Industrial site to be demolished for new buildings

The new buildings will be between 27.1m (88ft) and 15.2m (40ft) tall

A city industrial estate will be demolished to make way for new office and research buildings.

Under the plans, five existing buildings at Trinity Hall Farm Industrial Estate, off Nuffield Road in north Cambridge, will be replaced with four new ones.

Developer Brockton Everlast said its proposal included two "lab-enabled" buildings, affordable co-working spaces, a shop or cafe and a public garden.

The plans were approved by a joint development management committee meeting with Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District councillors.

The current industrial site will include cycle and parking spaces

Richard Berry, from Brockton Everlast, told the meeting the redevelopment would "transform the site", creating development to "support innovation, encourage active travel, enhance biodiversity, and contribute meaningfully to the local community".

The new buildings will be between 27.1m (88ft) and 15.2m (40ft) tall - taller than those currently on the estate, as reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The plans included 1,010 cycle spaces and 117 car parking spaces on the lower ground floor; seven Blue Badge spaces for people with disabilities or health conditions; and 117 visitor cycle parking spaces on the ground floor.

Mr Berry highlighted a proposal for an affordable coworking space, provided fully fitted out and rent-free for 10 years.

A majority of councillors backed the plans at the meeting on Wednesday.