TRUMPINGTON MEADOWS COMMUNITY MEETING (MEETING 1) held at Trumpington Meadows Primary School Meeting Room 2 on 27th November 2017, 19:30 21:00 MINUTES Guests Tim Watkins Project Manager, Western Orbital, Greater Cambridge Partnership Peter Beckenham Ranger, The Wildlife Trust Vicky Haywood Community Development Officer, Cambridge City Council Grace Thorne Co-Director, Public Art Commission Keith Wilson recently appointed Artist for Trumpington Meadows (Phases 10 and 11) Apologies Gary Baldwin Officer for Policy and Regulation, Highways, Cambridge County Council Attendees Linda Frost (LF Chair), Charmain Allen (minute taker), 39 other residents 1. Introductions LF informed the group that the Trumpington Meadows Community group (TMC group) was formed by three residents and, in accordance to the group s Constitution, will be holding an AGM in February 2018 to elect a formal Executive Committee. The TMC website (https://trumpingtonmeadowscommunity.org/) has a forum for comments and the group is always seeking volunteers to help with organisation of TMC activities and distributing leaflets. If anyone is interested in volunteering, please contact LF via the TMC website. The group noted that LF, together with three other residents (Philip Allen, Christine Dyson and Ursula Dunn), attend the Trumpington Meadows Management Group Meeting to raise any issues in relation to the development on behalf of the residents. LF informed the group that the lease for the Trumpington Meadows allotments was signed in October and approximately 40 plots will now be offered to those on waiting list. If any residents were interested in applying for a plot, they can register their interest on the Cambridge City Council website: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/allotments-on-growth-sites 2. Trumpington and Hauxton Park and Ride (P&R) Tim Watkins Tim Watkins from the Greater Cambridge Partnership presented the latest developments with regards the planned expansion of park and ride facilities in the western orbital area (https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/transport/transport-projects/western-orbital/). He informed the group that two meetings have been held recently by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (on 20
September and 22 November 2017). The following decisions were made by the Executive Committee at the 22 November 2017 meeting: the previous proposal to expand the existing Trumpington P&R site is now ruled out o up to 300 extra spaces are to be created on Trumpington P&R site o there will be no decking or underground parking on this site the Partnership is now investigating the possibility of building a new park and ride site west of Junction 11 off the M11 in Hauxton - consultation for this proposal is expected to be carried out in Summer 2018 o a new park and ride site to be created using part of two fields in this area; the county council has a land deal to procure this site o several possibilities are being explored for the positioning of bridges to carry the park and ride buses over the M11 the Partnership is looking at piloting a park and cycle site in the vicinity of Junction 12 off the M11 Mr Watkins responded to the various questions raised by the residents, which included: Resident question What will be the bus route from the proposed Hauxton P&R site? Will buses start at the new P&R site and call at the existing Trumpington P&R site? Are there any other Park and Cycle schemes in the UK? How many new additional parking spaces is the proposal aiming to create? Will this create more traffic for the area? The current P&R routes are limited (to Grand Arcade and the Cambridge Station only) how will introducing additional parking spaces help if the areas covered by bus routes are not improved? Can you confirm if the current Trumpington P&R charges are being rescinded in April 2018? Response from Tim Watkins 3 options will be explored: (i) existing agriculture bridge but this will need to be compensated as it is currently used as a bicycle /pedestrian bridge; (ii) build a new bridge; or (iii) a new route through the middle of the roundabout off Junction 11 of the M11. This is a question of service provision and will be considered by the provision provider but, it is anticipated that this will be a cyclical route with higher frequency to allow for increased usage volume. No, the only scheme in existence in the UK is a limited scheme operated by the University of Cambridge. The aim of this proposed pilot scheme is to ascertain the popularity of such a scheme to inform future developments. 2000 spaces subject to further modelling work, in addition to the existing Trumpington P&R site. No, the intention is that the proposed P&R site at Hauxton will divert traffic off the M11 in the opposite direction to the city centre. Increase in users should enable the service provider to increase and improve its services. Yes, it will be rescinded in April 2018.
3. New on-street parking proposals Apologies were received from Gary Baldwin, Officer for Policy and Regulation at Highways, Cambridge County Council. As there were no representatives from the Highways at the meeting, LF read a statement from Mr Baldwin about a recent public notice regarding the introduction of a proposed onstreet parking control scheme on various roads in the Trumpington Meadows development. This public notice was published in the Cambridge Evening News on 22 November 2017 but have not been sent to residents in the development. The draft order is available on http://bit.ly/cambridgeshiretro (Proposed TRO Reference Number PR0393). Significant concerns were expressed by the residents at the meeting about the manner that the consultation is being carried out and about the proposed scheme. The group also expressed strong dissatisfaction that there were no representatives from the Highways at the meeting. The group requested for LF to feedback to Mr Watkins that all households should urgently be provided with the information to enable proper public consultation. LF reiterated to the group that any objections to the proposal, together with the grounds on which they are made or any additional comments, must be sent in writing to the undersigned (Graham Hughes, Executive Director Economy, Transport and Environment Services, c/o Policy and Regulation, Vantage House, Washingley Road, Huntingdon PE29 6SR) or by email to policyandregulation@cambridgeshire.gov.uk by 15th December 2017, quoting reference PR0393. Post meeting note: There is still confusion as to who is eligible to respond to the consultation so, residents (whether part of Cambridge City or South Cambridgeshire) should send in their responses, as they see fit, to policyandregulation@cambridgeshire.gov.uk by 15 th December 2017, quoting reference PR0393. A copy of the notice (including the proposed restricted parking zone map) is now available on the TMC website. 4. Update on Country Park Peter Beckenham, a Ranger from the Wildlife Trust introduced himself and the works of the Wildlife Trust within the community. The local Trust has recently launched a dog management policy in the development which identifies different dog zones using a traffic light system to balance the needs of wildlife, wild flowers meadows, children playing in the areas and dog walkers. In summary, the zones are as follows:- Green Orange/Amber (e.g. areas close in proximity to wildlife) Red (e.g. areas where livestock are grazing) Dogs are allowed to run off lead Dogs will need to be on lead Dog will need to be on lead So far, feedback received from dog walkers has been positive. Mr Beckenham confirmed that commercial dog walking is allowed at Trumpington Meadows as long as commercial walkers follow the dog zoning plan. Two questions were raised by residents: 1. Can there be more dog waste bins on the meadows? - As these are managed by the council, residents will need to make the request to the council
2. The pond development has been good but some owners are allowing their dogs to swim in the pond which is leading to bank erosions - Mr Beckenham will investigate whether it would be possible to erect a notice to indicate that there should be no swimming in the pond Mr Beckhenam also provided information on the opportunities to volunteer with the Wildlife Trust. There are presently two members of staff to cover 600 hectare of land and therefore, the Trust is grateful for its volunteers. The local volunteer team meets every other Wednesday and all volunteers are welcomed. If residents would like to volunteer or have any comments about the new dog management policy, please get in contact with Mr Beckenham at Peter.Beckenham@wildlifebcn.org or tweet the rangers. Post meeting note: A copy of the dog zone map is now available on the TMC website. 5. Time credits for volunteers Vicky Haywood, Community Development Officer from the Cambridge City Council provided information of two ongoing projects: 1. Community chest funds Funds have been provided by the developers to kick-start new community projects. These funds can be utilised for various projects (for example, used to fund the costs of booking the local community centre or the sports hall). Mrs Haywood is seeking ideas from the community of potential ideas, hobbies or interests. If residents had any ideas, please email Mrs Haywood at Vicky.haywood@cambridge.gov.uk. 2. Time Credits The Cambridgeshire Time Credits programme has been running in areas across Cambridgeshire and through Time Credits, residents are encouraged to get involved in their community by matching volunteers to needs. The programme rewards volunteering by awarding volunteers with Time Credits that can be used in places such as leisure centres and cinemas. The Time Credits programme enables local community and local groups (e.g. local church, local school, community gardens) to benefit from local volunteers. If any residents were interested in volunteering, whatever interest and skills, please email Mrs Haywood at Vicky.haywood@cambridge.gov.uk. 6. New appointed artist Grace Thorne from the Public Art Commission introduced Keith Wilson, a sculptor, who has recently been appointed the temporary artist for the final phases of the Trumpington Meadows development. Mr Wilson informed the group that since his appointment, he has been conducting various site visits to familiarise himself with the area and considering how to mark the arrival of the community in a manner which would sit alongside other priorities. In his visits of the area, he has noted that the development is a densely and mix-used space and in his considerations, he is hoping to take into account the mix of urban and rural and reflect the layered history of the site. He would welcome ideas and suggestions. If any residents would like to be involved in the public art project, please get in touch with Ms Thorne at grace.thorne@commissionprojects.co.uk.
7. AOB Street lighting LF informed the group that a Barratt representative checked with Trinity who informed him that all the street lights have been checked on 10 November 2017 and confirmed to be functioning properly (with the exception of one light on Piper rd). If any residents were aware of any broken lights, please contact Trinity at info@trinityestates.com. It was noted that the street lighting in the social housing areas were the responsibility of BPHA and not Trinity. The management of the spine road from Hauxton Road through to Consort Avenue LF informed the group that at the recent Trumpington Meadows Management Group meeting, held on 18 October 2017, the concern that this spine road (when this road becomes accessible in the future via the top of Hauxton Road) will become a rat run for city commuters was discussed. A representative from the Barratt Developments suggested that their recommendation would be to have rising bollards operating during peak times to prevent this. A suggestion was made by a resident to also explore the system currently in operation around the Addenbrookes Hospital which relies on cameras. Access to meadows during winter It was commented that the paths leading to the meadows were muddy in the winter and would benefit from some gravelling. LF agreed to bring this request to the next Trumpington Meadows Management Group meeting. Service charges A resident asked if the value for money of the annual service charges had been studied. It was confirmed that as far as the group was aware, there has been no such studies but it was noted that the residents in the neighbouring Abode development were pursuing a reduction to their annual service charges. Boundary changes It was confirmed that there were no new developments in the pursuance of boundary changes. Mrs Haywood informed the group that a South Trumpington Parish has now been set up. Christmas party at Anstey Hall Similar to previous year, Jonathan de Bruyne has kindly offered the use of Anstey Hall to hold the Trumpington Meadows Christmas social. The event will be held on 14 December 2017 from 8-10pm. Chris Points will be organising the event and leaflets with information (through the doors) will follow. 8. Date of next meeting An AGM will be held in February 2018 (date to be confirmed). There were no other business and LF declared the meeting close.