17/1697/FUL: New 3-bed dwelling. Mallets Road, Cambridge.
Erection of new dwelling (Land r/o 1a, 1b and 1 Mallets Road)
1A And 1B Malletts Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 9EZ
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1697/FUL
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Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Erection of new dwelling (Land r/o 1a, 1b and 1 Mallets Road)
1A And 1B Malletts Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 9EZ
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1697/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Residential re-development comprising one 2xbed unit, seven 1xbed units and six studio units, along with access, car and cycle parking and associated landscaping following demolition of existing buildings on site
Lovell Lodge 365 Milton Road Cambridge CB4 1SR
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1709/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Change of use and conversion of Whichcote House from student accommodation to provide 11no. C3 (dwellinghouse) units, along with car and cycle parking and associated landscaping.
1 Whichcote House Springfield Road Cambridge CB4 1HY
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1722/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Demolition of existing storage buildings and erection of six dwellings, including creation of access from Bannold Road, associated garages, hardstanding and landscaping.
Land to the East of 95, Bannold Road, WATERBEACH, CB25 9LQ
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/3399/17/FL
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/3399/17/FL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Construct a detached building to provide two 2-bedroom flats with associated parking and amenity space. Provide new entrance to PH carpark.
The Railway Vue, Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9NP
http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=S/3354/17/FL
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : S/3354/17/FL
Created by Monica Frisch // 1 thread
Regent Terrace is temporarily closed, at least during working hours, because of building work. Signage indicates a 'temporary footpath' which is just compacted ground at the edge of Parker's Piece.
Created by Sam Webster // 1 thread
A new bus stop has been created on Francis Crick Avenue just south of the junction with the busway on the east side. The problem is that there's a mandatory cycle lane there. Currently buses park in the cycle lane. It's also only 10m from the toucan crossing.
According to http://www.thebusway.info/pdfs/maps/trumpington.pdf there might also be another stop outside the MRC on the west side, also with a mandatory cycle lane.
Created by Phillip Barnett // 1 thread
(Originally sent to Camb cyclist mailing list)
Does anyone know why the off-road cyclepath from Cherry Hinton park to Netherhall school has been closed all week? The northern half of this is locked by gates at both ends, (private land, belonging to school) and is open daily just before school, and just at end of school, half hour at a time, for children to get to school off road. Apparently, the primary school at the south end of the path has objected (don't know why? Maybe worried about possible accidents with their children?)
So for the first time in decades, it's been closed.
And so now my children are being forced onto longer routes, on busy schoolrun roads, when they had a perfect off-road route, door to door offroad cyclepath all the way!
I'm sure it's a backwards step in terms of child safety. I will take it up with the school but wondered if anyone knew what's going on?
Thanks
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Demolition of existing building. Erection of a two and a half storey building with part basement to provide a commercial unit (A1, A2 and A3 in the alternative) and 8 self contained residential units.
103 Mill Road Cambridge CB1 2AZ
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1614/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Demolition of existing 2 storey house and replacement with 2 one beds flats and 3 two bed flats in a one and two storey building.
130 Queen Ediths Way Cambridge CB1 8NW
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1626/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a three storey building consisting of 14 studio flats and associated ancillary works including a laundry room, bin store and bicycle store.
138 Brooks Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3HR
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1611/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 2 threads
Are the facilities at Newmarket Park and Ride suitable for people wishing to cycle to and from the site including 'park and cycle' journeys?
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Proposed one bedroom bungalow to the rear of 70 Mowbray Road
70 Mowbray Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7SY
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1667/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Change of use from ground floor shop to a one bedroom flat.
72 Beche Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HU
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1668/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
New attached 2 bed dwelling
68 Whitehill Road Cambridge CB5 8LX
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1661/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Change of use from single C3 Use Class dwellinghouse to 2 self-contained 1 bedroom flats and 1 self-contained 2 bedroom flat. Single storey rear extension, roof extension incorporating rear dormer, and Juliet balcony at first floor. Associated hardstandings, amenity space, and parking.
83 Lovell Road Cambridge CB4 2QW
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1625/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
17/1461/REM | Reserved matters application pursuant to outline approval 07/0620/OUT for the construction of a new cycleway and footway on land adjacent to the Cambridge Guided Busway (CGB) route and Abode 1 residential development. | Land Adjacent To Cambridge Guided Busway And Adjacent To Existing Plantation Within Abode 1 Clay Farm Trumpington Cambridge
Reference 17/1461/REM
Application Received Mon 25 Sep 2017
Application Validated Mon 25 Sep 2017
Address Land Adjacent To Cambridge Guided Busway And Adjacent To Existing Plantation Within Abode 1 Clay Farm Trumpington Cambridge
Proposal Reserved matters application pursuant to outline approval 07/0620/OUT for the construction of a new cycleway and footway on land adjacent to the Cambridge Guided Busway (CGB) route and Abode 1 residential development.
Status Awaiting decision
Appeal Status Unknown
Appeal Decision Not Available
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Conversion and extension of existing dwellings to provide 10 new student rooms.
1-2 Purbeck Road Cambridge CB2 8PF
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1624/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions to create 2no 2bed dwellings.
1 Corrie Road Cambridge CB1 3QP
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1613/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Proposed Demolition of Existing Dwellings and Outbuildings and Construction of 2X2 Bed Semi-Detached dwellings, 4X1 Bed apartments and 1X2 Bed apartment including bin, cycle and landlord store and external works
156-158 Mowbray Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7TG
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1615/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Two storey and first floor rear extensions. Rear roof extension, incorporating side and rear dormers to create 1no 2bed and 1no 4bed dwelling. Re-arrange shopfront to enable disabled access.
194A Mill Road Cambridge CB1 3NF
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1586/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Planning Application Ref: S/1733/16/FL
Registration Date: 13-Sep-2017
Parish: Impington CP
Main Location: Cambridge Health And Fitness Clinic, Bridge Road, Impington, Cambridgeshire
Full Description: Provision of new Sports Leisure and Sports Training Facilities including New 4G Artificial Training Pitch and additional vehicular and bike parking facilities
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Alteration of existing 3 flats at 2 Highworth Avenue and demolition of detached house at 105 Milton Road and replacement with 3 storey building for development of 11 flats to provide a total of 14 flats. Erection of bikes store and landscaping works.
2 Highworth Avenue And 105 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2BG
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1563/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
The demolition of the existing 10 & 20 Station Road (Jupiter & Leda House) and the construction of a new office building comprising 14,274sqm (GIA) of Class B1(a)/Class B1(b) floorspace including ancillary accommodation/facilities with a single basement of 3,322 sqm (GIA) providing 98 car parking spaces, with associated plant and 482 cycle parking spaces at grade level, hard and soft landscaping including a pocket park and access from Station Road.
Jupiter And Leda House 10 And 20 Station Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2JD
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1550/FUL
Created by Roxanne (Cycling Campaign Officer) // 1 thread
Replacement dwellinghouse and garage. Existing dwelling and garage to be demolished.
15 Fontwell Avenue Cambridge CB4 3LZ
Cambridge
Application reference : 17/1518/FUL
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Martin Lucas-Smith // 29 threads
Proposed route along the rail corridor through Cambridge, part of which is in the Cambridge Local Plan.
Created by Rohan Wilson // 1 thread
I've visited Riverside to Waterbeach with William Rayner of county cycling team. He's revising signage here and providing it along the St Ives corridor, with the old NCN 51 being renamed Regional Route 24 (blue patch). We've decided finally to continue to sign NCN 11 from Riverside Bridge to Waterbeach Station, and he's looking at suitable (hopefully temporary) wording to advise to follow NCN 51 to Bottisham for destinations beyond Waterbeach, which will hopefully eliminate misrouting those from outside the area.
Our inspection of existing signs showed that only one new signboard was provided on completion 5 years ago of Riverside Bridge. Signboards still send people via Green Dragon. Sustrans considers signage is an important part of any route project.
The intention is to sign Milton Country Park as a destination, not as part of the route, removing route signs within the park, and probably retaining Coles Road as the signed route through the village, though it would be much preferable to have improvements past the shops and the village green, pubs etc.
Retaining the route to Waterbeach as NCN will help keep the gap in people's awareness.
I am planning to contact again the landowner of the missing link between Bottisham Lock and Fen Road, Lode with a suggestion for a low-level route, southeast side of the Bottisham Lode floodbank which is the route of the public footpath, where signs forbid cycling. It might be considered more visually acceptable. All parish councils are for the route, including the one of which he is a member.
Created by David MacKay FRS // 1 thread
Our campaign for safer walking and cycling to/from NWCambridge now has a petition and a first video (of five) summarising our position.
See our new video summarising our petition:
https://youtu.be/hIlQAzsU0js?t=1s
I’d be delighted if you could promote this to your networks. Time is of the essence because a Senate House discussion is coming up [3 Nov 2015], and I will report the number of signatures on our petition there. (But signatures after the date will still be useful.)
More information:
http://tinyurl.com/EddingtonSafety
The petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/EddingtonSafety
Anyone is welcome to sign the petition; we ask people to use the Comment field to let us know if they are University Member / University employee / City resident / SouthCambs resident / etc.
For twitter purposes the recommended hashtag is #EddingtonSafety and there is an @EddingtonSafety account too.
Thanks very much
David
David J C MacKay FRS
djcm1@cam.ac.uk
Regius Professor of Engineering,
Cambridge University Engineering Department
Author of “Sustainable Energy - without the hot air” www.withouthotair.com
and “Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms” www.inference.eng.cam.ac.uk/mackay/
Girton resident and parent.
Cambridge Cycling Campaign Member
Created by David Green // 1 thread
My employer is planning to relocate from central cambridge to the Cambridge Business Park (near Waterbeach). There is currently no decent cycle (or footpath!) access to this business park which avoids riding along the A10. I am a confident cyclist but I am not looking forward to riding to work along sections of the A10.
Are there any plans for cycle route construction which the campaign can, perhaps, help accelerate?
Created by Hester Wells // 1 thread
There is a campaign for a cycle route between Bar Hill and Cambridge, also connecting Dry Drayton, Madingley and Coton to North-West Cambridge.
Currently cycle provision for these villages is poor. Bar Hill has lower rates of cycling than other villages that are closer to Cambridge.
The campaign site is: http://www.bhddmadcycle.com/
Created by Simon Nuttall // 19 threads
The Reach Fair ride takes place on the early Bank Holiday Monday (May Day) in May.
The web page for it is:
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/events/rides/
The planning overview is summarised:
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/events/rides/timeline.html
I've created this issue to help plan this event.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
The permeability gate between Hooper Street and Kingston Street is obstructive as it only allows passage in one direction at a time.
Given the ever-increasing amount of cycling in areas like this, it's time to get this replaced with a simple bollard arrangement that would allow two-way passage whilst still enable the emergency services to unlock for access in an emergency.
As the bridleway crosses Milton Road, it swaps sides of the busway, so most pedestrians and cyclists want to cross diagonally. However the toucan crossing only protects people crossing Milton Road. It doesn't stop busway traffic.
This is confusing and dangerous. When the road traffic stops at red lights, and the Toucan crossing turns green, it feels very safe to cross the busway. Yet buses can come from three directions (busway west, busway east, Milton Road south) at speeds of 30 mph.
Cyclists in particular are tempted to cross diagonally from north west to south east. Last week I saw a near accident.
Created by Robin Heydon // 9 threads
The A14 is a very hostile, dangerous road for cycling.
Improvements to it, as well as broader changes to the national framework for cyclist crossings of major roads, are needed.
Created by Cllr Ian Manning // 1 thread
The County appointed an officer back in June to review parking policy across the County, starting with the City.
Vehicles are continually abusing cyclists who use the road here because the bus lane on the other side forces the carriageway to be narrow.
Although there is the cycleway, it has the usual problems of loss of priority at sideroads, bins in the way, people going in and out of driveways, etc.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 10 threads
Milton Road, like other main roads in the city, is a mix of typically bad bits of cycle infrastructure. There is considerable scope, possibly within the City Deal funding, to rework the whole streetscape to Dutch standards.
Created by Robin Heydon // 1 thread
The Cottenham to Histon cycleway needs improvement.
Created by Anne Clarke // 1 thread
The current Barton to Cambridge off road cycle path starts at the White Horse in Barton. During term time Cambridge bound traffic is now backed up and slow moving throughout Barton along the A603. This leaves no clear safe route for cyclists. The road has white hatchings down the middle and would be wide enough for a proper on-road cycle lane to leave a safe passage past the queuing vehicles.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
There's a very poor dogleg right-angle with barriers at the entrance/exit from the West Cambridge site to Clerk Maxwell Road.
This should be turned into a wide splay with good visibility.
Created by Colin Bell // 1 thread
Has there been any improvement in the "new" NCN 11 route from Waterbeach to Lode since last summer? Last time I went that way I had to wheel the bike across fields and carry it over two or three stiles.
Any information, including a forecast date when a proper route is likely to be built, welcome. Thanks.
Starting a thread about this application here so we can continue on from the previous planning list discussion.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 11 threads
Major planning application here - c. 10,000 homes
Created by Simon Nuttall // 3 threads
The railway line from Cambridge to Newmarket turns out across Coldham's Common and right through the middle of Cherry Hinton, and then carries on passing to the north of Fulbourn.
There are currently (2013) two main routes from the east of Cambridge to Cherry Hinton - the Tins and Snakey Path. However both have long very narrow sections involving pedestrian conflict.
The railway line is single track - but satellite images show the bridges crossing Barnwell Road and Coldham's Lane were both built for dual track. So this means there should easily be enough room to accommodate a cycleway alongside the railway.
This route could then connect up with the Chisholm Trail and provide a direct fast cycle route to and from the city and the Science Park area.
Created by Robin Heydon // 2 threads
The Landbeach Parish Council would like the bridgeway from Landbeach to Cambridge to be upgraded to a cycleway.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 4 threads
London Cycling Campaign has reorientated its policy towards a 'Go Dutch' approach.
This aims to learn from best practice abroad rather than continuing with the 'hierarchy of provision' that, in 20 years in the UK, has arguably failed to deliver meaningful change.
This is an overarching issue for conceptual discussion of this issue.
Created by Jamie // 1 thread
At the moment it is possible to cycle from Cambridge Road, near Madingley, to Girton, on a bridleway that crosses over the A428 and then passes under the M11 at the Girton Interchange. You can then cross three roads (A1307) and reach a pavement on the North-East side of the Interchange. Using the pavement you can then reach Washpit Lane and cycle up towards Girton. (The pavement is marked as a shared-use route on the OSM Cycle map, although I am not sure that it really is.)
Apart from having to be careful when crossing the A1307 junction it is a rather pleasant route to ride.
The Girton Interchange is being "improved" to reduce the bottleneck for cars. Does anyone know what plans there are to ensure that the current route through remains open and whether there are plans to improve the bridleway route through? Or will this be another example of roads being developed to the detriment of footpaths/bridleways.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
Cherry Hinton Road is currently mainly typical 'blue sign on a pavement' provision, despite having the edge-to-edge width in places for proper cycle provision. A longer-term objective should be to upgrade this.
Created by David Earl // 4 threads
There are some evil short grey posts on the busway cycleway that are really hard to see in the dark. I have heard of a number of people hitting them with disastrous consequences
Created by velocipedus@gmail.com // 12 threads
Project Orange is an attempt develop our general strategy during the year 2013.
It involves
1) Should Cambridge Go Dutch (or Copenhagenize)
2) A more assertive stance in our interactions with agencies: Demanding of them to make feasible what seems infeasible
3) focus on a regional area 10 miles (15 km) around Cambridge and a dartboard network structure to connect villages,
4) the development of a Bicycle Infrastructure Assessment Tool (BIAC) which will allow us to grade and praise provision
5) Priority over sideroads as part of a Dutch-style approach
5) Development of Visualisation Tools for major projects (Chisholm Trail, Newnham to Newmarket Rd, Mitcham's Corner)