17/1252/FUL: Change of use to 3 flats. 12 Orchard Estate, Cambridge
Ground floor rear and side extension and change of use to form three flats.
12 Orchard Estate Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3JP
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1252/FUL
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Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Ground floor rear and side extension and change of use to form three flats.
12 Orchard Estate Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3JP
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1252/FUL
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Amendments to 16/1354/LBC to allow alteration to Darwin College Counting House, including alterations to plan and garden elevation and amendments to Old Granary access staircase and bike store entrance ramp and stair.
Old Granary Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge CB3 9EU
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1260/LBC
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
17/1272/FUL | Construction of 14 x 3 bedroom houses, formation of access, landscaping, garden areas, drainage, parking and supporting infrastructure, following demolition of 308 Coldhams Lane. Front porch and single storey rear extension to 306 Coldhams Lane. | Land At 300 - 314 Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3HN
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Demolition of existing rear shed and construction of: bike store, ground floor extension, first floor extension, attic conversion incorporating rear dormers and installation of emergency exit door to side elevation.
2 Madras Road Cambridge CB1 3PX
Cycle parking for 6 bikes. May be access issues for the cycles on each end of the cycle parking.
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1229/FUL
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Condition 8 - Landscaping and bin/bike storage
123 Alex Wood Road Cambridge CB4 2EJ
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/0600/COND8
Minor Application with inaccessible bike parking for two bikes.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
17/1225/FUL | Erection of a B1(a) and B1(b) office building with ancillary motion capture studio at ground floor and external first floor terrace along with car and cycle parking, electricity sub-station and associated infrastructure and a ground floor Public House (use class A4) following the demolition of existing buildings on site | 122 - 128 Newmarket Road And 2 And 5 Abbey Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HE
Site of the now closed Five Bells pub.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
83, Moorfield Road, Whittlesford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4PP
Application for approval of reserved matters (Appearance, Layout and scale) following outline planning permission S/0238/16/OL for the erection of up to 18 dwellings and associated infrastructure and works
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
17/1032/FUL | Proposed residential (C3) dwellings comprising 27 x studio and 14 x 1 bed units together with hard and soft landscaping, cycle and refuse stores, 2No x disabled car parking spaces and visitor cycle parking on land at 156 - 160 Chesterton Road | Former Hamilton Lodge Hotel 156 - 160 Chesterton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
The erection of 26 dwellings, (including 10 affordable units), together with ancillary access arrangements and landscaping
Site adjacent Longstanton Road, Over, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5PN
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/2383/17/FL
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/2383/17/FL
Local members are invited to review this application in their area.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Erection of cycle shelter
30, New Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9EL
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/2516/17/FL
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/2516/17/FL
Sheltered cycle parking. Is it sufficient in number and dimensions?
I cycle past this junction a lot, and sometimes the lights are red so I wait and look at the lanes and wonder why they're like this.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Demolition of the existing workshop buildings and the erection of four one bedroom dwellings
51-53 Argyle Street Cambridge CB1 3LS
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1103/FUL
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Erection of one bed. dwelling.
586 Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8LL
Cambridge
Application reference: 17/1157/FUL
Minor application which we may consider has insufficient information about cycle parking.
Created by velocipedus@gmail.com // 1 thread
Garret Hostel Lane is closed since Sunday. There is no information posted about reason, duration of closure. Alternative route (Silver Street) is a poor alternative. What is going on? This is a crucial piece of car-free bicycle infrastructure that should not be removed from the network.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Condition 14 - Cycle Store
Stephen Perse Foundation Senior School Union Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1HF
Cambridge
Application reference: 15/1303/COND14
Cycle parking may be inaccessible as it is blocked by another row of cycle parking.
Created by Heather Coleman // 1 thread
If you are cycling from Addenbrooke's to Big Sainsburys on Coldham's Lane/Brooks Road, there is no legal way to go there without going around the Big Frightening Roundabout. As well as the obvious hazards, this must also add several hundred yards to the journey.
Since Sainsbury's now have wonderful cycle parking which is actually near the door (I'd not been there for several years but it's the only place in Cambridge that sell one particular grocery I use regularly so I have to), should we be campaigning to get this fixed. It needs fixing. The whole road layout to get to and from the shop is entirely car-centric, despite the fact that they've now got better bike parking than any other retailer with a similarly sized car park.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Plots 1 to 21 Cambridge Science Park, Plots 1 to 21 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WN
Full Description:
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of two four storey buildings for B1 use and a multi-storey car park, including access and landscaping
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Demolition and removal of existing storage hut from the yard of the church hall and the transformation of the space into a parking area for the needs of the church and church hall. Works to include accessible pathway to the church hall, parking area for cars and a metal canopy to the side of the hall, to provide a protected parking area for prams, buggies and bicycles. The existing location for the storage of the bins will be fenced off.
St Georges Church Chesterfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1LN
Cambridge
Application reference: 17/1127/FUL
Looks ok. Might be some problems with the gate clearance and location of the bikes. I don't know what number of stands they may require.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Erection of four flats
Land At Former 623 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
Application reference: 17/1149/FUL
Insufficient details about cycle parking. Number not specified and no drawings provided.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Erection of one 2-bed residential dwelling and car parking space along with the relocation of the bin and bike storage arrangements for 129 Coldhams Lane and the retention of the three 1-bed units approved under planning reference 16/2247/FUL.
127 And 129 Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3JB
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1194/FUL
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Proposed demolition of the existing dwelling and workshops and the erection of 7 dwellings
77 And 77A Shelford Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9NB
Cambridge
Application reference: 17/1219/FUL
Cycle parking needs to be reviewed. It looks inaccessible and given the location we may suggest more parking would be required.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Erection of 2 detached dwellings and garage block with new associated highway access. (Design as previously approved under S/0846/17/VC with garage block added).
Land adj to 27, Garden Walk, Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9HH
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/2345/17/FL
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference: S/2345/17/FL
There does not appear to be any cycle parking and there may also be implications for a cycle route as raised by a neighbour to the proposed dwelling. Can someone with local knowledge review? (It also appears as though construction has already started).
Created by Simon here // 2 threads
Complete separation of cyclists and cars can't always be achieved. To make sharing of the road safer I would like to propose using rumble strips instead of flat paint to separate the bike lane from the rest of the road. It would act as a physical reminder for car-drivers that they are encroaching the bike lane. This happens particularly near pinch points like road bends or crossroads. So even just a selective application of rumble strips could have a very positive effect, I believe. What's the view of the cycling community? Has it been tested?
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Outline application for the erection of up to 200 residential dwellings (including up to 40% affordable housing) and up to 70 apartments with care (C2), demolition of no.117 Rampton Road, introduction of structural planting and landscaping, informal public open space and children's play area, surface water flood mitigation and attenuation, vehicular access points from Rampton Road and associated ancillary works. All matters reserved with the exception of the main site accesses.
Land off Rampton Road, Cottenham
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/2413/17/OL
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/2413/17/OL
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
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Created by wookey // 2 threads
Out of the A1307 Linton Greenway consultation has come a plan for the section between Addenbrooke's roundabout and the Babraham P&R, which the county/GCP are keen to move forward. There was an initial invite-only consultation event on Thur 31st Jan for local residents/residents associations to comment.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Huawei plans to develop R & D superhub at the 550-acre Spicer's Site in Sawston.
Created by Jon Warbrick // 1 thread
The County Council have a consultation running on "improvements along Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, to make it safer and more attractive for walking and cycling" between Hills road and Perne Road.
The consultation runs until Tuesday 18 June. There are two consultation events at Rock Road Library, 69 Rock Road, Cambridge on Tuesday 21 May and Tuesday 21 May.
Created by Paula Downes // 4 threads
The road is unloved, has very few trees, has a lot of traffic, moving fast or jammed. Air quality is poor. Cyclists cycle along the pavement very fast which is dangerous for pedestrians. The cycle lanes on the road are not safe. It is difficult for cyclists to cross the road since there are not enough crossings. A lot of people park near Coldhams Common on Saturdays. Many people have created driveways to avoid people parking in front of their houses in the parking bays. Crossing the little roads (Brampton, Vinery Road, Vinery Way) is difficult because the cars block the path as they wait to get onto Coldhams Lane and greenery prevents pedestrians from going behind those cars.
Created by DB // 1 thread
I am cycling on the snakey trail every day, and there is a high risk that somebody falls into the Cherry Hinton Brook one day. The path and bridge is really too narrow and many people are taking it both ways.
Created by Heather Coleman // 1 thread
As described in the winter 2019 Camcycle magazine there is a group working on getting some improvements to the Trumpington busway. The magazine concentrates on the northern end of the busway but we are also seeking upgrades to the Addenbrookes spur junction and the crossing at Hobson Avenue/Lime Avenue as well as adding pedestrian footpath from the Hills Road Bridge all the way to Drury Avenue.
The group would like to start getting this out to users of the path for input, discussion and help with campaigning. Many Biomedical Campus commuters presumably use this path frequently, even daily. It would be great to get some input.
Created by Finlay KM // 1 thread
A new set of barriers has appeared on the hospital side of the usway bridge at Addenbrookes.
Creates the usual set of problems for cargo bikes and less confident bike users, with the added bonus of being on a steep hill that ices up regularly, and right next to a busway with a record of squishing people who fall onto it.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 3 threads
The government has announced it will hold a consultation on the introduction of the battery-powered scooters to British roads.
What are the implications for people cycling, walking and scooting?
What is Camcycle's position/policy about e-scooters?
Martin Lucas-Smith // 0 threads
Fitzroy Lane is a major walking route to the Grafton Centre, but bizarrely has no pavement.
One of the two parking queuing lanes should be removed, and pavements added on at least the east side of the street, if not both sides.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
"Daily parking wars make Red Cross Lane dangerous"
See: https://www.camcycle.org.uk/newsletters/146/nl146.pdf
Need to improve this area for cycling and walking.
Red Cross Lane and Greenlands are marked for 20mph and they're very narrow streets barely two cars wide.
Created by Al Storer // 1 thread
The A14 project is bringing a cycleway into the city as far as the University farm. Previous County projects have created a decent inbound cycleway from Laurence Weaver Road and an almost OK painted lane outbound to here. There's a section of cycleway from Girton Corner to Eddington Avenue, and at Girton Corner there's a connection to The Ridgeway along Bunker's Hill. There are Cycleways intercepting Huntingdon Road at Whitehouse Lane, both into Eddington and into Darwin Green.
But oh dear. Laurence Weaver Road junction is awful. Eddington Avenue junction is awful, and there's a very narrow and much over-run cycle lane to the north of it. Girton Corner junction is poor and serves poorly those who want to go from Girton village and College to the Ridgeway.
The section of road needs a holistic approach that incorporates the route along and the routes crossing in a coherent manner.
Sam // 1 thread
The site for the new building between in the triangle between the cycle path the busway, and non-busway road has a solid hoarding around it. To help visibility, the solid hoardings have been removed for 3 panels on the cycle path side, and only 2 on the road side, so traffic has greater visibility of cyclists that cyclists have of motor vehicles - so vehicles assume there is nothing coming and slow down less than they should.
To increase visibility on the corner, the third solid panel should be replaced with the mesh fencing, as has already been done for the first two on the other side.
Created by cpax // 2 threads
This ancient right of way is used by cyclists ,horse riders and walkers and is becoming un approachable with no drop kerbs and
with new roads being built that ignore the existence of this route and lack of clear signage , we are in danger of losing this
important route .
Surfacing includes gravel and grit.
Cycle chicanes shown on diagrams.
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
20/04969/FUL: Three storey front and rear extensions, alterations to the office building, replacement cycle store, new plant compound and installation of EV charging points.
Babbage House, Castle Park, Cambridge, CB3 0AT
Created by Finlay KM // 1 thread
Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) is currently in the process of developing a new wayfinding system for the communal, external spaces within the campus. This system will include new maps and signage to improve navigation in public spaces for staff, patients and visitors to the site and help to reduce stress when visiting the campus. In order to fully understand how the campus is currently used and the key issues, we would like to gain your invaluable input.
Note that the new wayfinding system will be focussing on the public space rather than the internal space of individual buildings, please limit your feedback to your experience of finding your way through the external public space on campus. Thank you in advance.
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
A children's hospital is planned for the Biomedical Campus (Addenbrookes) and is planned to open in 2025.
Created by Anna Williams – Head of Campaigns & Engagement // 2 threads
Camcycle's time and energy is consistently taken up removing exclusionary barriers (e.g. Biomedical Campus, A14 active travel bridges, Warren Road). We need to consider long-term ways to prevent new barriers going in and remove existing ones which prevent people of all ages and abilities cycling.
Pedestrians and cyclists at the toucan crossing where the busway meets Station Road, Histon have to wait a long time for the lights to change even if there is zero bus or road traffic.
This seems inconsistent with Highway Code rule H1 about the hierarchy of road users. Pedestrians should have priority over non-existent buses!
Created by Tim Steele // 0 threads
Where the path splits there is a marker post that is completely invisible at night. It should be fitted with reflective material or removed.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 3 threads
Downing College are cracking down further on people cycling through the area. Gate now moved and is locked.
Created by Martin Wheatley // 1 thread
People cycling being abused by drivers for not using cyclepaths, even where they are sub-standard or useless.
Created by Andrew France // 1 thread
It has an uneven degraded surface in the cycle lanes from the Elizabeth Way roundabout until the bridge.
Created by David Earl // 1 thread
It is intimidating to use this roundabout because of the high shrubbery in the middle. It is supposed to slow traffic down but my subjective feeling is that it doesn't
The A14 Histon Interchange is hostile to bikes as their is no way to safely cross the entrance slip roads onto the A14.