(Education) Based on the housing mix that has informed the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan, the development is expected to generate approximately 1,362 early years’ children, 790 primary-aged pupils (3.8FE) and 205 secondary-aged children (1.4FE). This would require delivery of up to two primary schools on site, both with early years’ provision. Additional sites would also need to be allocated and marketed for full day care provision. This is partly to ensure sufficient EY places, which could not be provided on the school sites alone, but also to promote choice of type of EY provision for families who are not entitled to funded childcare but still wish to access provision. At this stage, it is for illustrative purposes only. The Council will not be able to confirm its education requirements, land and contributions until later in the planning process when the housing mix is finalised.
The Council remains committed to working in collaboration with South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council during the Area Action Plan making process and is supportive of the view that the detailed planning framework containing site specific policies will be of equal status to those in the Local Plan once adopted.
The policy states that formal sports facilities will be largely delivered off-site. Whilst the Council does not object to this approach, it would insist that school playing fields are located on-site to ensure that high-quality PE curriculum can be delivered without the requirement to travel.

(Minerals and Waste) No comments – covered in Area Action Plan Statement of Common Ground.