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Draft Gtr Cambridge Local Plan: 6) Creating Places for Wellbeing – what building and wall patterns to avoid
I wasn’t the only person who was visually discomforted by the Pattern Glare Test that Dr Cleo Valentine introduced to the webinar. Plus some comparisons with Brighton and Hove (where I lived during my uni days). “The what test?” The Pattern Glare Test “The Pattern Glare Test (PGT) is a widely used tool for assessing…
Draft Gtr Cambridge Local Plan: 5) Green space – but how much is accessible?
And now we have an official map showing us where it is. And in Cambridge, lots of it is ‘deemed inaccessible’ The map on p63 of the document titled “Green Infrastructure and Open Spaces Standards Framework Final Report” in the big list of planning documents shows how much. Above – Green Spaces – much of…
What to do with all that construction waste – the minerals and waste consultation
“Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are working jointly to prepare a new Minerals and Waste Local Plan for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This will replace the current plan which was adopted in July 2021.” …says the consultation 2026 landing page from Cambridgeshire County Council here. Image: Detail from the current minerals extraction sites in…
The Cambridge Town Owl 