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"Serious concerns" shared over plans to cut Ely new build facilities

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Concerns have been raised over plans to cut facilities at a development in Ely.

Permission was originally granted by East Cambridgeshire District Council back in 2014 for the North Ely development.

The plans included 1,200 homes, as well as shops and other facilities on land between Cam Drive and the A10.

Some parts of the development are now complete, with people living in the new homes, with other parts still under construction.

Plans have now come forward to change what would actually be included in the Cam Drive Local Centre, which the developer, Endurance Estates, said is necessary "to deliver a viable development".

The changes proposed include no longer building a pub and restaurant, proposing instead to build retirement flats in its place, and removing the micro library and purple built live/work homes.

The City of Ely Council said it has "serious concerns" about the reduction of community space and “particularly” of leisure areas.

Councillors are due to meet on Wednesday 15 January 2025 to consider the developer’s request.

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