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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 Friday 1 February 2013Monday 4 February 2013

Campaign objecting to development on Wort’s Causeway gathers momentum

The local campaign to “Save the Green Belt” and specifically to object to housing development on Wort’s Causeway is gathering momentum. A meeting of many of those concerned was held on 30 January, and I’ve paraphrased the minutes here for the benefit of anyone who couldn’t attend or who would still like to get involved.

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Posted on Sunday 20 January 2013Friday 1 February 2013

Building on the Green Belt at Wort’s Causeway

A council review has identified six sites around the city which it feels could be released from the Green Belt; the two largest areas earmarked as having potential for housing are both within Queen Edith’s ward, either side of Wort’s Causeway.

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Posted on Saturday 15 December 2012Saturday 15 December 2012

Parking Plan Consultation online response form available

Although the County Council’s long-awaited South Area Parking Review proposals were a huge disappointment after so much time, with very little of real substance, at least they’re giving residents the chance to express their views.

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Posted on Wednesday 7 November 2012Wednesday 24 April 2013

Parking Plan to be revealed on 14 November

Whether it’s having nowhere to park ourselves, or having our driveways (and roads!) blocked by inconsiderate parking, the topic affects the majority of people in Queen Edith’s.

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Posted on Friday 19 October 2012Friday 19 October 2012

Boundary Commission revisions make Queen Edith’s position more illogical

The arbitrary allocation of Queen Edith’s ward to the South Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency, rather than the Cambridge city constituency, looks even more ridiculous in light of the latest boundary commission proposals.

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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 Tuesday 17 July 2012Tuesday 17 July 2012

Parking in Queen Edith’s

Streets in the west of Queen Edith’s are being transformed into an overflow car park for Addenbrooke’s and Hills Road Sixth Form College.

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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 Sunday 1 July 2012Sunday 1 July 2012

Hills Road and its importance to the City

A proposed Council strategy for the city doesn’t have anything directly to say about our part of Cambridge. Perhaps it should.

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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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