Our largest development to date sees the delivery of 118 new council homes and 177 market sale homes as well as a new nursery, landscaped central park and open spaces and basement car parking.
Build Programme
| Demolition & remediation: | Q1 2019 |
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| Start on site construction: | Q3 2019 |
| First new homes complete: | Q2 2021 |
| Build completion: | Q4 2022 |
| Affordable complete: | Q1 2023 |
Public Art:
- Public Art: £250,000 allocated towards three commissions.
- Community engagement and ‘pop-up’ events. CIP has commissioned visual artist Emma Smith to undertake an artist-in-residency programme for the development. A website and series of activities for the community people can take part in has been developed – www.phuplec.com. The project is inspired by the allotments formerly on the site and those still operating locally.
- Site-specific series of artwork: This is a single piece – a pavilion ‘Hood’, designed by artist Michael Pinsky, it draws attention to climate change and the environment.
- Creative link between CIP Sites: Poet and sculptor Alec Finlay has been commissioned to create a series of ‘living’ sculptures including bird boxes, beehives, fingerposts, tree stakes and trellis with poetry located on them relating to Cambridge, the specific location and the planting.
Wider Benefits
- Much-needed affordable housing, 24% of 500 council home target
- Highly sustainable new nursery to meet local need
- Large public park and courtyards with children’s play areas
- High quality, exceeding Council’s sustainability criteria
- £3.6 million towards local schools, parks, sports centres, Chisholm trail, NHS, open space adoption etc
Sustainability Features
- MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery) - highly efficient ventilation systems in all new council homes to reduce energy costs and improve air quality by using heat from the extracted air to heat fresh incoming air, thus reducing condensation within the home
- BREEAM Very Good Nursery/community facility - performing to top 25% of UK non-domestic buildings through highly efficient fabric and electric technologies
- Combined Heat and Power - efficient heat distribution system for apartments that converts unused energy into electricity to reduce energy costs
- Fabric-first - reduced heat loss through thicker walls/floors and better insulation, exceeding the latest standards of construction
- Green Wildflower Roofs and PV panels - generating electricity to light communal areas and providing opportunities for local ecology
- EV (Electric Vehicle) charging points - EV charging points for every house and 10% communal spaces, future-proof with infrastructure for future connections
- Sustainable Urban Drainage - rainwater gardens, swales and wetland to infiltrate rainwater into soil within the site, reducing pressure on surrounding infrastructure and designing out risk of flooding
