Object
Draft North East Cambridge Area Action Plan
Representation ID: 53774
Received: 04/10/2020
Respondent: Rebecca Munns
I think it is frankly duplicitous and disingenuous to be promoting the eco advantages of using this brownfield site when nearby greenbelt land is being destroyed in order to free up the brownfield site through the relocation of the sewage works. I don't believe the eco and climate impact of the sewage works has been included in the eco impact assessment of this build and you cannot divorce the two
I think the population density proposed for the site is simply too high in a post-pandemic world where there is more focus on needing space, both within one's own home and in the immediate surroundings for exercise and recreation. There is simply not enough outdoor space for the proposed population and the nearby places like Milton country park which are already at capacity will suffer.
I fear that the office space will sit unoccupied because of a shift in attitude towards homeworking (driving the need for more space at home) so I believe this should pause whilst an assessment of the needs in the "new normal" of a post-pandemic world is carried out.
I don't believe that effectively banning cars from this development will have the desired effect. People will still need and own cars for a variety of reasons and if they can't be parked onsite, they will be pushed out to the local streets in nearby communities. Reduced car ownership might be encouraged with a car sharing scheme but there still needs to be parking for those cars.
I cannot see how adding an additional 18k people on this site will not increase traffic on Milton road and the local A14 unless there is significant investment in public transport across cambridge, including to places outside of the city centre, like the retail centres of Newmarket road, the station and addenbrookes
I think it is frankly duplicitous and disingenuous to be promoting the eco advantages of using this brownfield site when nearby greenbelt land is being destroyed in order to free up the brownfield site through the relocation of the sewage works. I don't believe the eco and climate impact of the sewage works has been included in the eco impact assessment of this build and you cannot divorce the two
I think the population density proposed for the site is simply too high in a post-pandemic world where there is more focus on needing space, both within one's own home and in the immediate surroundings for exercise and recreation. There is simply not enough outdoor space for the proposed population and the nearby places like Milton country park which are already at capacity will suffer.
I fear that the office space will sit unoccupied because of a shift in attitude towards homeworking (driving the need for more space at home) so I believe this should pause whilst an assessment of the needs in the "new normal" of a post-pandemic world is carried out.
I don't believe that effectively banning cars from this development will have the desired effect. People will still need and own cars for a variety of reasons and if they can't be parked onsite, they will be pushed out to the local streets in nearby communities. Reduced car ownership might be encouraged with a car sharing scheme but there still needs to be parking for those cars.
I cannot see how adding an additional 18k people on this site will not increase traffic on Milton road and the local A14 unless there is significant investment in public transport across cambridge, including to places outside of the city centre, like the retail centres of Newmarket road, the station and addenbrookes