Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020
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New searchThe site is a mixture of industrial buildings, 90% of them empty as the original industrial activity is no longer taking place on the site. There is a small number of office employees who will be relocated.
The site is developed, the last industrial activity occurred over 2 years ago.
A planning application was previously submitted to develop the site for residential purposes. S/1213/16/OL
Previously developed, brownfield.
The site would be changed to residential housing, with a total of 45 units. The site would also include an office building of 2,198 sq ft at the entrance to the site for upto 20 people. This may be suitable for Welding Alloys existing administrative personnel.
The development will provide access to public open green spaces and a children's play area. The additional population will help sustain the local pubs and restaurants in the village.
45 residential units, based on housing density guidelines for the development area - a gross density of 21 units per hectare. A full scheme has already been developed for the entire site. Office unit of 2,198 sq ft to accommodate upto 20 people.
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Vehicular access into the site exists at present (The Way) and this adequately serves the existing industrial site. Following a request from the Local Highway Authority (Cambridgeshire County Council) it is proposed to modify the existing access slightly in order to provide an enhancement to visibility for users. A Transport Statement submitted to the Council demonstrate that the development of up to 45 residential units and office space can be safely accommodated by the proposed access and that it should not result in a detrimental impact on the existing operation of the highway network in this location.
A detailed Flood Risk Assessment (which includes the results of detailed hydraulic modelling of the nearby watercourse) supports the planning application and demonstrates that the proposed development will not be at significant risk of flooding and that neither will it significantly increase the risk of flooding elsewhere.
The site is supplied with all the key utilities of mains water, mains sewerage, electricity and broadband internet. There is no mains gas in the village of Fowlmere.
The personnel currently employed on the site are able to move to another office location at short notice.
Low. The buildings are all of different ages, and different construction types and some are in need of repairs. The buildings were built and designed around the very specific needs of the manufacture of cored welding wire, a specialised industrial activity, as well as the welding services of heavy industrial plant and machinery.
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The soil on the site will need to be tested to ensure there is no soil contamination from previous industrial activity. To date the results have returned no findings of soil contamination. The old buildings will need to be demolished and all asbestos roofing removed by a specialist contractor. The site will need some groundworks to level the ground.
