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Plans for 4,000 jobs at new agri-tech park in Cambridgeshire




Plans submitted for new technology park that will provide 4,000 new jobs
Plans submitted for new technology park that will provide 4,000 new jobs

Chance to have a say on major development near Hinxton

Residents have been urged to have their say on plans for a new technology park near Hinxton which is set to create 4,000 new jobs.

SmithsonHill, a joint venture between Russell Smith Farms and Hill Commercial Investment, has submitted an outline planning application for one of the country’s most significant agri-tech parks.

The development is proposed on land to the east of the A1301, south of the A505 near Hinxton and west of the A1301, north of the A505 near Whittlesford.

Their proposal seeks permission for a new bespoke technology park containing up to 112,000 square metres of employment space, and the planning application states it will create up to 4,000 new jobs.

The planned development is just over three times the size of nearby Babraham Research Park, which will be 33,000 square metres of employment space once a recently approved extension has been built.

Cllr Robert Turner, South Cambridgeshire District Council’s cabinet member for planning, said: “This is a significant proposal and it is important that local people share their views on it with us before we make a decision. Everyone’s comments are really important and will be taken into account.”

The council has now launched a six week public consultation into SmithsonHill Limited’s plans. The application includes plans to enhance access to Whittlesford Parkway station via a new foot, cycle and equestrian bridge over the A505 and a bus and cycle interchange, on land within the green belt.

Five hectares of public open space is proposed outside the park, with community access to 43 hectares of open space within the park itself. The developers carried out their own public engagement before submitting the application.

To view the plans and have your say, visit South Cambridgeshire District Council’s website and use reference number S/4099/17/OL. The consultation closes on Thursday January 4.



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