[Members] Hills Road demolition plans - link to film now included; Tree concerns; Update Montreal Square & CHS Group plans

[Wendy Blythe]

Dear all,


*Update *

*291 Hills Road Demolition plans – Planning Committee decision 25 April*

Apologies - Our last newsletter should have included a link to the Youfilm
made about the planning issues regarding the demolition of 291 Hills
Road.This gives us a chance to alert you to further tree concerns  ( trees
feature in the film) . See other Links below.

https://youtu.be/vEc2GHrHPAw



*Trees concerns*

The following has been drawn to our attention

6.2 in Cambridge City Council's Anstey Way Planning committee report March
28 ( see link below) It mirrors a comment in the Mill Road Depot report and
has serious implications for place making on sites with any new highways.

https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/documents/s42144/
172214FUL%20-%20Report.pdf

City Tree Strategy  - the following has been brought to our attention ( see
link

https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/sites/default/files/tree-
strategy-2016-part-2.pdf

Note pages 18/.19 and Policy WP4 which we believe County have still not
come to an agreement with the City on.

*Why does this matter?*

The County Council as Highways Authority is now saying it no longer accepts
additional street trees on the grounds of future maintenance costs and is
trying to shift responsibility for this onto others. It is saying this
without it even being discussed openly as a major policy change, with no
chance for residents to discuss it and without acknowledging the serious
implications for place making on sites with any new highways. There are
also further concerns about the longterm terms of the City Council’s
contract with the County. This has implications for trees in the urban
landscape..

*Montreal Square RA concerns- Cambridge Housing Society Group plans *

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzm6g2HBDGE&feature=youtu.be&a=
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzm6g2HBDGE&feature=youtu.be&a=>*

Best wishes,

Wendy









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Wendy Blythe, Chair, FeCRA
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