Waterbeach Barracks Newsletter Summer 2020
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Waterbeach Summer Barracks 2020 Newsletter 10 Welcome to the latest Waterbeach Barracks Hello newsletter As we start to find the ‘new normal’ with As you will be aware, due to COVID restrictions, Coronavirus restrictions starting to lift, we the community and sports facilities at the former wanted to provide an update on how work Barracks site have been closed since the end has been progressing on the development of of March 2020 and annual events such as the Waterbeach Barracks site and share some Waterbeach Running Festival, the Squadron 514 updates from partners we are working with as reunion and Summer at the Beach have been the development moves forward. cancelled or postponed. We are now working with event organisers to find ways to put on Since the Outline Planning Consent was secured events in a safe way that adheres to government last year, the team has had a busy few months guidelines. working through the next stages of planning. We have made significant progress with the Local heritage attractions have also been closed approval for the Design Code which sets a high to help reduce the spread of the virus and we quality standard for Design across the first and have provided updates from Waterbeach Military future phases, and the announcement of Heritage Museum, the Farmland Museum and £61million infrastructure funding to help bring Denny Abbey, the Landbeach Tithe Barn and forward the delivery of the first phase of Wicken Fen. development. Alongside this we have completed the archaeological investigations on site, which We hope you find this edition of the newsletter are always the exciting first works that happen interesting and informative. If you have any before development can start. queries, please get in touch. You can also register for updates via our e-newsletter on our As the development of a large strategic site like website – www.waterbeachbarracks.co.uk. Waterbeach Barracks takes place in a number of phases over many years, we thought it might be With very best wishes helpful to provide an overview of the process Rebecca Britton what will be happening in the first phase, Key Phase 1, and how we take planning into delivery. If you have any queries or would like to chat through any of the specifics, please get in touch and we can arrange an online or socially distanced chat. As well as gearing up for work to start on the development, it has been fascinating to watch the old ‘short arms’ shooting range undergo a Grand Designs style transformation from a windowless shell into a bright and dynamic space for Waterbeach Toddler Playgroup to grow into and Rebecca Britton meet the needs for additional early years Partnerships and Communities Urban&Civic provision in Waterbeach – now and in the future. T 01223 622 533 M 07739 339 889 Staying on the education theme, we have also E [email protected] been collaborating with Form the Future to see how we can establish the Waterbeach development Urban&Civic as a living classroom for local schools – helping The Control Tower make the link between classroom learning and Waterbeach Barracks real life application, whilst promoting aspirations Denny End Road and the wide range of career opportunities in the Waterbeach built environment. Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA 2 3 Planning conditions Not yet discharged Below is a list of the main conditions that we have to satisfy, and the timeline we have to meet. The red, amber and green relates to the status of the Submitted to LPA and condition, and you can see that for all the key not determined elements that need to be in place before we start work on site, we have completed these tasks: Discharged Condition Summary of condition requirement Status number Pre-commencement of development and any enabling works 8 Site-wide Construction Environmental Management Strategy ● 9 Unexploded Ordnance – site-wide mitigation scheme ● 10h Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation (for Key Phase 1) ● Planning to 10i Land Investigation and Remediation Scheme (for Key Phase 1) ● Pre-commencement of development delivery 23 Northern park planting – structural planting scheme to filter views between the proposed development and Denny Abbey ● Pre-commencement of development within a reserved matters area Since the Outline Planning Consent was secured Our work since the Outline has focussed on four last year, the team has had a busy few months core elements: 6 No development on any individual Reserved Matters area shall commence, apart working through the next stages of planning. from enabling works, until approval of the details of the appearance, landscape, — Ensuring all the conditions attached to the layout and scale within that Reserved Matters area ● The planning approach at Waterbeach consists Outline Consent that have to be met prior to 21 No development shall take place within any Reserved Matters area until the works of three layers: starting work are addressed and signed off specified in the Land Investigation and Remediation Scheme relevant to that area by the Local Planning Authority. have been completed ● • Outline: core principles, numbers and key Prior to or concurrent with approval of Key Phase 1 framework locations of green space amenities and — Securing approval from the Local Planning connections; site-wide strategies for water Authority for the strategies and design 13 Heritage strategy ● and utilities, heritage, biodiversity health and coding, which will guide the detailed design education. in Key Phase 1 – our first phase. Prior to approval of Reserved Matters applications within Key Phase 1 • Key Phases: additional detail for each phase, — Preparation of the first detailed Reserved 10 Key Phase 1 – Framework submission. Prior to the approval of any Reserved Matters which tend to be about five years long within Matters Application. applications within the Key Phase ● the 15 year build out. The first phase at Prior to demolition of existing buildings with re-use potential Waterbeach is 75.3 hectares (186 acres) for — Selecting the partners who will bring forward 1600 homes, the first primary school and the first homes and school on site, and bring 19 No demolition of the existing buildings with potential for re-use will be undertaken community facilities. forward Reserved Matters Applications. until a programme of historic building recording has been undertaken. ● • Reserved Matters Applications: smaller, Pre-occupation detailed applications for a number of homes, a school or for key bits of transport, utility 20 Highway adoption ● infrastructure or green space. Each of them 26 Refurbishment of the Waterbeach Barracks Sports Hall ● 27 Site access from the A10 Cambridge Research Park roundabout has to be in line with what has been agreed 28 Early phase on-site pedestrian/cycle routes: at Outline and Key Phase level to ensure the (i) a safe and lit pedestrian and cycling connection between the defined Key Phase 1 overall vision for the place, as well as the area and Denny End Road, via the formers Barracks area ● practical strategies, are all delivered (ii) a safe and lit pedestrian and cycling connection between the defined Key Phase 1 effectively. area and the A10 in an area north of Denny End Road ● 29 A10 pedestrian and cycle route: (a) improve and widen the existing shared pedestrian and cycle path between the A10 junctions with Denny End Road and Ely Road, Milton; and (b) a shared pedestrian and cycle path immediately north of Denny End Road with access to the development site ● 30 Waterbeach bus stop ● 31 Public transport interchange ● 4 5 Following Outline Planning Consent, and as Reserved Matters for early infrastructure Waterbeach 2020 Key Phase One required by the outline planning conditions, In March this year a detailed Reserved Matters We want to keep you posted and informed about Urban&Civic submitted more detailed information Application was submitted to enable the first every stage of the development, and the map and planning about the proposals for the first phase of infrastructure to be delivered. This application table on the next pages set out the key things development in November 2019. This phase will is for the green (landscape), blue (drainage and the team is doing at the moment, and how you include: water bodies) and grey (footpaths, cycleways, can find out more about them. bridleways and roads) infrastructure components • The first primary school of the first phase. Together these elements will Keep an eye out: you might spot the team • 1,600 homes provide the setting for the first new build and our contractors delivering these things, • The first phase of health provision and library development. and we will be posting updates in the news provision – complementing services in the section of our website. village This application is well progressed. Final • Shops, café and amenities around the lake amendments in response to comments from Planning process: you can register for and within a local centre to support the consultees, stakeholders and the community updates and keep an eye on the planning first homes are currently being consulted upon and we are portal on the South Cambridgeshire District • 25 play areas hopeful of full consent later in August. Council website here: bit.ly/3ik5Fh8 • Four community orchards, allotments and a number of areas for ‘edible streets’ Future Reserved Matter Applications will focus Website: we keep our website up to date in • Sports pitches, including two football pitches on landscaping around the first areas for homes the news release section and with links on and a rugby pitch. coming forward and then the homes themselves the home page for key new developments. and the first primary school. Our latest newsletter – and all previous The submittedKey Phase Framework documents editions – are in the Library section. We also contain 14 different elements that will steer and We know planning is a complicated process – have a monthly e-newsletter that sets out shape the detailed design of all the components and we live it every day! So if you want to catch timely updates on work on site.