Case Studies- St Ives (cambridge)

Question 1

What is good about the location of St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Answer 1

65 miles North of London
Roads link to London and cambridge
Regular train access to big cities e.g. London

Question 2

What are some of the negative changes on the village (st Ives)

Answer 2

Rising cost of property- economic
More commuters on middle and high incomes, whereas locals often work on the farms on lower wages- economic
Increasing demand for luxury riverside apartments- social
More building on greenfield land- environmental

Question 3

What are some of the issues associated with these changes (st Ives)

Answer 3

Village is very quite during the day in the week, but busy at weekends
Schools are full, more children in the area
Hard to get a doctors appointment at local GP
There has been a doubling in property price in last 10 years
Complaints from locals that area has lost “traditional feel” with so many changes

Question 4

What are some of the positive changes to the village (st Ives)

Answer 4

New housing developments mean more people can live there- good for economy
More cafes for new population
New play areas for families
Farmers decide to make profit from converting old barns into houses and also by selling land to housing developers for money