Arbury Park Parish Boundary Review

Extended Consultation from now until Friday 9 May 2008

The story so far:

Over the summer and autumn of 2007 we looked at options for changing the boundaries of Impington parish in light of the large number of new homes being built at Arbury Park.

After listening to the views of parish councillors and of residents from Arbury Park and the surrounding parishes, our Electoral Arrangements Committee recommended we create a new parish for the Arbury Park development.

The new parish of Arbury Park - where?

The proposal is to take all of Arbury Park out of Impington parish to form a new parish, with its own parish council.

The map on the back of this page shows that the current boundary between Impington and Milton cuts the Cambridge Regional College campus in two. We'd also like to sort this out so that the whole campus is in Milton parish. The Kings Meadow development, however, would remain part of Impington parish, as this is not affected by the growth at Arbury Park.

Why make changes at all?

Residents have told us that Impington and Arbury Park are very different communities with distinct needs. With the growth of Arbury Park, it's felt that the current parish arrangements do not properly represent both. Is this new parish a good idea at the moment?

Some local residents, as well as parish and district councillors, have told us that a new parish with its own new parish council for Arbury Park will :

• allow councillors to focus solely on Arbury Park
• give residents a real say in influencing the future development of the area
• be best placed to influence decisions on community facilities
• decide allocation of resources in the community and set the parish element of the Council Tax
• reflect the identity and interests of the developing Arbury Park community

Also, Cambridge City Council and other parishes gave us their views on possible future adjustments to the boundaries between the city and South Cambridgeshire district. Although perhaps some time off, we should bear in mind that any future boundary changes will likely impact on the new parish.

Send us your views

We would like your views on:

• the creation of a new parish with the boundaries you see on the map overleaf
• whether the new parish should be created now, given the possible future district boundary changes

We are holding a Community Event on Wednesday 30th April 2008 at the Meadows Community Centre, 1 St Catherine's Road, Cambridge, CB4 3XJ from 7pm - 9pm - this Event is open to everybody who is interested in the proposed boundary changes. This extended consultation period will close on Friday 9th May 2008 and your comments are very much welcomed; comments can also be given:

• Online at www.scambs.gov.uk by following the links to 'parish review'
• By email at parishreview@scambs.gov.uk

Write to us at Parish Boundary Review, Community Services, South Cambridgeshire District Council, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6EA