Have your say on Longstanton and Home Farm issues at the Public Consultation on Issues & Options meeting at the Longstanton Village Institute on 3 September 2012, between 3-8 pm

Longstanton and the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan

The Council is seeking your views on options for how the district should be developed over the next 20 years through an 11-week period of public consultation from Thursday 12 July to 12 noon on Friday 28 September 2012.

Either via their website
http://www.scambs.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/DistrictPlanning/LocalDevelopmentFramework/SCLP.htm

by emailing your comments to ldf@scambs.gov.uk

or writing to
writing to: Planning Policy, South Cambridgeshire District Council, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6EA

or by attending the Public Consultation on Issues & Options meeting at the
Longstanton Village Institute on 3 September 2012, between 3-8 pm

Further details can be found at the South Cambs website
http://www.scambs.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/DistrictPlanning/LocalDevelopmentFramework/SCLP.htm

Report on the special planning meeting held to discuss Northstowe held at the district council offices on Friday 20th July 2012

The meeting approved the blueprint which will go for full planning approval in October this year.

The main points were :-

• Northstowe will be the biggest new town since Milton Keynes
• The first phase will probably commence early in 2013, and will have 1,500 homes when complete. The second phase will also have around 1,500 homes.
• This construction will be on the land currently occupied by the golf course.
• The upgrade of the A14 might pose a problem as it is not due to start until 2018, which may hamper developments beyond phase 2.

There is considerable pressure locally for a bypass for Willingham, partly due to the initial volume of construction traffic. Also as it is felt the B1050 is already very busy, especially at peak times. Extra pressure will come when phases 1 and 2 are completed. The bypass was envisaged as a continuation of the Longstanton bypass and, if built would run, roughly north south between on the land between Willingham and Over. One speaker from the public, suggested that the by pass continue all the way up to Earith because of the poor quality of the current road.

Councillors expressed fears that unless a sense of community was developed and unless there were exemplary facilities, the development would merely become a dormitory town. The councillors requested that they be given much more detailed information prior to the crucial meeting in October, particularly concerning the development of the town centre, the building of a secondary school, employment opportunities and road links.  A debate ensued about the environmental standards that the housing would be built to, as these are due to be revised in the next few months.

Several councillors, including Shona Johnstone, felt that the provision of fibre optic broadband to every home was essential to the success of phase 1.

Similar comments about the early inclusion of medical facilities, like Dentists and Doctors, as there were currently already waiting lists.

Concern was expressed by some Longstanton residents that their current homes were too near to the proposed new development and that this should be rectified by October.

We look forward to the meeting in October.

Ian Hunter 26/07/12

Cambridgeshire County Council information about the adoption process and it’s progress

We recently wrote to Cambridgeshire County Council requesting information about the adoption process and it’s progress. Here is their reply…

I can confirm that we are working closely with Barratts and Taylor Wimpey in respect of this phase (Phase 2) of the Longstanton development. Once I am advised that the remedial work has been completed, including the street lighting and that the sewers have been adopted by Anglian Water, I can issue the appropriate certificate.     

You may wish to contact Barratts and Wimpey direct should you wish to know their
timetable for completion.

Kind regards

Sue Reynolds

Home Farm Phase 2 adoption process – update on Taylor Wimpey’s roads and sewers

We wrote to Taylor Wimpey on the 4th April 2012 asking them to outline the adoption process for the roads that are under ownership, that is the already ‘finished’ part of Stevensons Road and Sheepwash Way.

Below is the response from Bryn Maidmen, Managing Director of Taylor Wimpey East Anglia…

As you are aware Barratt Homes have instructed Maypine Civil’s to carry out remedials on the “spine” road section of the Home Farm Development, which we understand is nearing completion.

Taylor Wimpey are currently awaiting confirmation of the Highways Agreement process from CCC for the spine road and once confirmed we will look to carry out the remedials within our control with a view to CCC adopting our sections of roads in tandem with the spine road.

With regards to the sewers, the Foul Water system was adopted by Anglian Water Authority in October 2011 under the new DEFRA regulations, however the Surface Water sewers outfall direct to a water course and therefore remain the responsibility of Taylor Wimpey / Barratt Homes and Deliottes, any remedials required to the Surface Water sewers by Anglian Water Authority will be carried out prior to Maypine Civils surfacing the spine road which I am told will be in approximately two weeks time.

I trust the above is satisfactory.

Yours sincerely

Bryn Maidmen
Managing Director
Taylor Wimpey East Anglia

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Interview with Home Farm Forum 1st Feb 2012

This is to alert everyone to a radio interview with residents and one of our Home Farm Forum team members planned for 1st Feb 2012 at around 7:15am on the BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Breakfast Show.

Once it is available an i-player link will be added to allow those who miss the event to listen in again.

Letters of Complaint – Calling for your support!

By now all residents of Stevensons Road and Duddle Drive should have received their pack containing background information and two letters of complaint to sign and return to the Home Farm Forum for forwarding to your developer and MP.

Please make sure you return these in the next 10 days to 51 Duddle Drive.

Also, please subscribe to this Forum so that you are alerted to new posts and information regarding the General Meeting planned for March 2012.  Click the “Sign me up” button on the right.

Copies of the letters are attached for others on the estate to read.

Intro – Letters of Complaint v2

General Letter to Wimpey v2

General Letter to Barratts v2

general letter to Andrew Lansley MP v2