A petition against a University of Cambridge college’s plans to build student accommodation on Fenner’s cricket ground has hit 1,800 signatures. Campaigners warn that “no Protected Open Space is safe” after Hughes Hall announced that it had bought the piece of land from the Cambridge University Cricket and Tennis Ground for development. They fear any development on the land, which was formally designated as a Protected Open Space in the Cambridge Local Plan in 2018, will set a precedent for building on remaining green spaces in the city. No planning application has been entered for the site, w…
