambridge proposals. They are
predicated on Anglian Water moving the only modernised sewage treatment plant in the area with spare
capacity, into the Green Belt. The planned developments appear too high, characterless and lacking in a
practical base for a thriving community, so close to the expanded A14. Discussion with Anglian Water on
how they might reduce the environmental footprint and physical area of their existing site could still yield
some land for industrial and housing development. The Anglian Water site would form a convenient
barrier between new developments and the A14. It is also strange that proximity to the existing Guided
Busway is given as a positive factor. Are the people living here expected to commute to St Ives? Because
from Milton the busway ceases and its vehicles run on the city streets.
17. We are concerned that the area around Shire Hall and in particular the Castle Mound, with its view of Ely
Cathedral on a clear day, will not be damaged by the type of unsympathetic development which has
occurred elsewhere in the city.