Whilst it is recognised that locating development within the Cambridge urban area is a sustainable development option, it is considered that too much emphasis is placed on this as a location within the emerging Local Plan. This focus of providing larger sites in this location could lead to problems associated with infrastructure provision and housing delivery. There needs to be a better balance with more housing being apportioned to the rural area. Without a redistribution of housing this would lead to an outcome that would run counter to the national policy objective of supporting and promoting the provision of mixed and balanced communities. This could lead to a trend of the vitality and long-term future of rural communities being threatened. In addition to this there is more of a focus on home working since the COVID19 pandemic and less reliance on needing to be close to larger cities; so there is not as much requirement or desire for housing to be located in city based urban locations.