Summary
Overall number of dwellings
Pressure on existing village facilities during the initial phases of developments
Safeguarding transport in the existing village
Green spaces
The A10

Submission
While I understand the rationale for redeveloping the barracks area, I am not in favour of the adjoining area leading to the east. It is far from clear how the two developers will work together.

The Fenland nature of the area should be retained.

The Local Plan references 8-9 thousand units - so development should be contained within these limits.

What provision is there to ensure that existing village facilities already under severe pressure (roads, school intake, doctor's surgery) will cope before we trigger points on the new development are reached?

Access including construction traffic, should be off the A10 which requires upgrading urgently to cope with the increased demand.

The railway station should be retained where it is until at least 2,500 houses the New Town are occupied - or BOTH stations should remain operational, the existing one could serve the existing village, Landbeach and the proposed boating lake.

Many in the existing village moved here because of the good public transport links. They should.not be fairly penalised by the proposals. The existing village should continue to have direct PT links to Cambridge, ideally with a P&R stop serving the new town and the existing village. Once the station is moved then a free shuttle bus should be provided to meet all services.

The new developments at the north of the village (Bannold Road and Cody Road) have shown how easy it is to lose valuable green spaces so the new developments should ensure households can access these easily and feel safe using them.