Developments

General Documents
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
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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
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BBC News
Council ends flag-raising tree surgeon's contract
Billy Crotty single-handedly hung about 300 flags along a stretch road in Cambridgeshire.
Waste site problems costs council £100,000 a week
The Waterbeach facility needs significant investment to reduce emissions.
Puppies rescued after mum hides them in hole in tree
Five puppies have been found being protected by their mother in a hole in a tree trunk.
Ex-gymnastic coach created indecent child images
Thomas Verdicchio betrayed the trust placed in him by the community, say police.
Transplant pioneer Sir Terence English dies at 93
Tributes are paid to the renowned surgeon who carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant.
Air ambulance submits plans for new air base
The charity is seeking planning permission to create a purpose-built air base just outside the city.
Archaeologist finds WW2 air raid shelter in garden
Mary Andrews says she was delighted to uncover the relic from nearly 90 years ago.
Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain
Brain scans on thousands of people reveal the dramatic shifts the brain goes through between birth and death.
Council worker sacked after document falsification
A council sent a fraudster money instead of a home-to-school transport supplier.
Demolition of art deco cinema blocked by inspector
The 1930s cinema in central Cambridge had faced demolition under plans to build a new office block.
Ram-raiders steal safe from betting shop
Officers were called to reports of a break-in at Ladbrokes just after 22:00 GMT, say police.

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