[Announce] Re Mitcham's Corner

[Liz Fenton]

Not a green spaces issue but one that Cambridge residents should to be
aware of.
Developers want to build a four storey hostel for 170, 16 to 18 year-old
students, on the roundabout at Mitcham's Corner. If planning permission is
granted, the building will dominate the skyline and be visible from Jesus
Green and Midsummer Common in views looking north across the river.

The plan is being presented as the Regeneration of Mitcham’s Corner but all
it is offering is a disproportionately large building of poor design and
inappropriate purpose. The proposal does not address the issues regarding
the current road layout, it does not include any new retail or business
opportunities, offers no public car parking facilities or anything that
would help to revive this generally overlooked part of Cambridge.

More information can be found on the Friends of Mitcham’s Corner website
mitchamscornerfriends at gmail.com where there is also an online petition to
sign. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/staples-site/

 *The Council has extended the consultation period to 1st March 2013. *
To make a comment on the Council’s online planning register go to
www.cambridge.gov.uk/planningpublicaccess enter 13/0036/FUL in the search
field and select “Make a Public Comment”. You will be asked to register if
it is the first time you have used the system.
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