Comment

Representation ID: 55850

Received: 05/10/2020

Respondent: Veolia and Turnstone Estates

Agent: Carter Jonas

Policy 23 seeks to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated approach to development and
regeneration at North East Cambridge, which is broadly supported. Policy 23 requires
applications for major development to successfully integrate with the surrounding area and to
successfully mitigate environmental constraints – see criteria c(ii) and c(vii). It is anticipated that
the land currently occupied by the Veolia waste recycling facility would be redeveloped for
business (B1) and housing with the adjacent land redeveloped for business and town centre uses
and housing. The proposed buildings on the site would be up to a maximum of 8 storeys, and on
the neighbouring land the buildings would be up to a maximum of 13 storeys high. However, it is
expected that the existing waste recycling transfer facility would continue to operate for a
temporary period or indefinitely if a suitable alternative relocation site is not identified. Therefore,
an appropriate phasing of redevelopment sites must be provided to ensure that proposed uses
are compatible with existing business operations on adjacent sites and in close proximity,
including for the existing waste recycling transfer facility off Cowley Road, in order to avoid
potential noise and residential impacts. However, as outlined above the existing Veolia operation
will only relocate if they can make the land viable.