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Representation ID: 55650

Received: 05/10/2020

Respondent: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Sustainability & Transformation Partnership

Agent: No. 6 Developments

The provision within Policy 13c that 20% of the build to rent properties should be targeted at local
workers (through discounted private rental accommodation) is welcomed as it recognises the
challenge that many working people have in affording market rents in Cambridge let alone buying
their own home close to where they work. Such provision for local workers will help to reduce
commuting by non-sustainable means and reduce congestion across the city, improving air
quality etc.
CUH wishes to make the case that the definition of local workers should be extended to pick up
other major employment locations which could be accessed by sustainable modes of travel,
including Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
Given the potential role Build to Rent schemes could play in delivering high quality rental
accommodation, CUH also wish to question the rationale of artificially limiting the amount of Build
to Rent accommodation as set in Policy 13c. This should be market driven, and has the potential
to provide a significant amount of housing, including discount private rent suitable for working
people.