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Plans in for £155m Cambridge Devonshire Gardens scheme
Developer First Base and RPMI Railpen, the investment manager for the £35bn railways pension scheme, have submitted plans for Devonshire Gardens, a new sustainable neighbourhood in the heart of Cambridge.The mixed-use scheme designed by Buckley Gray Yeoman will transform a three-acre Travis Perkins depot into a new neighbourhood set around a new public park.It will consist of 120,000 sq ft of workspace across two new buildings, 100 build-to-rent homes and various community facilities, including a creche, pavilion and artists’ studios.The new homes will comprise a mix of apartments, all available to rent at market or discounted rates. The homes are designed to meet the city’s net-zero carbon ambitions and will be powered by electricity from renewable sources, with no reliance on fossil fuels.
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