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The redevelopment of the Station Road area presents a unique opportunity to transform an underused and unattractive area of the city by:
- providing a greatly improved transport interchange
- creating a new mixed-use but predominately residential neighbourhood with distinct and high quality streets, spaces and buildings
- providing a range of complementary uses which serve local residents as well as people working in and travelling through the area
- setting high standards in urban design and sustainable forms of development
Purpose
This area development framework sets out the city council's aspirations for the redevelopment of the Station Road area so developers will be fully aware of what is expected of them in the preparation of more detailed proposals.
It has been prepared in close consultation with the
county council as highway authority.
The framework reduces uncertainty and creates a benchmark against which development
proposals can be assessed by the public and the councils. It sets out the key issues to be considered by developers, and in
particular highlights:
- known site constraints, including statutory controls
- requirements for the transport interchange, including capacity of bus, taxi and cycle facilities
- access and movement strategy
- parking
- acceptable land uses
- the physical characteristics to be achieved through redevelopment including streets, spaces and buildings
- the council's approach to dealing with planning obligations
Background
Over the past 10 years the city council and developers have carried out a number of studies in the Station Road area, and whilst a small number of planning applications have been submitted, no significant development has taken place.
These are summarised in Appendix 2 of the station area development framework.
This area development framework builds upon the statement of development principles agreed by the executive councillor (environment) in March 2003, reflects the more ambitious development proposals coming forward and responds to recent events, notably:
- our requirements for the creation of a high quality transport interchange as the principal aim of the redevelopment proposals
- the scheduled closure of the Rank Hovis works in spring 2004 and the corresponding sale of the site
- the application for an order under the Transport and Works Act 1992 for the Cambridgeshire Guided Bus, the route of which will pass under Hills Road bridge and stop at the station
- recent planning applications for housing on the Triangle Site and for a mixed use development scheme on the Red House site
- development proposals emerging from other landowners and developers
This area development framework has been prepared in sufficient detail to allow detailed planning applications, supported by detailed design statements, to come forward on individual sites.
For larger sites it may be more appropriate to submit an outline application, supported by a master plan, which shows a high level of detail to enable the application to be assessed and the design quality of the scheme assured.
Further details are provided in Section
5 'Phasing' of the station area development framework.
Development of this magnitude will take place over a
number of years so a robust framework has been prepared to allow scope and flexibility in the detailed design, phasing and
implementation of the development.
Longer-term development opportunities exist on the Network Rail land to the east of the main railway lines. This land is currently operational but may be released in the future.
Development around the station should not prejudice the long term development possibilities in this area.
Station area photograph
