Object

Draft North East Cambridge Area Action Plan

Representation ID: 54021

Received: 04/10/2020

Respondent: Mrs Tamsin Beevor

Representation Summary:

The policy fails to provide any wildlife corridor linking the Science Park area to the north west of Milton Road with the wider area. The high cost relative to a moderate gain should not be an adequate reason for dismissing the options for developing 2 green crossings of Milton Road.
10% biodiversity gain in a brown filed site lacks ambition and at a time when we are recognising the ecological as well as climate emergency this is inadequate . If this limited target is only achievable by offsite enhancements then this indicates that the proposed development is too dense for the site.
It is unclear what the management plan for a LNR on Chesterton Fen would be. This must be adequately funded in the long term and not left to chance and the good will of the local community.

Full text:

The policy fails to provide any wildlife corridor linking the Science Park area to the north west of Milton Road with the wider area. The high cost relative to a moderate gain should not be an adequate reason for dismissing the options for developing 2 green crossings of Milton Road.
10% biodiversity gain in a brown filed site lacks ambition and at a time when we are recognising the ecological as well as climate emergency this is inadequate . If this limited target is only achievable by offsite enhancements then this indicates that the proposed development is too dense for the site.
It is unclear what the management plan for a LNR on Chesterton Fen would be. This must be adequately funded in the long term and not left to chance and the good will of the local community.