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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
3.2.3 Design
Representation ID: 31035
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
Proposals should also include a direct response to the site's industrial past, with opportunities for larger scale along the railway edge, and material sensitivity to the historic use of iron and timber on site, in order to maintain a hint of its past character.
Please define merit of coach house separately to the later/lesser extension.
Proposals should also include a direct response to the site's industrial past, with opportunities for larger scale along the railway edge, and material sensitivity to the historic use of iron and timber on site, in order to maintain a hint of its past character.
Please define merit of coach house separately to the later/lesser extension.
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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
3.2.4 Open space / environment
Representation ID: 31036
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
Please highlight the free access to the new open space.
Add the words 'public' and 'green' to express 'public green open space' and ensure legally it is not possible to become a gated private space in the future.
At the moment the space is only coloured in green on the plan, which ensures very little, if not defined as a priority.
Please highlight the free access to the new open space.
Add the words 'public' and 'green' to express 'public green open space' and ensure legally it is not possible to become a gated private space in the future.
At the moment the space is only coloured in green on the plan, which ensures very little, if not defined as a priority.
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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
4.2.2
Representation ID: 31037
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
This section should also provide hierarchy of streets, not only traffic.
While vehicular traffic may be even on both north/south routes, it is highly important to spell out the difference between the west route along the coach houses (a mews scale street) and the route to the east, along the green space (which will carry the character of a more prominent 'boulevard')
This section should also provide hierarchy of streets, not only traffic.
While vehicular traffic may be even on both north/south routes, it is highly important to spell out the difference between the west route along the coach houses (a mews scale street) and the route to the east, along the green space (which will carry the character of a more prominent 'boulevard')
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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Figure 28: Transport and Access
Representation ID: 31038
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
This diagram should provide hierarchy of streets, not only traffic.
While vehicular traffic may be even on both north/south routes, it is highly important to spell out the difference between the west route along the coach houses (a mews scale street) and the route to the east, along the 'Eagle Foundry Walk' green space (which will carry the character of a more prominent 'boulevard')
Lines should be separated by thickness or colour to highlight the differences.
This diagram should provide hierarchy of streets, not only traffic.
While vehicular traffic may be even on both north/south routes, it is highly important to spell out the difference between the west route along the coach houses (a mews scale street) and the route to the east, along the 'Eagle Foundry Walk' green space (which will carry the character of a more prominent 'boulevard')
Lines should be separated by thickness or colour to highlight the differences.
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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
4.3.13 Car Parking
Representation ID: 31039
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
This is the place to highlight the council's promotion of a modal shift. Currently the scheme allows car park, but due to location, single entrance, narrow street pattern and mix of pedestrian and cycle movement, the car park allows prioritisation of cars.
A maximum standard should be set for this site as early as possible (rather than rely on policies) to avoid creeping vehicular movement to appease developers and house prices, on the account of alternative means of transport.
This is the place to highlight the council's promotion of a modal shift. Currently the scheme allows car park, but due to location, single entrance, narrow street pattern and mix of pedestrian and cycle movement, the car park allows prioritisation of cars.
A maximum standard should be set for this site as early as possible (rather than rely on policies) to avoid creeping vehicular movement to appease developers and house prices, on the account of alternative means of transport.
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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
4.1.3
Representation ID: 31040
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
change the term 'open space' to 'open public space', or better still to 'open public green space' to highlight the quality and accessibility of these spaces.
change the term 'open space' to 'open public space', or better still to 'open public green space' to highlight the quality and accessibility of these spaces.
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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
4.4.1
Representation ID: 31041
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
Change 'open space' to 'publicly accessible open space' as per definition in CCC 'Open Space and Recreation Strategy' to ensure the open space can not be gated for private use.
The area has the street and market in car park as an open public space, but it is not green. There are other green spaces which are not public (such as the university cricket club)
The consultation raised the need for more green, planted, publicly accessible spaces.
Note that Accordia set a standard, but people do not use the gardens there as parks. There is a need for clarity here, otherwise the quality and accessibility of these spaces will be undermined by the developers.
Change 'open space' to 'publicly accessible open space' as per definition in CCC 'Open Space and Recreation Strategy' to ensure the open space can not be gated for private use.
The area has the street and market in car park as an open public space, but it is not green. There are other green spaces which are not public (such as the university cricket club)
The consultation raised the need for more green, planted, publicly accessible spaces.
Note that Accordia set a standard, but people do not use the gardens there as parks. There is a need for clarity here, otherwise the quality and accessibility of these spaces will be undermined by the developers.
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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
4.4.3
Representation ID: 31042
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
Set 25% open public space as minimum, otherwise it will end as 20%.
Also, if allowing to develop green roofs/terraces on top of the taller buildings, this should not undermine the 25% on the ground level.
Set 25% open public space as minimum, otherwise it will end as 20%.
Also, if allowing to develop green roofs/terraces on top of the taller buildings, this should not undermine the 25% on the ground level.
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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
The Limes
Representation ID: 31044
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
This space is located north of the bridge as it rises, and therefore means that the space will be mostly shaded. While the trees may provide amenity and noise screening, the sun-lit useable portion of the open space is narrowed to rising or setting sun only. It is advised to run a sun path study to conclude overshading. In such case the conclusions drawn there is of little use for this space, a central 'Mill Park' will benefit from a larger space in its place.
This space is located north of the bridge as it rises, and therefore means that the space will be mostly shaded. While the trees may provide amenity and noise screening, the sun-lit useable portion of the open space is narrowed to rising or setting sun only. It is advised to run a sun path study to conclude overshading. In such case the conclusions drawn there is of little use for this space, a central 'Mill Park' will benefit from a larger space in its place.
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Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Eagle Foundry Walk
Representation ID: 31045
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
As in 4.3, the character of this walk should be identified together with the road as the more prominent street, with a wide pavement and the scale of the taller buildings to the east. It is proposed to define this street pattern as a 'boulevard' to highlight its difference from the 'mews' street along the coach houses to the west.
As in 4.3, the character of this walk should be identified together with the road as the more prominent street, with a wide pavement and the scale of the taller buildings to the east. It is proposed to define this street pattern as a 'boulevard' to highlight its difference from the 'mews' street along the coach houses to the west.
