The Cambridge Local plan, adopted four years ago is in need of urgent revision. Developments involving transport systems and the built environment are now moving at such a pace that a review is essential. The Croft and its dwellings is a designated conservation area. We benefit from the preservation of the village-like atmosphere and the valuable open space around it. For the shops and the school to prosper, however, a mixed community is essential.
Families are particularly welcome.
There is a big snag. The cost of buying or renting a house here makes it more and more difficult for families. Adding rooms through extensions into gardens and roofspaces helps. But therein lies the problem. Conservation effectively constrains this sort of development.