Author: Karen Young
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Council planning website
The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service’s new enhanced website is here: http://www.greatercambridgeplanning.org/ You will be able to see what planning applications are being made in your area by entering in your postcode. The website should be much easier to navigate too.
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Cambridge Growth Company
Ever since Michael Gove dropped the bomb of 250,000 homes on Cambridge, residents have wondered what is going to happen. Excitingly, this week we got some answers from Peter Freeman and the team at the Cambridge Growth Company who attended the Performance, Assets and Strategy Scrutiny Committee on 9 December 2025. Basic facts about the…
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Food Waste
Food waste collections are starting soon and you will shortly be getting a letter from the council outlining the details for your house/flat. Here is an overview.
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City Council Update December 2025
There were two large items on the agenda for the council this month – the Local Plan and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). Local Plan This was considered at the Performance Assets and Strategy Overview Scrutiny committee and at Cabinet. I have already given an overview of the key items in the Plan here https://karenyoung.uk/2025/12/02/cambridge-new-local-plan/ It…
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County Council Update December 2025
In this update: _________________________________________________ Local Government Reorganisation Councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have between them submitted four different options to ministers for Local Government Reorganisation. Option A: Cambridgeshire County Council Option B: Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council Option D: Fenland District Council, Peterborough City Council Option E: Huntingdonshire District…
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Cambridge’s New Local Plan: What’s In It and Why It Matters
The draft of the new Greater Cambridge Local Plan has now been published. It has been reviewed by the PAS Scrutiny Committee and was approved by Cabinet on 25 November for release for public consultation. This plan has been around seven years in the making and, together with its evidence base, runs to around 8,000…
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Addenbrookes roundabout update 20
We reached an important milestone for the project this week, as the team installed the last street-lighting column on the site which allowed them to also complete the final area of asphalting. The only remaining task is to complete the commissioning of the permanent traffic lights. To ensure all safety aspects are fully met, a…
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County: Net zero by 2045
The Liberal Democrat-led County Council today passed the most recent version of the County Council’s Climate Change and Environment Strategy at the Environment and Green Investment Committee. The new Climate Change and Environment Strategy is an ambitious and deliverable plan to address the Council’s climate ambitions. The strategy recommits the council to achieving Net Zero by…
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Road maintenance suggestions
Cambridgeshire County Council is currently preparing its 2026/27 programme of road maintenance projects. Each year, the Council reviews road condition data, safety information, public and councillor feedback, and other factors to decide which schemes should be funded. The updated criteria for the next programme will be confirmed in December. For an idea of the kind…
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Tiger Pass
Liberal Democrats Call for Full Funding of Tiger Pass as Mayor Proposes Cuts The Liberal Democrats on the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority have raised serious concerns over proposals from the Mayor that could lead to changes in the highly successful Tiger Pass scheme, which currently provides £1 bus fares for under-25s across the region.…