Benwick
Across Fenland, the government wants to build 602 homes a year. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 18,060 homes - +37% on existing stock in Fenland.
Spread across the 17 settlements in our Fenland list, that is an average of 35.4 homes a year per settlement - about 1,062 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
- In Fenland in 2025, there were 3,065 hours of sewage spills, at CROWLAND STW. Sewage →
- About 2,844 patients per GP in Fenland. GPs →
- 3,267 MW still waiting to connect at Walpole. Energy →
- Nearest A&E: Hinchingbrooke Hospital, about 33 minutes away. Hospitals →
- Local A-roads in Cambridgeshire: 23.4 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1309. Transport →
Now they want another 18,060 homes across Fenland.
It's clear that even our current infrastructure is struggling. Sign the petition to stop the urban sprawl around Benwick.
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