The Oxford – Cambridge Arc

Most Cambridgeshire residents will have heard rumours of the “Oxford-Cambridge Arc”, not least because the Chancellor gave an additional £20million in his recent Budget to explore its feasibility. So, what exactly is this “Arc” and, if it ever materialises, how…

Planning Policy Framework Fudge

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s guidance to Local Planning Authorities. Issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MiHoCoLoGo), the framework guides those authorities on how to prepare local development plans and decide…

Blue plaques & the women’s vote

Blue plaque schemes have come in for a bit of criticism in the last year. Some have been accused of giving plaques too freely – the plaque in Norwich which commemorates the boxer Mohamed Ali visiting a supermarket is one…

Coton Reserve Wetland Project

Coton Wetland

We would like to create a new wetland in Coton Reserve. The aim is to use nature to treat water from Coton sewage works and farmland. This will improve water quality in the Bin Brook (River Cam catchment) as well…

Save the Coton Green Corridor

We worked hard to present thorough evidence demonstrating that the GCP’s plans to carve a new busway through the Cambridgeshire countryside are not in the best interests of either local people or the environment. However, the proposal has been pushed…

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

In early 2021 the Government proposed further changes to the planning system which are designed to improve the attractiveness of new buildings but at the same time would also reduce local control over development. CambridgePPF supports the former but has…