What development of 150 new homes south of Worts Causeway in Cambridge will look like
Councillors have unanimously approved plans for 150 new homes on the edge of Cambridge.
The city council’s planning committee backed the proposals for land south of Worts Causeway last Wednesday (October 2).
The homes will form the third phase of development on the site, where permission for a new spine road and 80 homes has already been approved.
The application was put forward by the Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), a joint venture company set up between the city council and Hill Investment Partnership.
The development will include 18 two-bedroom homes, 48 three-bedroom homes, 21 four-bedroom homes and six five-bedroom homes, along with 35 one-bedroom flats, 19 two-bedroom flats, and three three-bedroom flats.
The developer will make 60 of the homes available as affordable housing, including all of the proposed flats and three of the three-bedroom houses.
A representative told councillors that CIP was set up to address the housing shortage in the city and provide high quality homes.
The land for the 150 homes was proposed for development by CIP before recent financial turmoil, such as the “Truss budget”, the committee heard.
The representative added that it was not possible to over-deliver on affordable housing at the development, but argued the 60 affordable homes would still “make a significant contribution” to “tackling the housing crisis”.
Cllr Katie Thornburrow (Lab, Petersfield) was “so pleased” all of the homes in the development would be dual aspect, meaning more than one side will have windows.
Concerns about overheating in single aspect homes, where only one wall faces the outside, have been shared by councillors in the past.
Cllr Martin Smart (Lab, King’s Hedges) added that it was good to see the homes would meet minimum space standard requirements and would be gas free and include solar panels.