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\nImage: Urban and CivicPlanned site for Alconbury Weald Rail Station <\/p>\n
Alconbury Weald welcomed its very first residents in 2020. The Cambridgeshire neighbourhood, which sits south of Peterborough and northwest of Cambridge, was built on the site of\u00a0RAF Alconbury, which houses\u00a0one of the largest military bunkers in the UK. There are 6,500 homes there right now, but\u00a0new\u00a0plans\u00a0have been revealed for even more, alongside a much-needed railway station.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The owner of the site,\u00a0Urban&Civic, wants to expand the town with more 1,000 more houses and a brand new railway station. That idea has been backed by the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. It also wants to add shops, a secondary school,\u00a0\u2018pockets of parkland\u2019 and a health centre in what will be the fourth phase of the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If it gets the green light, Alconbury Weald Station would be built on the East Coast Main Line. An outline of that plan says that Urban&Civic would provide the land but Network Rail and other transport partners would be\u00a0in charge of the\u00a0delivery of the railway station and its associated infrastructure. Developers envision it including a\u00a0concourse with shops and offices at ground level and apartments above.<\/p>\n
\nImage: Urban and CivicPlanned site for Alconbury Weald Rail Station
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RAF Alconbury\u00a0was an active airbase between 1938 and 1995. Its secret, nuclear bomb-proof bunker, which\u00a0the only part of the airbase still standing,\u00a0was built in 1988 for the purpose of analysing highly confidential data collected by spy planes during the Cold War. Also known as \u2018magic mountain\u2019, it\u2019s now a Grade II listed building in the middle of the site. It doesn\u2019t look as though the new plans for Alconbury Weald will threaten the bunker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mike Jenner, development manager from Urban&Civic, said of the proposals: \u2018Phase 4 has an important role to play in the delivery of Alconbury Weald, connecting green spaces and key infrastructure.<\/p>\n
\u2018The design of Phase 4 ensures walking, cycling and public transport links connect to the wider site seamlessly, and supports the aspirations of our local transport partners to progress a rail station, which will benefit many.\u2019<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a public consultation<\/a>\u00a0open until March 23, offering locals\u00a0a chance to feed back on the plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n ICYMI:\u00a0This popular British seaside town is entering the next phase of a \u00a320 million regeneration<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Plus:\u00a0This major UK airport could get a new public transport link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n