Devonshire Gardens (Travis Perkins site)
See proposals for the redevelopment of the Travis Perkins site on Devonshire Rd
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planning applications
CB1 station development
New buildings on station car park Update 29 July 2021: Planning consent was granted for the revised planning application. Update 05 Oct 2024: Planning consent (subject to agreement on Section 106) has been granted to a further planning application (reference 23/01474/FUL) which introduced some changes to the B2 block, changing the use from an aparthotel
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Mill Road Depot
Update February 2018: The planning application (ref 17/2245/FUL) is in. The deadline for public comments is 14 February. The council depot on the north side of Mill Road, west of the railway line is due to be redeveloped for housing. The developer will be Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), a joint venture between Cambridge City Council and Hill,
Devonshire Rd
20 Devonshire Road (Carlyle House) Normally the residents association doesn’t get involved in domestic planning applications, but 20 Devonshire Rd is a ‘feature house’, being the largest single home on the road. Its redevelopment is therefore likely to be of interest to the wider public. The purchaser is a developer who plans to renovate and
Redevelopment of Mill Road Depot
Update 3 July 2017: A public exhibition of plans for the site will be held at St Barnabas Church on Wednesday 19 July between 3pm and 6.30pm. The developer is Cambridge Investment Partnership, a joint venture between Cambridge City Council and Hill, a commercial housebuilder. The City Council depot site off Mill Road (next to
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Chisholm Trail
The Chisholm Trail is a new cycle and pedestrian route proposed for funding by the Greater Cambridge City Deal. It will run between the existing train station and the new (‘Cambridge North’) station at Chesterton, and will provide residents of Petersfield a quicker and safer route: Under Mill Road, re-using ‘spare’ railway arches under the
Mickey Flynn’s
After much speculation and rumour, the future of Mickey Flynn’s appears now to be secure – as a restaurant and flats. Apparently the existing building will be demolished first. See the news article in the Cambridge News.
Gresham House
A planning application by Gonville Hotel to refurbish Gresham House was granted approval on 4 November 2015: Refurbishment of Gresham House to provide an additional 10 hotel bedrooms, extension to rear of Gresham House to provide an additional 21 hotel bedrooms, (subterranean) basement to Gresham House and provide a gym, dance studios and subterranean day
Sally Ann’s
The owners of Sally Ann’s, the Salvation Army shop on Mill Road, is due to apply for planning permission to refurbish the building, including converting the upper floor into apartments. A preliminary meeting with Total Property Solutions is due to take place on 29 April, at which representatives of various community groups, including SoPRA, will
Travis Perkins
Update July 2017: Development is likely to start this year. Travis Perkins have started work on their new site on Kilmaine Close (off Kings Hedges Road), which will complement the reduced site on Devonshire Rd. Planning consent has been granted (as of 31 March 2015) for Travis Perkins to redevelop their site on Devonshire Road: