Mepal
Across East Cambridgeshire, the government wants to build 687 homes a year. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 20,610 homes - +50% on existing stock in East Cambridgeshire.
Spread across the 29 settlements in our East Cambridgeshire list, that is an average of 23.7 homes a year per settlement - about 711 over thirty years.
When homes arrive here, they almost always arrive as a bolt-on: a field at a time, each application too small to trigger the reservoir, the substation, the surgery or the station. That is the pattern we are against — not homes themselves.
What we've got now
- Near Mepal in 2025, there were 209 hours of sewage spills, at MEPAL STW. Sewage →
- About 1,997 patients per GP in East Cambridgeshire. GPs →
- 1 schools over capacity near Mepal. Schools →
- 1,044 MW still waiting to connect at Burwell. Energy →
- Nearest A&E: Hinchingbrooke Hospital, about 35 minutes away. Hospitals →
- Local A-roads in Cambridgeshire: 23.4 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1309. Transport →
Now they want another 20,610 homes across East Cambridgeshire.
It's clear that even our current infrastructure is struggling. Sign the petition to stop the urban sprawl around Mepal.
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