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BBC News
3 days ago
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No construction timeline set for Cygnet bridge in Peterborough
The construction timeline of an £8.3m bridge in a city has yet to be secured as final designs await approval by council Bridge, which will link Fletton Quays to the Embankment in Peterborough, was approved by Peterborough City Council on 23 December. The project was initially expected to cost £6.3m, but will cost £2m more due to changes to the design and necessary sewage diversions. Nick Thulbourn, a Labour councillor at the authority and cabinet member for growth and regeneration, said: "Our officers are meeting with representatives from M Group to discuss Cygnet Bridge. "As part of this they will be signing off the construction design, to allow for a detailed update on the build timeline."Thulbourn confirmed that the next stage of the project would see sewer diversion works take place, with the aim to start construction in living in the city raised concerns over the cost and need for the bridge earlier this year, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Peterborough City Council hopes the new bridge will assist in creating a "walkable, liveable city" and reduce pressure on city centre traffic project is being funded in part by contributions from both the city council and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA).An extra £2m provided by the CPCA was deemed necessary for the project due to complex design modifications and higher costs for required sewer diversions than initially government's Towns Fund pledged £2m towards the bridge, while the CPCA will now contribute £5.4m and the remainder will be paid for by Peterborough City Council's redevelopment budget. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
16-07-2025
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Council agree to sell former TK Maxx building in Peterborough
A council said it hoped a former TK Maxx building could be turned into a mixed residential and commercial City Council's cabinet members agreed to sell the Bridge Street building at a meeting on 15 July, as it was "no longer economically viable".It was bought by the local authority for £4.1m in 2020 with the aim of using it for a £15m community hub project known as The Vine.A feasibility commissioned by Tetra Tech in July 2022 said the cost of the necessary works was about £10.8m, making the project no longer viable. A marketing exercise to sell the vacant four-storey building will conclude in the Thulbourn, the council's cabinet member for growth and regeneration, told the meeting on 15 July, "62-68 Bridge Street is a prominent city centre site with development potential currently underutilised". Open to offers Adrian Chapman, the executive director of place and economy at the authority, said: "We should be proud of this site. At the moment it is difficult to be because the building is a slug of a building."I imagine it with something on there which is iconic in style and nature and is a real gateway into our city centre."He added: "This is a really significant site in our city centre and a site that deserves a building upon it which is of some significance, of quality and offers real value to the High Street."It's seen as part of our wider regeneration programme for the city centre."The building will go on the open market and the authority is open to all offers including development Local Democracy Reporting Service said before going out for informal tender the local authority had to pay for marketing fees (£15,000), a development brief (£10,000), surveys (£10,000) and legal fees (£5,000).Following the marketing of the building other costs would include, agent disposal fees (highest of 1.5% of sale price or £40,000), legal fees (highest of 1% of purchase price or £35,000) and a section 123 best consideration valuation – RICS Registered Valuer (£10,000).The council said it would achieve value for money by appointing professional advisers through a national local authority framework. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
08-07-2025
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Former TK Maxx building in Peterborough set to go on the market
A building that used to house TK Maxx and New Look and had been earmarked as a community space is set to be City Council's cabinet has been asked to approve plans to put the Bridge Street building on the authority bought it in August 2020 using £4.1m of Towns Fund money, with the aim of using it for a community hub known as The the council then decided it would not be economically viable to house The Vine in the building, which would have included a library, learning and cultural facilities and a commercial space. Instead, the project will be spread across three sites in the city: a library and a learning and cultural space at the Central Library; a food and drinks hall at The Goods Shed in Fletton Quays; and a business start-up incubator at Peterscourt, City Thulbourn, cabinet member for growth and regeneration, said the Bridge Street site was a "significant gateway into our city centre".He said the council would be open to all offers on the building, but he hoped it would end up as a mix of commercial and residential use."It is an important site and one we must get right, to breathe new life into this part of our city centre and enhance the overall experience for people," he cabinet will vote on the plans on 15 July. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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29-05-2025
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Peterborough riverside green space threatened by development plan
People living near a riverside path and woodland have said building industrial units on land overlooking the area "shouldn't be allowed".There are proposals to build on 115.5 hectares (285 acres) north of the old River Nene in Stanground, project was mentioned in the city's draft local plan, a document used by developers as a blueprint for planning, which is out for public consultation until 23:59 BST on Thulbourn, Peterborough City Council's cabinet member for growth and regeneration, said any proposals needed to be carried out in a "planned way". Thulbourn said: "We understand proposals for growth can be challenging for communities."At this stage, the plan is still in draft form, so the public's feedback is essential."The site near Stanground, known locally as Drysides, has been earmarked for a mixture of industrial, storage and distribution units, and would be visible from a shared path on the south side of the old River Nene that links Stanground Lock with Park Farm the local plan, Peterborough City Council said permission would only be granted under certain included considering the impact on countryside views, biodiversity and local heritage. Olly, 11, regularly goes walking in the area with his mum, Mandy, said the view from the path was "majestic", adding: "Having concrete all along here... traffic and pollution noise, it's just going to disrupt us."It's just a load of nonsense really, it shouldn't be allowed."Mandy said: "Why would you want to build on this, it's beautiful." Jackie Bodimead, 62, said development "should not happen" in the area, which she described as a wildlife corridor with "massive historical significance".She said: "What it does for wildlife is fantastic, you get bats flying along here in summer evenings."Ms Bodimead said anything that disrupted wildlife "surely is important and shouldn't be happening". Ron and Sue Gockel, both 78, said the area was a means for people to "get away from everything".Mr Gockel said: "We used to come down here when the lockdown was on and I think it saved a few people's sanity coming down here."They have both objected to the proposals in the local plan."They don't need to build a huge great industrial park... we'd never have believed they would build on here," said Mr Harper, a Stanground South councillor and leader of Peterborough First, has been campaigning for residents to send comments to the said: "I've gone to the people, social media, 1,100 leaflets have gone out, signs everywhere."This is in danger and [people] must have their say." Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
