Developments
General Documents
See the Parish Council Web Site for the most up to date information on development and planning issues
Proposed (163) Homes (Chestnut Rise) Consultation Web Site
Proposed Plan 350 New Homes (Newmarket Road) (PDF)
Burwell Vision (PDF)
Proposed (163) Homes (Chestnut Rise) Consultation Web Site
Proposed Plan 350 New Homes (Newmarket Road) (PDF)
Burwell Vision (PDF)
Woodside Meadows - 91 Park Homes (Starting from £240,000)
Mandeville Park - About half a dozen new houses off Low Road, around 850K each. Mar-2021
Construction of a 50MW battery storage development on Weirs Drove- Feb 2021
Goosehill_Farm_Solar_Farm - 2020
New House Replacing Demolished Bungalow Weirs Drove - 2020
Little Fen/Dyson's Drove 2019-
Off Toyse Lane (Demolished Bungalow Site) 2018-
Several houses
The old Crown Pub re-development (2018-
Several houses and included conversion of pub to residential property
Birches Tye (Hopkins Homes)
The Anchor Pub Garden
June 2016, 2 new houses by the river
Dyson's Drove
4 Houses (2016-2017)
Burwell Farm has been bought by the National Trust at a cost of 1.7 million pounds
Flashy National Trust leaflets through the post confirm that the National Trust has acquired 450 acres of land to extend and help preserve the Fen extending from Wicken. See the
Wicken National Trust Site
for more info.
Wicken National Trust Site
for more info.
Copperfield Way (Off Isaacson Road)
Another development currently underway (Nov. 2004)
Factory Site re-development
Latest Update (9-June-2002): Construction continues:
Latest Update (27-Apr-2004): Most of the estate is now complete:
Jubilee Green
This park has been updated and improved (Nov. 2004)
New Library
Now completed and open for business (Jan. 2006)
New Skate Park
The skate park is now Complete (Nov. 2004)
Browns of Burwell development
The Browns of Burwell site in North Street has been acquired by
Twigden Homes
. They will be presenting their development plans for the site at the
Parish Council
meeting in the Jubilee Reading Room on the 30th July 2003.
Brown's Site as of February 2004
Twigden Homes
. They will be presenting their development plans for the site at the
Parish Council
meeting in the Jubilee Reading Room on the 30th July 2003.
Construction well under way (Nov. 2004)
New Woodland
The two woods recently planted should help improve the quality of life in
the village. These are Priory Wood between Priory Close and Weirs Drove at
Crowhall Farm
Village News
20mph Update
Parish Council
Website
Website
UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status
Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site
Planning Docs
This Land
Councillors
Express Concerns
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site
Planning Docs
This Land
Councillors
Express Concerns
BBC News
'Film is an act of love from the whole community'The university tends to overlook "the importance of the [city's] black community", says a director.
Residents concerned over landfill site developmentA residents' group says environmental conditions imposed on a developer are not stringent enough.
VE and VJ Day street party fees to be waivedThe council usually charges for road closures, but the 80th anniversaries are "historic" events.
Care of 800 patients reviewed amid surgeon concernsThe child specialist surgeon also carried out emergency procedures on adults, says NHS trust.
Vulnerable residents urged to book Covid boosterVulnerable people aged 75 and over will be offered the jab to reduce the risk of serious illness.
Town's coal fire boiler air quality zones liftedThe boiler is now defunct and Defra had ordered the lifting of the zones years ago, a meeting hears.
Van driver rammed police car during chaseGeorge Bamsey, 26, of Godmanchester, gets a suspended sentence following the incident near Sleaford.
Police investigating town stabbing make an arrestCambridgeshire Police say a man was left with serious injuries after the attack on Monday.
'Just brutal' - Owner speaks of trauma after alpacas shot deadThe owner of the Alpacas Dawn French told BBC Breakfast she has no thoughts on who could have done it.
'I gave birth to twins while in a coma due to Covid'Four years on after almost dying from Covid, the mum says she has a newfound appreciation for life.
Four alpacas die after being shot in the headA ewe is also mauled by a dog and another alpaca receives a non-fatal gunshot wound, says owner.