Meadows / Buchan Street

Project description

Two existing community facilities are being replaced with a modern, highly sustainable community hub, along with brand new council rented apartments, new open space, a public plaza, and retention of a café and shop space. The Meadows site will provide 78 new one and two bedroom apartments for council rent and the Buchan Street site will see 28 one and two bedroom council rented flats built. Four of the flats at The Meadows and one at Buchan Street will be for wheelchair users.

Site Address:	1 St Catherine’s Road, Arbury, Cambridge CB4 3XJ
Affordable Housing:	100% council rented
Affordable Homes:	106
Total New Homes:	106 one and two bedroom apartments
Adapted Homes:	5
Architect:	Pollard Thomas Edwards
Grant Funding:	£70m Devolution Grant

Build Programme

Demolition & remediation:	Demolition of Existing Community Centres Q3 2022
Start on site construction:	Q4 2020
First new homes complete:	Q3 2022
Community facility complete:	Q3 2022
Build completion:	Q4 2024

Wider Benefits

New Community hub with a family centre, youth wing and café
Car Parking facilities
Open Space will include a new play area, improved Sports England pitch, woodland walk and multi-use games and skate area
Phased build to assist decant of Community Centre
Engagement with community and both Orchard Park Primary School and St Laurence Catholic School

Meadows Community Centre
Archaeology visit: Orchard Park Primary and St Laurence Catholic School students came to observe the archaeology being carried out on the football pitch.