Cambourne
| Cambourne | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| status | civil parish | ||
| region | East of England | ||
| Administration County | Cambridgeshire | ||
| surface | 4 km² | ||
| population | 8186 | ||
| Website | cambourneparishcouncil.gov.uk | ||
Cambourne is a planned village in Cambridgeshire , UK since 1998 . The village is one of several new settlements in south east England that are being created to keep up with population growth.
Cambourne is 14 kilometers east of Cambridge , is on a formerly agricultural area and is divided into the three districts of Great Cambourne, Lower Cambourne and Upper Cambourne. After 2010 the town will have around 10,000 inhabitants.
history
Plans for a new town in the vicinity of the Cambridge technology location had existed since the 1980s. The draft and design plan for Cambourne was done by Terry Farrell and partners and is based on principles of a British garden city . The name Cambourne is a made-up word from Cambridge, the next town, and Bourn, the next town.
The building permit for the settlement was granted in November 1996 and construction began in June 1998. The construction of up to 3300 houses, 30 percent of which were social housing, took place by 2012 and in December 2010 an option for a further 950 residential units was approved.
All residential units were built by the three developers Bovis Homes, Bryant Homes and George Wimpey. In return, the developers financed infrastructure measures worth £ 32 million.
A pub ( The Monkfield Arms ), a joint medical practice, a Morrisons supermarket, a hotel, two primary schools ( Monkfield Park Primary School and The Vine Inter-Church Primary School ) and allotments were built by the developers somewhat delayed after the residential development . A police station is available; the construction of a fire station began in November 2010 and was completed in June 2011. The fire station is looked after personally and materially by the Cambridge fire station.
Demographics
The residents of Cambourne are significantly younger than those of the surrounding towns. 30% of Cambourne residents are children (16 and under) compared to 22% in the South Cambridgeshire area . 42% of residents are 30 to 44 years old compared with 23 percent in South Cambridgeshire.
In 2008/2009 the settlement had a rate of 24.1 births per 1,000 women (compared to the UK average of 12.1 per 1,000 women).
reception
Cambourne is just one of many planned settlements. Accordingly, an attempt was made to learn from the Cambourne example.
Cambourne's design included goals from the areas of ecology, transport and energy efficiency as well as village character and community. A survey by Stephen Platt among institutions involved in the project (stakeholders) tried to find out to what extent these goals were achieved. The ecological goal of expanding the protection of the habitat of animals and plants has been achieved, while the transport policy goal, a good public transport connection and an infrastructure of short distances with attractive footpaths and bike paths has only partially been achieved. Cambourne residents are, on average, more dependent on cars than residents of other localities. The goal of a resource-saving construction method (energy efficiency, rainwater use, recycling) was mostly not met. The village-like character of the districts due to the green and open spaces as well as the integration into arable land is largely regarded as successful by those involved in the project, while the formation of a village community has not (yet) been successful.
A survey of residents in 2006 showed that a lack of infrastructure and juvenile delinquency were the biggest problems, while the peace and quiet and the surrounding nature were rated very positively.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census 2011 ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b David Waugh: Geography An Integrated Approach Third Edition, 6 Jul 2000
- ↑ a b c Cambourne FAQs ( Memento of the original from April 12, 2009 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Stephen Platt: Lessons from Cambourne online ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ South Cambridgeshire District Council A brief planning history of Cambourne ( Memento of the original dated February 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ societyofbiology.org: East Anglia Branch - Cambridgeshire Wildlife Trust , Access 25 December 2011
- ↑ Provision of a Secondary School in Cambourne ( Memento of the original dated August 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 14, 2011, accessed December 25, 2011
- ↑ businessweekly.co.uk: Work starts on new Cambs fire station , November 10, 2010, accessed February 26, 2011
- ↑ cambsfire.gov.uk: Cambourne fire station ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed December 25, 2011
- ↑ cambridge-news.co.uk: Cambridge News £ 1.1m fire station will not have a fire engine on site ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , January 25, 2010, accessed December 25, 2011
- ^ Cambourne birth rate higher than India and China. Cambridge News. September 3, 2009. Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cambridgeshire County Council: living in cambourne, a survey of Cambourne residents July 2006 online ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 13 '11.9 " N , 0 ° 4' 12.3" W.