SAVE HISTON ROAD PLAYGROUND

700m² of exclusive and safe playground space at Histon Road Recreation Ground, Cambridge, will be lost due to CIP’s plans for a new access point into it. 

 CIP (Cambridge Investment Partnership = Hills Development + Cambridge City Council) are due to develop 137-143 Histon Road into 70 dwellings. The development does not allocate its own green space, so in order for it to receive planning approval they propose to “borrow” BNG (Biodiversity Net Gain) and the amenity park land of Histon Road Recreation Ground adjacent to it. This entails creating a new access point leading directly into the playground and reconfiguring the current railings. It is setting a dangerous precedent whereby public and protected land can be used to facilitate developer's profit margins. 

 A rough triangle of land (see map) will be annexed off and will no longer be accessible to the local children. This is in spite of the land being originally bought as a children's recreation space, being under covenant and one of Cambridgeshire's protected green spaces.

 The local community has already fought long and hard and our efforts have been rewarded: 2 of the proposed 3 access points have been stopped. However, one still remains; and this not only takes land away from our children, but allows CIP to get away without having to contribute their own green space or biodiversity in the area. 

Please show your support by signing this petition. To find out more, please visit our website https://savehistonroadplayground.wordpress.com

Kind regards, Katyuli