Comment

Representation ID: 55738

Received: 05/10/2020

Respondent: Brookgate

Agent: Bidwells

Neutral:
Policy 13b states that the AAP requires 40% of new homes to be delivered as
affordable housing.
Subject to viability testing, the 40% requirement is supported in terms of being
applied to the NEC AAP as a whole. The very heavy infrastructure costs and
brownfield nature of the land with associated remediation costs must however be
recognised and viability is of key importance.
The Policy also recognises that Build to Rent Schemes deliver fewer than 40%
affordable homes, and that this shortfall needs to be made up for by other schemes
coming forward in North East Cambridge. This fundamentally misunderstands the
contribution BTR makes to housing supply in Cambridge and the LPA must take a
more nuanced approach to housing tenures.