Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020

BT Telephone Exchange - infrastructure

No answer given

Not relevant

Previously developed land

Residential development

Market and affordable housing

Public open space

Residential development to support Greater Cambridgeshire's future housing needs

Over 100-125 dwellings

No answer given

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Yes (Please give details)

Vehicular access from Long Road

No

No answer given

Yes (Please give details)

No answer given

No answer given

Nothing chosen

Site currently office use so has access to key utilities. There are no constraints on the site.

Next 6-10 years

Site is currently occupied by BT as a telephone exchange

Don't know

Good for a mix of residential development

Nothing chosen

None

Site is currently occupied by BT telephone exchange

Post Plan Period

Post Plan Period

1-2

No

N/A

Yes

Foot-golf centre

in use as foot-golf centre

S/2103/01/F - use of site as Golf Practice Centre

Mixture

Residential (including affordable housing) and / or, specialist housing and / or employment, together with associated open space and recreational use.

Market and affordable housing , Key worker housing , Older persons housing , Residential care home , Student accommodation , Custom or self build housing , Employment (B1) office , Employment (B1b) research and development

Public open space , Recreation and leisure , Hotel

See supporting statement

up to 90 dwellings and / or specialist residential accommodation / and or employment space

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Yes (Please give details)

The site benefits from an existing vehicular site access.

No

No

No

The answer to the first question is 'yes'. the 'no' answer refers to the question re pipelines and pylons

Next 5 years

Site in single ownership with no long term lease

Enquiries received

If available as an allocated site it would be highly attractive for development

No

N/A

3 years after allocation

8 years after allocation

5

No

See supporting statement

Yes

College sports ground and supporting facilities including pavilion with 1 residential unit.

Not Specified.

Various applications relating to ancillary buildings for sports field use

Mixture

Redevelopment of all or part of the sports ground to provide residential use.

Market and affordable housing , Key worker housing , Older persons housing , Residential care home , Custom or self build housing

Public open space

Increased accessibility from site and adjacent streets to guided busway / cycle tracks / footpaths to station. Increased accessibility to attractive landscape within and around site.

Not Specified.

Not Specified.

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Yes (Please give details)

There is an existing access from Bentley Road. This may need to be widened depending on extent of development but this is easily achieved.

No

Not Specified.

Yes (Please give details)

Northern part of site at medium risk from surface water flooding (partly due to impermeable hard surfaces for sports use). This is considered to be capable of being overcome in a sensitive development Site is currently protected open space due to its use as a College sports ground. This use could remain in any partial redevelopment of facilities relocated elsewhere and shared with other Colleges. Site is currently in ‘Green Belt’ but in line with Q39 in ‘Issues and Options’ consultation, the site is promoted for release due to highly sustainable location.

Electricity and water currently available.

No

Electricity and water currently available.

Available now

To allow time for relocation of existing facilities, necessary planning permissions and marketing etc.

None

Extremely high: This is a highly desirable location, secluded but extremely close to major transport facilities including the train station which can be reached in minutes by cycle or on foot.

No

Not Specified.

Not Specified.

2025

2027

2

No

Not Specified.

Yes

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