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
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
This Land -
Council plays down
fears over loan
This Land Business Plan?
(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
Community pub fears closure without new landlordThe directors of the community interest company that runs it say they need to "move fast".
Flooded road needs permanent fix, say residentsThe A1123 Earith Causeway runs alongside River Great Ouse and is often shut due to flooding.
Jigsaw puzzle lovers raise £15,000 for charity"We bring our jigsaws into the community and people line up to pick a puzzle," says Lynn Pearl.
Saudi student murdered by stranger, trial toldA court hears the 20-year-old was stabbed as he sat outside student accommodation with friends.
Man seriously injured after van and lorry collideThe van driver suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash on Monday night, police say.
Junction plan at 'impasse' over worries about bats Plans to realign a road junction near Cambridge, submitted in 2022, are still on hold.
New swimming pools to be built at leisure centreA two-storey extension, spectator seating area and a learner pool are all part of the plans.
Residents delighted with new fruit treesIt is hoped the trees could start to bear fruit in two to three years' time.
Public urged to recycle batteries to prevent firesA local authority says "incorrectly disposed lithium ion-batteries" are putting people at risk.
Poet-inspired project sees gains for wildlifeExamples include restoring nature in the landscape at a former gravel pit, says its chairman.
What is behind spike in pothole related call-outs?The AA says pothole-related call outs in January were up by 18% across the UK, with 6,235 in the East of England alone.