Edd Stonham – Many things to many people…

Travelodge, the budget hotel chain, has submitted plans to build a 138 bed hotel at Orchard Park between Chieftain Way and the A14.

Plans submitted to South Cambs District Council include a bar and a restaurant, parking for 118 cars and 20 cycle spaces. It would be the second hotel on the development; there is already a Premier Inn with 154 beds.

The Community Council has welcomed the plans because the new building would be an acoustic barrier and would shield properties in the development from the noises of the A14. It will also provide jobs (12 full-time and 32 part-time) and be an amenity for local residents.

Edd is also positive. He said: ‘there are many positives from this development. However I am concerned about the traffic which it will bring to Orchard Park; there are already problems with on-street parking and these need to be addressed. I also hope that we will see some movement with respect to the commercial centre which received planning permission last year’

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