A community-led campaign to protect the Abingtons — our landscape, heritage, chalk streams, farmland and village identity — through evidence, not alarm.
Help us stop the 4,500-home Grange Farm proposal. We're raising £30,000 to fund specialist planning solicitors — and thanks to a local supporter, every donation is doubled until mid-August (up to £10,000).
The proposed development raises serious questions about infrastructure, water, ecology, landscape, heritage and community impact.
A rare chalk-stream catchment and aquifer already under stress — and a county with a record of getting this wrong.
See the water impactThousands of new journeys onto rural roads and junctions never designed to carry them.
See the transport impactListed buildings, historic field patterns and the distinct character of the Abington villages.
See the heritage impactSchools, services and the social fabric that makes a village a community, not a commuter estate.
See the community impactEstablished habitats and biodiversity that decades of greenfield protection have sustained.
See the environment impactOpen farmland and long views that separate the Abingtons from the edge of the city.
See the landscape impact
We pushed the planning team for answers on water, transport, wastewater and boundaries. Here's what we found — and what remains dangerously unresolved.
Thirteen-year-old Ethel Norton spoke to children from Great Abington holiday club about the Grange Farm plans, and wrote up what they told her.
The final consultation closes 5pm on 25 September 2026. Three ways to have your say — online portal, email, or post — with a step-by-step guide for each.
Whatever your skills or time, there's a role for you — and younger residents are especially welcome.
Help analyse planning documents, environmental data and technical reports.
Writing, social media, photography and design to share the campaign clearly.
Reach neighbours street by street and keep the village informed.
Legal advice, surveys and printing all cost money — every contribution helps.
Updates on meetings, milestones and ways to help. Unsubscribe any time.
