South Cambs Tories and Lib Dems clash over government role in 25,000 new home development
A developer has proposed a 25,000-home new town and villages to the south west of Cambridge
South Cambridgeshire s Conservative MP, Anthony Browne (left), and Heather Williams, the leader of the Conservative group on the district council (right) (Image: South Cambridgeshire Conservatives)
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Anthony Browne - South Cambs MP. Picture: Stephen Frost
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The South Cambs Lib Dems have been accused of “peddling fear and conspiracy” over the government’s involvement in a proposal for a 25,000-home new development.
Last month, developer Thakeham revealed plans for a new town and connected villages on land around Barrington, Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Foxton, Meldreth, Orwell, Shepreth, Whaddon and Wimpole. It said the development would be the UK’s “first zero-carbon community”. The proposal has no formal planning status, and no planning application has yet been submitted.
Despite key figures from both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives publicly stating opposition to the proposals, it is nonetheless becoming a political battleground.
Anthony Browne - South Cambs MP. Picture: Stephen Frost
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Politicians have slammed plans for 25,000 new homes on land around our villages, that were revealed on Tuesday.
Ian Sollom is a the Lib Dem parliamentary spokesperson in South Cambs. Picture: Chris Sidell
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The proposal by developer Thakeham is for a new town and connecting villages around Barrington, Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Foxton, Melbourn, Meldreth, Orwell, Shepreth, Whaddon and Wimpole.
Conservative South Cambs MP Anthony Browne said: “I am extremely concerned about the impact of yet another enormous development on the character of South Cambridgeshire. Whatever the context, a new town is both unwanted and unsustainable.