The Trumpington Residents' Association supports the requirement for new developments to include green infrastructure and the emphasis on the River Cam corridor to the south of the city (Infrastructure initiative 2C) and the Gog Magog hills and chalkland fringe (Infrastructure initiative 3).

We also stress the importance of maintaining and improving the Hobson’s Brook/Vicar’s Brook Green Corridor, as a key element in the Green Corridors and Fingers strategy for Cambridge. The corridor is under pressure from committed development including CBC, Cambridge South Station, Hobson’s Park and Nine Wells LNR. We are very concerned at the conversion of parts of the green corridor into sports pitches and associated infrastructure, which has undermined the value of the corridor, and hope that any further planning applications for this type of use will be rejected.

We have welcomed and benefitted from the emphasis on green spaces within the Southern Fringe developments, including Trumpington Meadows Country Park and Hobson's Park. There is a need for the Councils to increase the investment in long-term care of these assets and to protect them from development threats such as Cambridge South Station, and to continue to support groups such as the Wildlife Trust and community initiatives.

The Cambridge Landscape Character Assessment adopted in 2003 should continue to apply as a planning material consideration.

We support the continued initiative for allotments and community gardens (Dispersed initiative 13, page 174).

We stress the concern about the impact of growth on water demand and the risk to the River Cam and other resources including Hobson's Brook from Nine Wells.

We also stress the concern about the potential growth of CBC and the impact this will have on the Gog Magog hills and chalkland fringe.