Building could be demolished for 25 new flats in Cambridgeshire village

The new flats could be built near a Cambridgeshire train station

A building could be demolished to make way for over 20 new flats in a Cambridgeshire village. GCR Camprop Fifteen Ltd has proposed to knock down a building at 29 Station Road in Shepreth to make way for 25 new flats.

If approved, the flats will be a mix of studio and one-bedded flats. The building which could be demolished is two storeys high and is used as an employment space.

The site is also close to Shepreth Railway station, and has easy access to Cambridge and Royston via the A10. On the flats design, the applicant said the designs are “appropriate”.

They added: “It represents an enhancement on the existing building. It would address Station Road in a positive manner.”

There are several mature trees to the front of the building, as well as mature hedging. The applicant said this will keep the flats “well-shielded and enclosed”.

The proposals are not believed to have any detrimental effect on local highways, and there is no risk of the site flooding. The applicant has also recently submitted plans to build 32 flats at the same site.

However, instead of demolishing a building, it is for a change of use of an office building to make way for the flats. If approved, these flats will also be a mix of studios and one-bedded flats.

In that application, the flats were described to be a “highly suitable location”, with the site being so close to a railway station.

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