Cambridgeshire ACRE Scheme
Did you know that Cambridgeshire ACRE has Village Agents working in Comberton?
Litter Pick Scheme!
Are you a young person in Comberton? Get involved in keeping our village clean and green! Participate in our Litter Pick Scheme this school holiday and make a difference in your community.
How to Participate:
Organise Litter Picking: Get together with friends/family supervised by parents or guardians.
Get Equipped: Parents/guardians can collect gloves, litter pickers, and bags.
Track Your Efforts: Parents/Guardians report and verify the number of bags and hours spent collecting litter.
All young participants will receive certificates for taking part in the scheme. The top three pickers (with the most amount of bags collected), will receive Amazon vouchers!
Get Involved!
Email the clerk clerk@comberton-pc.gov.uk to arrange time for equipment collection and return, and to confirm hours and bags of rubbish collected.
East West Rail Information
As it currently stands, the route that East West Rail proposes to build between Bedford and Cambridge is the most expensive (around £8 billion) and environmentally damaging of the options considered. They went against advice from their own advisors to select this route which goes through greenbelt, open countryside, wildlife corridors, fertile farmland and close to many villages. The contours of this route are unnecessarily challenging, meaning a 10m embankment will be necessary along a lot of it’s path.
For more comprehension information on the proposed EWR please visit Cambridge Approaches:
https://cambridgeapproaches.org/news/
Councillor Simon Moffat will be attending an EWR discussion with SCDC on Monday 24th June at 6 pm via zoom and will provide more information after the meeting.
Report Your Flood!
Please click on the flood questionnaire link below to report your flood issue in Comberton.
Become a councillor –
If you are interested in becoming a councillor then you should read this CPC co-option procedure and application form and then contact the clerk.
Comberton Greenways meeting
Proposed improvements for pedestrians and cyclists in the village
Update on the Comberton Greenways from the Parish Council
Some residents may have noticed signs and received letters indicating that roadworks are starting in Comberton related to the Comberton Greenways.
Recently, a Traffic Regulation Order was issued relating to:
- New speed limits in the village
- Raised tables
- Reduction of junction width
- New pedestrian crossings.
An update on the Comberton Greenways is given below:
Works on Long Road and adjacent roads
Improvements to Long Road and adjacent roads, including speed-limiting measures, are planned as part of the Comberton Greenway. However, these works will not occur for many months, and design drawings have not been produced. As a result, while we have noted residents’ comments, we will not discuss these plans until designs are available.
Speed limits
The Traffic Regulation Order proposed a new 40 mph limit on Long Road up to a point south of Branch Road, and a new 20 mph from that point down to the junction to Barton Road, and on Barton Road and West Street where the limit is currently 30 mph.
We have heard feedback from residents who wish for the speed limit reduction to encompass all streets in the village. We are therefore working with the Greenway team to obtain a 20 mph speed limit on all roads currently limited to 30 mph, and 40 mph on the Green End and Branch Road section which is currently limited to 60mph.
Works on Barton Road, West Street and adjacent roads
The proposed design includes three raised tables (similar to a speed bump but with an expanded flat surface) corresponding to essential crossing points for pedestrians:
- In front of Comberton Village College. It is a condition on the Co-Op planning application that a zebra crossing is built. The Co-op is paying for these works via what is known as Section 106.
- At the Green End/South Street junction, providing informal and safer crossing points for the dentist, GP, playgroup, pub, and village shop at this busy junction that currently has only one zebra crossing.
- Next to the junction with Harbour Avenue, providing an informal crossing point for primary school children.
In addition, it is proposed to decrease the width of junctions with side streets and add raised tables at the entrance to some side streets. This would apply to Harbour Avenue, Woottens Close, Kentings, and Barrons Way at their junctions with Barton Road.
At the time of writing (Mid October 2023) , the works to build the zebra crossing opposite Comberton Village College are planned to start on 23rd Oct.
The other works proposed for the village will be presented via detailed and simplified drawings, with an opportunity for discussion and questions, at an information event on Wednesday, 8th November, from 2 pm to 6:30 pm at the Village Hall.
All the proposed works aim to:
- Enforce a new 20mph speed limit across the village;
- Force cars to slow down at essential crossing points, either on the main road or at side streets;
- Reduce street crossing distances for pedestrians;
- Support street crossing for wheelchair users and pushchairs.
Who to contact and how to keep up to date?
- Sign up for regular email updates: for a monthly newsletter on Greenway works around Greater Cambridge, please register your email at http://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/email-updates and select Greenways.
- Website: for more on the Comberton Greenway, visit: http://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/comberton-greenway
- Contact details: If you have any concerns during the construction, you can contact Milestone Infrastructure’s dedicated Customer Liaison Officer, at Greenways [at]milestoninfra[dot]co[dot]uk
- If you have comments about the Comberton Greenways, please send them to Cllr Claire Michel (Claire [dot]Michel[at]comberton-pc[dot]gov[dot]uk).
Comberton Green Way update Wednesday 8th November 2 – 6:30 pm Village Hall
Comberton Objection to Endurance proposals published
Comberton Objects!
Comberton Parish Council submitted its evidence led objection to the Retirement ‘Village’ to the SCDC Planning Portal on 16th June.
Comberton Parish Council Strongly Objects to the Proposed Retirement Village on the Land South of Branch Road, Comberton. This document states the reasons for that objection and concerns that our community has raised. A public meeting was held by Comberton Parish Council on 24th May to allow Parishioners to voice their opinion.
Comberton Parish Council is concerned that the number of discrepancies and omissions within the application lead to an incorrect view of the proposal. This is especially evident in the Green Belt Assessment, the Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, the Balance Assessment and the Biodiversity Assessment.
Comberton Parish Council, representing current and future residents of Comberton, does not believe this application shows integration of the retirement complex into the village of Comberton and that a very separate community would be added to our thriving village.
The application does not reflect the needs of a C2 level development nor shows that this is the best location in the district for this development. The needs of future residents are not at the forefront of design, and the location and design do not have sustainability as a priority.
The impact on the rural village of Comberton is high. The location of an oversized, out of keeping set of buildings in the middle of a green lung space is insensitive and inappropriate. The necessary lighting and development will impact many species, including Red-listed birds and highly protected Barbastrelle bats.
The changes to Branch Road will forever change a rural lane and its verges and hedgerows. New paths across the recreation ground will change peaceful, rural areas of the village amenity. Proposed re-wilding of wild areas, in an effort to increase biodiversity figures, will cause great harm to the rural centre of our village.
Services for C2 and other residents over 65 have not been adequately considered. Both the GP Surgery and ICB have stated that the treatment rooms in the proposed clubhouse building cannot be used by the NHS for treatment. No adequate travel has been proposed to enable residents to get to the GP surgery. Comberton & Eversden GP Practice is already over capacity and does not have any more physical space to accommodate a larger patient list.
Residents are very concerned about impact to the drainage and sewage systems as the village regularly experiences flooding, both of rainwater but also sewage. The design suggests that this situation could be made worse.
You can read the whole response here… Parish Council Response Final 16-06-23
If you want to see the proposals from Inspired Villages / Endurance Estates for development south of Branch Road Comberton click here
Recreation facilities survey results in
Comberton Parish Council ran an online survey about the recreation facilities that the village should plan to have in the future.
SURVEY RESULTS ARE HERE
Recreation facilities survey full report May 2023
Comberton Objections expiry date extended!
Some residents were unable to upload their comments on the 31st May and so the deadline has been agreed with SCDC of the 9th June
Public Comments submitted by 1st June show
192 objectors from Comberton and 1 supporter (from Cambridge)
If you want to see the proposals from Inspired Villages / Endurance Estates for development south of Branch Road Comberton click here
Comments needed to be received by 31st May!
A PDF of the Comberton public meeting slides is below
They might remind you of what was discussed, or for you to see if you were unable to attend.
Two views from the east at the Rec extension and from the west end at Normandy Close all from their Application Visuals (today, one year after completion and 15 years after…)
Proposal: A hybrid planning application for the construction of an Integrated Retirement Community (IRC) of up to 200 extra care units (Use Class C2) with ancillary communal and care facilities and green space consisting of:
a) A full planning application for 24 Close Care Units and 32 Extra Care Units (Use Class C2), the Clubhouse, means of access, landscaping and open space, and all other associated works and infrastructure, and,
b) An outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for up to 144 extra care units (Use Class C2) with ancillary communal and public open space, landscaping, solar generation and battery storage, and all other associated works and infrastructure.
Parking Enforcement Works in Comberton
Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC), in partnership with South Cambridgeshire District (SCDC) and the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) have resolved to bring Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) to the District of South Cambridgeshire.
CPE, is a system of parking governance that allows the Highway Authority, CCC, the power to carry out parking enforcement using its own agents rather than relying on the Constabulary to provide that function.
In order to be able to carry out this service, surveys have been undertaken of the condition of the regulatory signs and lines on the highway within the District. The signs and lines need to be in an enforceable condition.
CCC Highways Service operators will be working in the area, either maintaining or installing regulatory equipment.
Dates are as follows:
9th-10th March
Barton Road
Fox’s Way
Harbour Avenue
5th-6th April
Barton Road
Harbour Avenue
One might expect restricted parking near to the line remarking areas so look for warning signs.