Response to Request for Information
Reference:
FOI_968976
Date:
December 2018
Type of request
Freedom of Information / Environmental Information Request
Sale of Public Property and Land
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Under the Act I am requesting the following:
(Question 2 is regarding sites that are currently on the market or ear-marked for disposal)
1.
Any data held on the sites of public land and property sold by the local authority, including
(where possible) site/holding name, address, postcode, total area, price paid, proposed use, planning
status in respect of proposed use at time of sale.
Property and land sold since 2013 is shown in the table below:
Area
Postcode (where
(where
known)
Sale Price
Year
Property
known)
Acres
(£,000)
Planning Status
Former Travellers' Site,
2013/14 Meldreth
4.86
122.5
Former Travellers' Site
Former Highways
Upwood Highways Depot
5.35
43.3
Depot
Arbury Road, Cambridge
CB4 2JF
-
Surplus Service Use
Land at California Road,
Oxmoor
10
3,227
Residential
Willow Row Farm,
Littleport
CB6 1EF
0.25
231
Vacant
Gordon Avenue, March
PE15 8AL
100
Surplus Service use
2 Gaunt Farm, Chatteris
PE16 6TF
0.25
152
Residential
New Farm, Whittlesford
CB22 4XS
1.57
555
Residential
2014/15 Land at Bassenhally
PE7 2FH
13.07
1,793
Residential
Cambridge Road, Ely
CB7 4HL
0.92
610
Surplus Service use
Chief Executive
Gil ian Beasley
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Six Trees Barn, Farcet
PE7 3DH
0.5
19.5
Agriculture
Grammer School Walk,
Huntingdon
PE29 3LR
0.44
150
Surplus Service use
Worts Farm, Landbeach
CB25 9FT
506
Surplus Service use
Land adjoining Worts
Farm
CB25 9FT
0.5
2.5
Surplus Service use
Compass Centre,
Sawston
350.0
Surplus Service use
PE19
Priory Road, St Neots
1AD
1,075
Surplus Service use
Quy Waters, Teversham
CB1 9AT
0.36
380
Residential
Waterbeach
0.37
400
Surplus Service use
Hilltop Day Centre,
2015/16 Cambridge
CB4 3EH
0.22
1,030
Surplus Service use
PE13
Pembroke Farm, Coates
4DH
0.41
140
Residential
PE26
New Fen Farm, Ramsey
2SN
0.28
96
Residential
Froghall Farm, Ramsey
PE26 2YF
2.5
196
Residential
Glebe Farm,
Trumpington
CB2 9NT
2.04
2,600
Agriculture
Murfins Farm, Coates
PE7 2DS
0.23
15
Agriculture
West Street, Wisbech
PE13 2LY
0.01
12.5
Retail
Estover Road, March
PE15 8SF
18.92
-
Community
Potton Road, Guilden
2016/17 Morden
SG8 0LB
0.04
21
Agriculture
Gordon Avenue, March
PE15 8AL
88
Surplus Service use
Hilltop Day Centre,
Cambridge
CB4 3EH
0
267
Development
Land at The Shade,
Soham
CB7 5DE
1.5
285
Agriculture
Fodder Fen, Upware
40
Woodland
Property Swap,
2017/18 Cambridge
N/A
N/A
9
Residential
PE13
Infield Farm, Coates
4DG
0.53
23
Agriculture
2
Bassenhally, Whittlesey
PE7 2FH
12
3,066
Residential
In December 2017 Cambridgeshire County Council’s Commercial and Investment Committee agreed to
sell the land to “This Land”, the Council-owned housing development company, based on an
independent RICS red book valuation. This is globally recognised and the valuation was carried out by a
national firm of Chartered Surveyors and Valuers. No other offers were sought or received.
Further detail of the Commercial and Investment Committee from December 2017 can be found at the
following link:
https://cmis.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ccc_live/Meetings/tabid/70/ctl/ViewMeetingPublic/mid/397/Meeti
ng/558/Committee/31/Default.aspx
Sites disposed under this process are:
Area
Sale Price
Name
Post Code (Acres)
(£ ,000)
Planning Status
Residential
Sheen Farmhouse, Litlington
0.50
planning
1,750
SG8 0RH
consent granted
Mixed Use
Milton Road Library, Cambridge
planning
605
CB4 1XB
consent granted
Residential
Land at Belsar Farm, Willingham
2.79
planning
1,500
CB24 5JL
consent granted
Northgate Farmhouse,
1.04
Residential
Horningsea
CB25 9JG
600
Fitzwilliam Hostel, Fitzwilliam
Surplus Service
Road, Cambridge
CB2 8BN
1,100
Use
35-37 Russell Street, Cambridge
Residential
CB2 1HT
970
Residential
Land at Church Road, Wicken
CB7 5XT
350
Allocation
Surplus Service
Malta Road, Cambridge
CB1 3PZ
1,000
Use
Land at Dubbs Knoll Road,
2.59
Agriculture
Guilden Morden
SG8 0LB
400
Trap Road, Guilden Morden
3.21
Agriculture
SG8 0RH
970
Meadow View Farm, Brampton
3.80
Agriculture
PE28 4NN
345
Su
rplus Service
Hartford PRU
PE29 1XX
250
Use
3
Su
rplus Service
34a Station Road, March
PE15 8LE
350
Use
Su
rplus Service
Land at Ditton Walk, Cambridge
0.78
CB5 8QD
800
Use
Su
rplus Service
Foxton PRU
CB22 6SA
650
Use
Residential
Land at Meldreth Road,
3.20
planning
Shepreth
2,000
SG8 6PW
consent granted
Beach Farm, Landbeach
1.10
Residential
CB4 4ED
535
Su
rplus Service
Queen Street, March
PE15 8SP
840
Use
Su
rplus Service
Norwood Avenue, March
PE15 8JL
600
Use
Land adjoining Hereward Hall,
Su
rplus Service
March
PE15 8NE
280
Use
Land at Worts Causeway
19.89
Agriculture
CB21 5DA
14,700
Land at the Shade, Soham
3.01
Agriculture
CB7 5DE
920
Residential
Shade Farm, Burwell
p
lan
n ing
CB25 0AE
11.72
4,300
consent granted
2.
Any information held on surplus local authority-owned buildings or land that are currently
earmarked for disposal, on the market, or under offer, including (where possible) site/holding name,
address, postcode, total area, proposed use, disposal route, and when it is expected to be sold, e.g.
market forecast.
Properties for sale to “This Land” under the process described at 1 above are:
Post
Area
Name
Planning Status
Code
(Acres)
Residential planning consent
Mill Hill Farm, Cottenham
CB24 8TJ 32.39
granted
Residential planning consent
Jesus Farm, Over
CB24 5PD 3.90
granted
Weatheralls Farm, Soham
CB7 5JD
52.86
Allocated for residential use
Shade Farm, Burwell
CB25 0AE 55.92
Residential planning consent granted
At present, only Shire Hall, Cambridge is being considered or marketed for sale.
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Information Management Team
Box OCT1224, Cambridgeshire County Council
Castle Hill, Cambridge, CB3 0AP
Tel: 01223 699137
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