4.4.2
Object
Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Representation ID: 30998
Received: 13/07/2016
Respondent: Mr Edward Leigh
I support the general principle, but it's important to make public spaces VISIBLE to the public. In order to create a highly visible and useful public space, I suggest relocating houses west of The Limes to Mill Park, and expanding The Limes to connect with the green space west of the community building.
I support the general principle, but it's important to make public spaces VISIBLE to the public. The disaster of the public space at Ravensworth Gardens (misnamed) and the underused public space at St Matthew's Gardens are proof of this. There is a danger that the Mill Park space will be underused, being relatively invisible and not adjacent to a public thoroughfare.
I suggest making the southern green space larger, more inviting, and more suitable for community events. To that end I would relocate the proposed houses west of The Limes to Mill Park, and expand The Limes park to connect with Gatehouse Court.
A further justification for this rearrangement is that the front rooms of houses facing Mill Road bridge would be overlooked by people crossing the bridge. Relocating these houses to a quieter and more private space within the development will make them more valuable.
Object
Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Representation ID: 31206
Received: 22/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge GRT Solidarity Network
The document fails to address how open space will be a community resource, positioned as it is three-quarters of the way down the development, considered primarily as a water run-off area, despite the suggestion of using ditches, swales and ponds to deal with minor surface water issues. At the consultations, people expressed the desire for the open space to be directly accessible from Mill Rd, and to be well integrated throughout the built environment. The area allocated for 'Mill Park' is smaller than any of the current listed open spaces on Fig13 and does little to increase the ratio of open space to housing density. More green spaces could be accommodated and safe play areas for children provided throughout the site if the development was car-free.
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