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Information about the Village, the Parish Council and events in the Village Hall
Information about the Village, the Parish Council and events in the Village Hall
Information about the Village, the Parish Council and events in the Village Hall
East Cambridgeshire District Council recognises that it has a significant role to play in protecting and improving the environment for future generations, help nature recover and generally help bring back nature to the district.
Following a public vote in Summer 2023 to determine which animal the public would most want to see assisted, a vote which was won by the hedgehog, the Council is embarking on a number of actions to help hedgehog numbers recover in East Cambridgeshire. One action is to prepare a Hedgehog Recovery Design Guidance SPD so that hedgehogs are fully considered as part of the design and build of new developments.
This SPD is in support of the ‘Environment and Climate Change’ section of the East Cambridgeshire Local Plan (2015, as amended 2023) as well as it responds to National Planning Policy and guidance.
Copies of the draft SPD and Consultation Notice are available for public inspection on the Council’s website at: http://www.eastcambs.gov.uk/local-development-framework/supplementary-planning-documents and at reception of the Council (The Grange, Ely) during normal opening hours.
The consultation period starts on 3 May 2024 and ends on 31 May 2024. Only comments made during this period will likely be taken into account. Any comments made after the consultation period may be discarded.
You may submit your comments either by email to planningpolicy@eastcambs.gov.uk or send your comments via post to: Strategic Planning Team, East Cambridgeshire District Council, The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4EE.
Please be aware all comments submitted on the SPD will likely be made available for public viewing. As part of the process, they will also be producing a Consultation Report which will include a summary of all the comments received and the Council’s response to these comments.
There will likely only be a single consultation on the emerging SPD. Following consultation, all comments received will be considered and appropriate amendments made. The SPD is then scheduled to be adopted by the Council in Autumn 2024.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the draft SPD consultation please contact the Strategic Planning Team on (01353) 665555 or email planningpolicy@eastcambs.gov.uk
National Highways can at this stage advise that they currently have no plans to proceed to statutory consultation or construction this year. Work is still ongoing to explore all possible options to reduce the number of Killed and Seriously Injured collisions on this stretch of the A11 and that includes further analysis of collision history.
Their assessments will continue until later this year, and they will provide an update in late 2024. It is their expectation to commence this work in RIS3 (2025 and beyond), subject to funding.
Engagement with Suffolk County Council is still ongoing, and they remain in the position that they are not proposing to commence any works associated with these safety improvements until full engagement with the Parish Councils, emergency services and other key stakeholders, as well as the local community, has been complete.
In the meantime, if you have any further enquiries about this, or anything else, please contact their Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 or by email at info@nationalhighways.co.uk. You can also visit their dedicated webpage for the latest updates on this project, https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east/a11-fiveways-roundabout-to-red-lodge-safety-improvements/
