A conservation charity has said it is “incredibly disappointed” that the government has granted permission for a huge development in North East Cambridge against the wishes of councillors. The Secretary of State backed the recommendation of a planning inspector to approve the plans for five commercial buildings and 425 homes o the north of Cambridge North station, submitted by The Chesterton Partnership. Cambridge Past, Present & Future says it will create a 300-metre block of “anytown box” architecture that will “loom over the meadows next to the River Cam”, spoiling the skyline. But a planni…
