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This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Plans looking at whether new homes could be built on top of existing blocks of flats owned by Cambridge City Council have been dropped. The authority said upward rooftop development would be too expensive to make it worthwhile at this stage.
The city council had been considering the potential for upwards extensions since 2020 and in 2023 decided to undertake a feasibility study looking at four particular sites in Cambridge. These buildings were 243-313 Odds Lichfield Road, 1-12 Bracondale, 1-18 Fernwood, and 1-18 Heatherfield. However, officers told councillors at a housing scrutiny committee meeting this week (September 17) that they did not think this was worth pursuing anymore.
Officers said the study showed extending on top of buildings would be “quite intrusive,” and would mean people would have to move out while the new floors were built and retrofitting work took place. They also said it would be “quite costly” to do this work. They said: “Despite all the possible benefits, the cost to do that is prohibitive at this stage.
” Read more: Around £1million set to be spent converting houses for children in care Read more: Cambridge indoor climbing centre hopes to move to bigger site as plans lodged Officers said they proposed to “park” the learning from the study and suggested no further action should be taken at the moment to progress any upwards extensions. The committee unanimously agreed to support dropping the plans. Councillor Tim Griffin said he was sure there were “many relieved residents to hear this decision”.
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