Question 6

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No, the plan focuses on the new centre and takes little consideration of the impact on the surrounds which will: 1. experience unacceptable increases in traffic 2. fall behind in terms of community facilities with large disparity in investment 3. put too much pressure on local green spaces such as Milton Park which is already experiencing degradation on account of over-use.

Neutral

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Yes, completely

I think the heights proposed are entirely reasonable and will lead to higher density housing which I think is a good thing.

Neutral

This all sounds "high-rise" in my opinion - and I appreciate this is the style of the development and should therefore work fine, IF it is balanced with extensive green space and open areas. Can we be careful to consider how this development will look and feel in 50 years?

Mostly not

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You can’t hide A14 noise and pollution, the higher the bindings the bigger the problem.

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The implied density of this development is greater than the densest city on the Planet, Paris, and double the density of inner London. Your track record with developments in Cambridge in terms of design are poor. Orchard Park is a blot on the landscape. The development around Cambridge Station is a superb example of ghettoisation and as far as building heights is concerned you only have to look at the monstrosity at the top end of Cherry Hinton Road/Hills Road which is depressing in both height and design. I have absolutely no faith that NECAAP will be of any architectural note whatsoever. You have repeatedly vandalised our beautiful city of Cambridge with numerous examples of poor, low grade, ill thought out development. Buildings of 13 storeys in Cambridge is incomprehensible and to suggest that they will create a visual focus around the new district square is a joke. Whilst they may well be a focus it will be for all the wrong reasons. Buildings of this height in Cambridge are completely out of odds with our great historic city and the flat fenland countryside on its doorstep. Shame on you!

Mostly not

I used to live on the 10th floor of a block of flats and I can tell 13 storeys is too high. It is too high to evacuate if there is a fire or explosion. We also had a few suicides with people jumping off. 8 storeys should be the maximum. The land is not really brownfield in the true sense, since it is only being freed up by moving the water treatment plant to a green belt site. This is a bit of smoke and mirrors and not 100% honest as a statement. Post COVID-19 people won't want to live in flats or indeed commute. The focus should now be houses with small garden allotments or at the very least maisonettes with shared green space. Flats around the station could work, but they should be limited to avoid over-development.

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It would be helpful to have examples in Cambridge of where those kinds of heights and densities exist. Are you going to ask me again if I've got a year older or acquired a disability in the last minute? You are, aren't you. I hope you design North East Cambridge better than this consultation....

Mostly yes

As long as all buildings are served above round by fire fighting lifts and large buildings have multiple lifts.

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The building heights and densities are far too high. I would prefer to see a maximum height of 2 storeys except for major corner points where 3 storeys might be ok.

Yes, completely

We have to maximise the use of land for nature, and high buildings help that. It does mean a much greater emphasis on public green space, or innovative building design (roof gardens, green walls, large balconies etc) is important for wellbeing. Covid highlights risks of high densities of people, emphasising again the need for spacious public areas. In Cambridge and the fens, there is not much high places to have a view, so this would be a real feature of the homes. Need to consider noise pollution of the high homes from the A14.

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By using multi storey building it means residents will not have their own gardens, meaning a greater need for open space, as clearly shown by the pandemic

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as explained previously the density of housing does not seem to reflect the needs of people in the future. the density of accommodation is very high by uk standards and lessons from covid show that people need residential space to work and live as well as close green space in gardens or local parks. This plan was made before this social change and does not seem to meet the needs of people in the future. As such is Will not create the type of residential spaces that boost wellbeing and quality of life.

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The very high density and high rise buildings are not appropriate for this area of Cambridge.

Mostly not

I feel the building are too high, I would prefer to see a max of 8 storeys for the tallest buildings. Also the density of the whole site is very high, 8000 homes would be around 16-20k people plus the 20,000 new jobs is a lot of people using a small place on a daily basis. 0.5 cars per house is assuming 4,000 cars, and in reality there will be more cars which may cause issues for parking in local areas.

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I feel the building are too high, I would prefer to see a max of 8 storeys for the tallest buildings. Also the density of the whole site is very high, 8000 homes would be around 16-20k people plus the 20,000 new jobs is a lot of people using a small place on a daily basis. 0.5 cars per house is assuming 4,000 cars, and in reality there will be more cars which may cause issues for parking in local areas.

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I feel the building are too high, I would prefer to see a max of 8 storeys for the tallest buildings. Also the density of the whole site is very high, 8000 homes would be around 16-20k people plus the 20,000 new jobs is a lot of people using a small place on a daily basis. 0.5 cars per house is assuming 4,000 cars, and in reality there will be more cars which may cause issues for parking in local areas.

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High density fails and creates isolation.

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We don't need buildings in this area .

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11 stories?! High density dwellings, greater than Paris or London, is in no way appropriate for this area. Up to 6 is acceptable, any higher and it'll be totally out of place with the character of Cambridge, and the height of St Mary's church

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I would not want to live in that dense area.... Not a peaceful area...

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Totally inappropriate – will detract from beauty of Cambridge and surrounding flat fenland landscape What guarantees are there that all developers will not opt for 13 storey, high density to maximise profit? Variance from Local Plan – the importance of variance has not been explained Highest density and thereby highest buildings congregated at one site (Cowley Road) leading to lack of “community”

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Absolutely not. As stated in Q1, nowhere else in Cambridge has these proposed building heights, even very recent housing developments. To quote an academic study supporting high density housing that is based primarily on London is facile. Cambridge is not London. These proposed building heights should not proceed. Recent Covid-19 experiences have provided further evidence of the drawbacks of high density housing.

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The building heights are already affecting the vista unpleasantly in an unsightly fashion as far afield as Fen Ditton and the Ditton Meadows nature area. It is unnecessary and inappropriate for this area.

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The building heights and densities are totally disproportionate and inappropriate for this area. Why would you want to create 'visual focus' with 13 storey buildings?! High rise flats have already been seen to fail, causing social isolation and broken communities. Millionaires may enjoy living high above cities but this is meant to be a socially mixed and welcoming community development. This is a terrible idea. Also the density of building and population is far too great. If this is to be a healthy and mixed community, the buildings need to facilitate this. The present plans suggest a very narrow demographic. Not suitable for the older residents and inconvenient for young families. This does not bode well for physical and mental well being or good community relations. A healthy community is a balanced community and this planning is not balanced.

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Buildings too tall 4 storeys OK. 6-8 storeys at most. This pandemic has proved that people should not be cooped up in high rise blocks.