Support
North East Cambridge Area Action Plan Issues and Options 2019
Representation ID: 32697
Received: 21/03/2019
Respondent: Ms Lisa Buchholz
Range seems good - let's focus on local businesses
I support the scope here but again want to stress that we should be trying to create local opportunities and not just opportunities for big retail chains. In that some shops in Cambridge have closed because of rents being raised, perhaps the NECAAP could be a more affordable location, creating a new, diverse, non-chain retail area. I was also dismayed that although local companies bid on operating coffee concession at Cambridge North, this inevitably went to a big chain, as the rail operator (who awards the concession) doesn't care about local development. It's important to use this opportunity to create a more local environment.