8.10 Monitoring
When this Area Action Plan has been adopted, it will be important to ensure that the policies outlined in this document are meeting the vision outlined for North East Cambridge and its stated strategic objectives. This means examining the targets set in each policy and whether they are being achieved according to the stated monitoring indicator. Monitoring will also assess whether the assumptions behind the policies are still relevant and valid, and this will change due to new evidence. The planning authority will therefore follow the progress of the policies contained within the Area Action Plan by monitoring how successfully the objectives are being achieved.
A monitoring framework for the Area Action Plan will be detailed to establish the indicators and targets that will be used to monitor its progress. These will, where possible, be the same as those already used within the statutory Authority Monitoring Report for the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan and the Cambridge Local Plan. However, there will also be some more locally specific indicators and targets. The monitoring framework will be drawn from the sustainability indicators and targets outlined in the sustainability appraisal.
The framework will be used to monitor the Area Action Plan annually, and the results will be reported in the Authority Monitoring Report for Greater Cambridge. If the monitoring indicates that a change is required, some changes to the Area Action Plan could be enacted to ensure that the strategic objectives supporting the vision are achieved.
8.11 Draft monitoring framework
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Monitoring indicator |
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Development should support the vision statement and strategic objectives |
Monitoring of policies below |
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All development to support the two Councils' climate emergency declarations by delivering sustainable construction. |
An increase in the number of non-residential completions delivered at BREEAM 'excellent'/'outstanding' with maximum credits for water consumption; |
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Delivery of zero carbon site wide infrastructure plan |
Installed capacity of renewable and low carbon energy alongside storage capacity and ev charge point capacity Amount of additional grid capacity required |
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Developments to be water efficient, design out flood risk, and increase sustainable drainage. |
An increase in the number of non-residential completions delivered with maximum BREEAM credits for water consumption; All new residential completions will be designed to achieve water consumption levels of no more than 110 litres/person/day moving towards 80 litres/person/day |
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Deliver a minimum of 10% net gain in biodiversity value |
Site wide and landowner parcel Biodiversity Net Gain from the 2020 baseline Biodiversity Net Gain and habitat improvements to Chesterton Fen from the 2020 baseline Biodiversity enhancements to City and County Wildlife Sites |
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Ensuring design quality of new buildings and creating principles for mixed use buildings. |
Number of awards (shortlisted, finalist, winner) received Positive recommendations made to Planning Committee Floorspace approved |
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Streets to be welcoming places that conform to the strategic layout for key pedestrian and cycle routes of spatial framework |
Number of new trees planted (net increase) Number and amount (m2) of new public space delivered |
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Provision of open space in line with spatial framework |
Monitor the amount and type of new and retained open space within North East Cambridge. Update to the Councils' Open Space and Recreation Strategy. Additional specific strategies for different types of open spaces may also be commissioned on a four to five year basis. Open space delivered in relation to spatial framework Open space usage with survey |
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Densities and building heights should not exceed those identified as part of spatial framework |
Number of awards (shortlisted, finalist, winner) received Positive recommendations made to Planning Committee Floorspace approved |
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Establishment of distinct character areas in across the Area Action Plan. |
Employment floorspace consented and delivered per centre Residential units consented and delivered per centre Retail floorspace consented and delivered per centre Community and cultural floorspace consented and delivered per centre |
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Inclusion of private amenity for new homes, maximising design quality, and provision of wheelchair accessible homes. |
Percentage of homes meeting minimum private amenity standards Percentage of homes incorporating dual aspect Percentage of wheelchair accessible homes |
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Intensification of employment floorspace and consolidation of industrial floorspace with no net loss |
Availability of industrial land measured through no overall net loss of industrial and warehouse floorspace (B2 and B8). Amount of new employment floorspace permitted and delivered (gross and net) Number of new businesses registered |
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Establishing high quality housing that fulfils local needs. |
Net additional homes Number of affordable homes delivered on-site Net additional homes by district Range of homes delivered Number of homes delivered for local workers Net additional Build to Rent dwellings Proportion of Build to Rent dwellings that are affordable Financial contributions secured and received towards off-site affordable housing Number of custom finished homes delivered on-site Number of visitor accommodation units provided on-site |
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Policy 13f: Short term/corporate lets and visitor accommodation |
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Provision of new school capacity, retention of existing sports facilities, and provision of new community, leisure and cultural uses. |
Catchment secondary school provision/capacity Monitor the amount of net floorspace for D1 and sui generis uses that fulfil a community or leisure use. Additional specific strategies for different types of formal sports may also be updated to monitor their delivery. |
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Balanced provision of shops and local services across the Area Action Plan area in designated district centres |
Monitor the balance of floorspace, both committed and completed for the three categories: Convenience, Comparison, and Other Town Centre uses, in each centre. |
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Ensuring sustainable travel is the default option for residents and workers |
Modal share for pedestrian, cycle, public transport users |
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Developers required to contribute to new and improved connections for non-motorised users |
Number of new crossing points |
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Cycle parking to be provided in excess of the minimum standards set of the adopted Cambridge Local Plan (2018). At least 5-10% of cycle parking provision should be designed to accommodate non-standard cycles. |
Number of cycle parking spaces provided for standard cycles and non-standard cycles Number of cycle maintenance facilities provided |
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Policy 19: Safeguarding for Cambridge Autonomous Metro and Public Transport |
Three locations to provide passive provision for new metro system |
Modal share for public transport users Number of mobility hubs provided |
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Planning permission will be granted for delivery hubs up to 1,500m2, and consolidation of deliveries promoted for last mile deliveries to occur via electric vehicle or cycle courier |
Number of delivery hubs provided Mode share of delivery trips |
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Three different street types to promote sustainable travel |
Number of vehicles using primary and secondary streets Number of cars parking in undesignated places |
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The maximum vehicular trip budget for the Area Action Plan area on to Milton Road is:
For access on to Kings Hedges Road, the maximum vehicle trip budget is:
Maximum total provision of 4,800 employment related parking spaces accessed from Milton Road, and a further maximum of 1,160 accessed from Kings Hedges Road. For residential uses, a maximum site-wide parking standard of 0.5 spaces per household. |
Number of vehicular trips to / from North East Cambridge Number of car parking spaces provided within North East Cambridge Number of vehicles parking in adjoining streets within 2km radius |
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Coherent development where different land ownerships relate to each other and contribute to delivery of site objectives |
Masterplans to accompany planning submissions |
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Use of compulsory purchase powers if required to fulfil Area Action Plan objectives in public interest. Relocation of industrial floorspace to support consolidation and vision |
Availability of industrial land measured through no overall net loss of industrial and warehouse floorspace (B2 and B8). |
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Good quality environmental health across North East Cambridge |
Biodiversity net gain |
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Maintain aggregates facility in North East Cambridge, relocate the Veolia Waste Transfer Station, and create buffer of industrial uses around aggregates |
Continued provision and mitigation of impacts |
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Finance early delivery of infrastructure, secure affordable housing, and mitigate impacts of development |
Delivery of affordable homes Delivery of infrastructure to support development |
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The delivery of services and amenities on a temporary basis to support placemaking aims |
Numbers of different land uses permitted |
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Increased local participation in workforce and increased opportunities for upskilling and training for local people. |
Developer contributions collected for skills and training (from S106) Number of Employment and Skills Plans secured through S106 agreements Developers should provide monitoring reports of implementation of their ESP Employment land take-up Working age population |
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Development that supports open innovation and the development of digital infrastructure |
Delivery of smart buildings as defined by policy Delivery of smart street furniture as defined by policy Delivery of future mobility experiments Council collation of open data |
