Friends of St Matthew’s Piece has had a massive response to their call for action against plans to build a block of student flats on the St Matthew’s Piece.
More than 100 objections flooded in to developers Federated Hermes, before the consultation closed on 18th May.
The FoSMP leaflet (PDF) urging residents to email the developers and copy in local councillors, is hosted by Petersfield Area Community Trust, which backs the Friends’ campaign:
I make it 118 responses that I’ve been copied into – all negative, in varying degrees.
There is a significant groundswell of opinion in the local community against the development. There is already enough student accommodation in the local area and we would urge the developers to reconsider.
Petersfield councillor Mike Davey
Petersfield residents have spoken loud and clear...
The proposed building, on stilts above an existing structure, would rise 19.7 metres (nearly 65 feet) above the ground at its highest point. It would tower over surrounding terraces and the popular tree-lined public open space.
The worry now is that the developers will push ahead with this monstrous scheme anyway, or scale back only cosmetically – to something like the grotesque proposals provisionally floated and loathed back in 2014.
Friends supporter Valerie Neal.
St Matthew’s Piece April 2019, Google Maps
‘Stop development at St Matthew’s Piece and create a park’ says Cambridge PPF – report in the Cambridge Independent.
Read Cambridge Past Present & Future‘s response to the developers here (PDF).
Stay in touch with Friends of St Matthew’s Piece on Facebook follow on Twitter or Instagram, or email Friends.of.st.matthews.piece@gmail.com.
You may also wish to contact your local Cambridge City Councillors:
If you would like to email Friends of St Matthew’s Piece with your three Petersfield councillors Cc-ed, use this link.
See also Mill Road Bridges’s posts Protect St Matthew’s Piece and “These images are like a nightmare“.
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Thank you so much for this wonderfully supportive posting, MRB! Readers may be interested to see the strong resolution recently passed by Trustees of the Petersfield Area Community Trust (PACT), available here.
Thank you to everybody in our community who is working together for our common good!