The developers want to help ‘meet local needs’ for housing

Developers want to build up to 75 new homes in a Cambridgeshire village. Gladman Developments is proposing to submit a planning application to build the homes on land off Back Road in Linton.

The developers also propose a large green space for the public to use. They want to build the homes to “help meet the needs within Linton and south Cambridgeshire”, as stated on the proposal website.

The applicants added: “The proposed site is currently used for agriculture, and therefore is home to few species and plants. With the creation of new homes and gardens and the introduction of new trees and hedgerows, the living environment will be enhanced for the benefit of residents and wildlife alike.

“The proposal will seek to deliver 10 percent biodiversity net gain.” If approved, the development would create over 200 jobs.

This would be around 100 jobs for construction, and 136 jobs in supporting industries. Local businesses are also expected to benefit from the development.

The developers said: “Local businesses will benefit from the additional custom that the development will generate. There is an indication that the gross spending power of new residents could be in excess of £2.1 million each year, a proportion of which will be spent in the local area.”

A highways consultant has undertaken surveys of the development and concluded that an additional number of car journeys would “not make a significant impact on the current network”.

Gladman is seeking comments from the public on the plans. It will then submit an outline planning application to South Cambridgeshire District Council.

The sweeper was carrying out a routine clean along a Cambridgeshire street

A street sweeper had to be “freed” after it got stuck in a cycle and footway. While trying to clean along Yarrow Road in Cherry Hinton earlier today (Thursday, February 19), the wheel on a street sweeper became stuck.

The wheel got stuck in a cycle and footway along the street. South Cambridgeshire Council, which runs the sweeper, had to free it from the footway.

A council spokesperson said: “A wheel on one of our small street sweepers unfortunately got stuck in a cycle and footway. This happened during a routine sweep of the cycleway and pavement along Yarrow Road.

“The sweeper has been freed, and we let Cambridgeshire County Council know – and they’ve told us their crews are already on the way to carry out repairs.”

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