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)
Woodside Meadows - 91 Park Homes (Starting from £240,000)
Woodside Meadows Park Homes
2022
More information at: Turners Parks
Mandeville Park - About half a dozen new houses off Low Road, around 850K each. Mar-2021
Mandeville Park
Mandeville Park
2022
More information at: Artisan Developments
Construction of a 50MW battery storage development on Weirs Drove- Feb 2021


Battery Site - Burwell
2022
Press Release (PDF File)
PDF Press Release
More information at SMS Web Site SMS Logo
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)
Started in 2016. 70 units (52 Private and 18 Affordable.)
Birches Tye
Birches Tye (Hopkins Homes)
The Anchor Pub Garden
June 2016, 2 new houses by the river
Dyson's Drove
4 Houses (2016-2017)
Dyson's Drove
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.
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

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
Bin changes June 2026
New bin changes
from June 2026
UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Proposed Solar Farm
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status
Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site
Planning Docs
This Land -
Councillors
Express Concerns
This Land -
Council plays down
fears over loan
This Land Business Plan?
BBC News
Soham murderer Ian Huntley taken off life support, BBC understands
The convicted murderer has been in hospital since late February after being hit on the head in prison.
East of England news quiz of the week
Peaky Blinders, Bridgerton, Lionel Messi and career changes, how many questions can you get right?
'Why is it always the women that get punished?'
Volunteers are transcribing records of women imprisoned by Cambridge University in the 19th Century.
Runners dressed as vegetables take on half marathon
About 15,000 runners are expected to take part in the race on Sunday.
Council considers extending food voucher scheme
The council earmarks £1m to pay for the vouchers as part of a new Crisis and Resilience Fund.
Members 'devastated' over charity group's closure
The Wisbech Lions will close after 54 years of community fundraising due to a lack of members.
Your Voice – on your local BBC
Tell your local BBC team about the issues you would like to see them investigate.
Thousands getting set for Cambridge Half Marathon
Runners will join the start line and finish the race on Victoria Avenue in the city centre.
Hindu temple raises £50,000 to fight site's sale
One of the temple's fundraisers says the public response has left worshippers "blown away".
Death of boy after surgery is referred to coroner
Nine-year-old Jack Moate died in 2015, weeks after an operation carried out by a now-suspended surgeon.
Male driver died after crash at level crossing
The incident is not being treated as suspicious and there was no-one else in the car, police say.
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