Object

Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Representation ID: 167288

Received: 23/10/2018

Respondent: Mrs Donna Smith

Representation Summary:

1.5 PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT
Object: Layout and relationship to Waterbeach village needs further consideration, either its separate or its not the developers can not have the best of both worlds.

Full text:

The access and transport needs to be addressed - particularly A10 upgrade and effect on existing village.
Layout and relationship to Waterbeach village needs further consideration, either its separate or its not the developers can not have the best of both worlds.

I feel that 11,000 homes for this site is too much, the density and height of the proposed building is more suited to an urban site rather than the rural setting that Waterbeach currently is. I agree that the current disused barracks should be developed but not the green fields surrounding it, the impact to the surrounding fenland environment has not been taken into account. Although the new town is said to be completely separate to Waterbeach village there is not enough distinction between the two and why keep reference it as Waterbeach new town? The relocation of the train station is only being done to serve the new town and consideration and integration to the existing community has not been properly thought through. No new development should take place until the A10 has been upgraded and there should be a ban on all construction traffic using the existing village.