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Orchard Park L2

Project description

Cambridge Investment Partnership has been granted planning permission for 75 new homes, 100% affordable, to be built on Parcel L2, Orchard Park after a revised planning application was submitted by CIP and Mole Architects. 

The highly sustainable development has been designed to feature two apartments blocks and a row of coach houses and will be ‘gas free’ with air source heat pumps, biodiverse green roofs, six electric charging spaces, one hybrid/electric car club vehicle and above policy cycle parking provision for 124 bike spaces.

The land was purchased in open market and we worked closely with the local community through public consultations with comments incorporated in the final design of the scheme. We also involved them in the masterplan to improve the adjacent public open space which will include extensive recreational and biodiversity improvements along with a community growing garden, pergola and seating area, trim trail, running track, table tennis table and generous planting.

Site Address:Orchard Park, Topper Street, Cambridge CB4 2WQ
Affordable Housing:100% affordable homes (30 council rented, 45 affordable rent)
Affordable Homes:75 homes
Total New Homes:75 homes (two apartment blocks, row of coach houses)
Architect:Mole
Grant Funding:Homes England Continuous Market Engagement

Build Programme

Demolition & remediation:None undertaken because the site was cleared before purchase
Start on site construction:Q4 2021
First new homes complete:Q2 2023
Build completion:Q3 2023

Wider Benefits

  • Six electric charging spaces
  • Provision for 124 cycle spaces
  • Highly sustainable development with gas free housing and biodiverse green roofs
  • Vechicle electric charging points
    Vechicle electric charging points
  • Orchard Park L2
    Orchard Park L2