Burwell Village, Cambridge England

Developments

General Documents

See the Parish Council Web Site for the most up to date information on development and planning issues

Proposed (163) Homes (Chestnut Rise) Consultation Web Site

Stanford Park Mobile Home Plan (PDF)

Proposed Plan 350 New Homes (Newmarket Road) (PDF)

Burwell Vision (PDF)

Birches Tye (Hopkins Homes)

Started in 2016. 70 units (52 Private and 18 Affordable.)

Birches Tye (Hopkins Homes)

The Anchor Pub Garden

June 2016, 2 new houses by the river

Dyson's Drove

4 Houses (2016-2017)

Burwell Farm has been bought by the National Trust at a cost of 1.7 million pounds

Flashy National Trust leaflets through the post confirm that the National Trust has acquired 450 acres of land to extend and help preserve the Fen extending from Wicken. See the
Wicken National Trust Site
for more info.

Copperfield Way (Off Isaacson Road)

Another development currently underway (Nov. 2004)

Factory Site re-development

Latest Update (9-June-2002): Construction continues:

Latest Update (27-Apr-2004): Most of the estate is now complete:

Jubilee Green

This park has been updated and improved (Nov. 2004)

New Library

Now completed and open for business (Jan. 2006)

New Skate Park

The skate park is now Complete (Nov. 2004)

Browns of Burwell development

The Browns of Burwell site in North Street has been acquired by
Twigden Homes
. They will be presenting their development plans for the site at the
Parish Council
meeting in the Jubilee Reading Room on the 30th July 2003.

Brown's Site as of February 2004

Construction well under way (Nov. 2004)

New Woodland

The two woods recently planted should help improve the quality of life in the village. These are Priory Wood between Priory Close and Weirs Drove at Crowhall Farm

Events

Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely

Action

• 12 Stops - Fund Raising Page For Little Miracles

• Aura Power, a renewable energy developer, is looking to develop a battery-based energy storage system (BESS) on land at Weirs Drove, Burwell

• View PDF File
• Proposed Battery Storage Facility - Parish Council Questions and Answers
• More information on RADE Web Site

Local Business

Area Photos

Village News

Burwell Surgery/NHS Newsletter January 2018 (PDF File)

Proposed Plan for 350 New Homes (Newmarket Road) (PDF)

Newmarket Journal Cambridge Independent Cambs. Evening News

BBC News - Cambridgeshire

March garden body probe: Fourth arrest made
The dead man had sustained "significant head trauma" but the cause of death is not yet confirmed.

Phone shop staff watch as thief rips mobiles from shelf
CCTV pictures capture the moment a man walks off with four phones in front of shop staff.

Police officer filmed 'running man over' in Cambridge
A misconduct hearing was shown CCTV and bodycam pictures of the incident in Cambridge city centre.

Legal threat over Virgin Trains East Coast rail franchise
A campaign group wants Stagecoach and Virgin to be stopped from bidding on future contracts.

Cambridgeshire soldier's bid for fastest marathon in armour
The soldier will attempt to run the London Marathon in a full set of body armour.

Cambridge PC Rowan Huskisson guilty of gross misconduct
A misconduct hearing found PC Rowan Huskisson guilty of gross misconduct.

Eltisley farm firm fined £400K over teen tractor death
The tractor and trailer collided with a bridge when the brakes failed, a court heard.

Sixteen Foot Bank death: Man found drowned fiancee's car in ditch
She was on her way to a car boot sale but never arrived.

St Neots Loves Farm: Council approves 1,020 new homes
The scheme also includes a hotel, pub, primary school, play areas, allotments and sports pitches.

Tornado jet added to Imperial War Museum Duxford
A Tornado jet, used in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been added to an aircraft museum's collection.

Harrison Dunk: Cambridge United defender signs new deal until 2020
Cambridge defender Harrison Dunk signs a new deal, which will keep him at the League Two club until the summer of 2020.