Comment

Cambridge Northern Fringe East AAP - Issues and Options

Representation ID: 29877

Received: 02/02/2015

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

The inclusion of residential development needs careful consideration given the Water Recycling Centre (Options 1-3), strategic aggregates railheads (Options 1-4) and waste uses (Options 1-4). Residential development is sensitive to development like the Water Recycling Centre e.g. odour. These facilities and proposed waste management uses, have consultation / safeguarding areas designated by adopted Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Plan. These Areas seek to prevent essential existing / planned facilities being prejudiced. If residential development is proposed it should be located away from these uses, and demonstrate that existing and allocated waste management / aggregate facilities will not be prejudiced.

Full text:

The inclusion of more residential development within the Options needs to be carefully considered given the presence of the Water Recycling Centre (Options 1-3), strategic aggregates railheads (Options 1-4) and waste uses (Options 1-4). Residential development is particularly sensitive to development like the Water Recycling Centre and amenity issues may arise e.g. associated with odour. Similarly residential development close to the strategic railheads and waste uses may also give rise to amenity issues such as noise and dust. For these reasons these facilities, and other existing and proposed waste management uses, have consultation / safeguarding areas around them designated through the adopted Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Plan. These Areas all seek to prevent essential existing and planned facilities being prejudiced by incompatible development. If additional residential development is proposed it should be located away from these uses, and the evidence base should demonstrate that existing and allocated waste management / aggregate facilities will not be prejudiced, otherwise proposals will not be deliverable.