Waterbeach New Town Naming
Cabinet:
Agreed the engagement process that the two master developers will follow to gather feedback and opinion on the name of the new town north of Waterbeach,with a paper coming back to Cabinet in order to take the final decision on the name of the new town.
This decision was published on Wednesday 24 March and so the deadline for call-in is 5pm on Wednesday 31 March.
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Decision:
Cabinet:
Agreed the engagement process that the two master developers will follow to gather feedback and opinion on the name of the new town north of Waterbeach,with a paper coming back to Cabinet in order to take the final decision on the name of the new town.
Minutes:
Cabinet received the Waterbeach New Town Naming Report. Councillor Bill Handley, Lead Cabinet Member for Community Resilience, Health and Wellbeing, introduced the report, noting the importance of a collaborative approach to identify a name for the 4,500-home Waterbeach New Town East development. This was approved at the South Cambridgeshire District Council’s planning committee on Friday, 29January 2021. Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins, Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery believed the name of the new town would be an important decision, and residents within the district should be involved.
Sam Foulder-Hughes from RLW Estates expressed his support for the consultation and desire to work with SCDC and Urban&Civic. He was also supportive of working with the residents of the surrounding villages, including young people. Rebecca Britton from Urban&Civic echoed Sam’s support for the process and noted the importance of this consultation, and the heritage of the surrounding district.
After a further short discussion, Cabinet:
Agreed the engagement process that the two master developers will follow to gather feedback and opinion on the name of the new town north of Waterbeach,with a report coming back to Cabinet in order to take the final decision on the name of the new town.