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Category: EF Language School

Posted on Sunday 14 December 2014

EF Language School goes to war on the Hills Road greenery

I was rather hoping this blog had finished with the EF Language School development, but over the last few weeks, there’s been wholesale destruction of the greenery around the site.

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Posted on Friday 4 July 2014Friday 4 July 2014

EF Language School development running two months late

Balfour Beatty project manager David Callow tells me that the work is scheduled to be completed on 26 August.

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Posted on Monday 9 September 2013

EF Language School Developers introduce themselves

The developers have commenced a charm offensive by delivering a “Residents Newsletter” to neighbouring properties, explaining what they’re doing and how long it’s going to take to complete.

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Posted on Wednesday 8 May 2013Wednesday 22 May 2013

EF Language School Development Before Council Committee

In which we find that the proposal for the revised EF Language School development is scheduled to go before the council’s South Area Committee on Thursday 9 May.

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Posted on Wednesday 3 April 2013Wednesday 3 April 2013

EF Language School revised proposals are now online

In which the revised (April 2013) proposals for the development of the EF Language School on Hills Road become available at the City Council Planning Website.

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Posted on Thursday 14 March 2013Sunday 17 March 2013

EF Language School revised plans revealed

In which the EF Language School returns with a new set of plans for developing its Hills Road site, revealed to the public at an exhibition evening on 14 March.

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Posted on Wednesday 6 March 2013Wednesday 6 March 2013

EF Language School returns with a different proposal

There is to be a public exhibition of the proposals at the language school on Thursday 14th March, from 7-9pm. It would probably be in the interests of all local residents to attend.

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Posted on Thursday 16 August 2012Sunday 26 August 2012

Council refuses Planning Permission for EF Language School demolition

In which Cambridge City Council does the right thing for the residents, the City and its environment.

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Posted on Friday 3 August 2012

Response from NRAP Architects to the Council’s recommendation

In which the architects argue with the many points made by the Council Planning Officer when recommending that the application is withdrawn.

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Posted on Sunday 22 July 2012

Thumbs Down for the EF Language School development from CambridgePPF

In which Cambridge Past, Present & Future objects to the EF Language School development with reference to a number of points in the Cambridge Local Plan.

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Posted on Friday 13 July 2012

Letter from Councillor Birtles in Cambridge News

In which Councillor Sue Birtles has a letter about the proposed EF Language School development published in the Cambridge News.

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Posted on Thursday 12 July 2012Thursday 12 July 2012

City Council recommends EF Language School withdraw their proposal

In which Senior Planning Officer Sophie Pain says: “the proposal cannot be supported because of a number of concerns”.

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Posted on Wednesday 11 July 2012Wednesday 11 July 2012

Council Team comes out against supporting the development of the EF Language School

In which the Cambridge City Council Urban Design and Conservation Team objects to the development in a series of well-argued points.

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Posted on Wednesday 11 July 2012

Council Design & Conservation Panel Meeting Report

In which the City Council’s Design & Conservation Panel describes the EF Language School development as “a confident and assertive introduction to the streetscene”.

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Posted on Wednesday 11 July 2012

The History of 221 Hills Road, Cambridge

In which we find that 221 Hills Road has a fascinating history, dating back to its construction in 1887 as a working-class residential apprentice school for upmarket building trades.

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Posted on Friday 6 July 2012Friday 6 July 2012

Objection from The Victorian Society

In which the council receives a strongly-worded objection to the demolition of the EF Language School building from The Victorian Society.

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Posted on Thursday 5 July 2012Thursday 5 July 2012

Cambridge News reports on the Development Control Forum

In which we get some local media coverage of the council Development Control Forum, held on 5 July.

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Posted on Thursday 28 June 2012Thursday 28 June 2012

Development Control Forum information

In which we learn the details of the Development Control Forum (“DCF”) for the proposed EF Language School development, including how to attend.

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Posted on Friday 22 June 2012

Deadline for public comments extended to 20 July

In which we get even longer to make our thoughts known, which is good, seeing as so many people are only just now finding out about the proposal.

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Posted on Wednesday 20 June 2012Wednesday 20 June 2012

Roundup of objections from organisations and consultees

In which those with a professional requirement to comment on the EF Language School development, and other interested organisations, get their say.

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Posted on Monday 18 June 2012Wednesday 20 June 2012

Councillor Swanson meets with the Planning Department

In which it’s confirmed that there’s support for a Development Control Forum (update: it’s happening on 4 July)

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Posted on Friday 15 June 2012Friday 22 June 2012

Deadline for public comments extended to the end of June

In which we get a little longer to comment on the proposed EF Language School development, and that’s most welcome.

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Posted on Saturday 9 June 2012Wednesday 20 June 2012

Local residents are sending in their comments

In which the petition for the Development Control Forum is submitted, support is offered by local councillors, and more objections are published on the Council website.

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Posted on Wednesday 6 June 2012Wednesday 20 June 2012

The objections to the EF Language School development begin

In which neighbours start to make their objections heard, in the short time available to them.

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Posted on Monday 4 June 2012Wednesday 20 June 2012

We request a Development Control Forum

In which we make a first move on expressing our thoughts on the proposed EF Language School development.

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Posted on Saturday 2 June 2012Sunday 17 June 2012

The Architects explain the proposed EF Language School development

In which we discover that the building will have “a sense of movement on the facades akin to looking through the branches of trees”.

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Posted on Thursday 31 May 2012Saturday 16 June 2012

We wonder why we didn’t know about the development earlier?

In which we discover that St John’s Church on Hills Road and residents of Lady Jane Court on Cavendish Avenue were shown early plans some months ago.

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Posted on Wednesday 30 May 2012Wednesday 11 July 2012

We discover that the EF Language School wants to grow

In which we discover that the EF Language School on Hills Road is to be replaced with a huge new building. Or that’s the plan.

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