Author Archives: Cambridge Town Owl

It remains to be seen whether the final plans will be an improvement to what were in the documents submitted by the RAILPEN who lobbied ministers heavily to get the application called in. You can see: The controversial application was called in 15 minutes before the meeting to determine the application began. Personally I don’tContinue reading “Building Safety Minister approves Beehive Redevelopment”

In a social media update, Cambridge Ahead published a summary of a meeting they had with officers from the Combined Authority. You can read their update here “Key discussion points included:🔷 The importance of a long-term transport vision, including both arterial routes and orbital connectivity. 🔷 The potential of travel hubs and multi-modal transport solutions.Continue reading “Cambridge Ahead’s Transport Group needs to be more public-facing”

The mainstream media has picked up on something I blogged about back in September – the creation of a replacement for the current Addenbrooke’s Hospital [Updated 10 December 2025] You can read: …only I’m old enough to remember the road signs in the 1980s on Hills Road Bridge pointing to the ‘New Addenbrooke’s’ because theContinue reading “Cambridge Biomedical Campus Open Forum – 15 Dec 2025”

Anglia Ruskin University are going to try and revamp their bits of it – but I’m not confident given the record of their architects given the latter’s back catalogue of building designs that di little but generate range and fury in my neurodiverse brain. I stumbled across their proposals at this planning committee meeting atContinue reading “How do you revamp a road like East Road – ruined by woeful urban design?”

When I say *clash* I mean minor disagreement in a session where councillors get to scrutinise the decisions taken by executive councillors. So what happened was actually completely normal and councillors doing their jobs. That said… What the exchanges between Cllr Bridget Smith (LibDems – Gamlingay and Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council) and herContinue reading “Tories and LibDems *clash* over light rail in South Cambridgeshire Hall”

Cambridgeshire MPs debate transport infrastructure and the future growth plans for Cambridge and County This follows on from Part 1 here. TL/DR? Have a listen to what each MP said: The Minister for Housing’s response You can listen to what Matthew Pennycook MP said here At the start of his closing speech, Mr Zeichner alsoContinue reading “Cambridgeshire MPs debate the OxCamArc in Parliament – Part 2”

The four Cambridge representing constituencies in and around Cambridge spoke in Parliament earlier in a debate convened by Daniel Zeichner TL/DR? Have a listen to what each MP said: The Minister for Housing’s response You can listen to what Matthew Pennycook MP said here At the start of his closing speech, Mr Zeichner also suggestedContinue reading “Cambridgeshire MPs debate the OxCamArc in Parliament – Part 1”

I hope someone writes an extended academic thesis on this – as well as someone who is not me writing a shorter, more digestible version of how employment and housing growth has not been matched by infrastructure investment, and how (and why) provision for accommodation for people and businesses has not matched demand. Note onContinue reading “Why did Cambridge get it so badly wrong with transport infrastructure planning?”

Cambridge civic voice member and heritage/conservation charity submits response to Cambridge City Council opposing the monstrosity of a proposal at Hills Road / Station Road Corner As Cambridge PPF states: “Cambridge PPF monitors and reviews planning policies and planning applications. We respond when we are concerned about their impact on the environment, heritage, landscape andContinue reading “Cambridge Past, Present & Future oppose Kett House Karbuncle”

In what is probably their biggest public engagement programme in their histories, Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council have pulled out all the stops to get the public’s response to the emerging Greater Cambridge Local Plan TL/DR? Read the summary of the draft local plan here. You normally see me moaning about organisationsContinue reading “Over 50 events scheduled for Future of Cambridge consultation”