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Representation ID: 55912

Received: 02/10/2020

Respondent: GCR Camprop Nine Ltd

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. There is a single development strategy for Cambridge Science Park i.e.
intensification of existing employment floorspace, redevelopment of under-utilised buildings and
car parks, reduction of car parking, and building heights of 4 to 5 storeys. The proposed
redevelopment of the building at 127 – 136 Cambridge Science Park would be consistent with the
development strategy for this area, and as such could be integrated with any future redevelopment
of neighbouring buildings.

Policy 23b as drafted seeks to require all major development proposals to be supported by a
comprehensive masterplan. This is an appropriate requirement for largescale major development
proposals which might relate to a significant element of the North East Cambridge Area overall.
However, smaller scale major development proposals at the individual plot level on the Science Park
in particular (which may for example comprise the provision of a single building) are unlikely to
be sufficiently large enough so as to warrant a masterplan approach. Such development proposals
remain capable of a proportionate contribution to the achievement of the vision and strategic
objectives for North East Cambridge, however.
The proposed policy should be worded to reflect such circumstances.