Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 57363
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Huntingdonshire District Council
Huntingdonshire District Council support policy S/RRP/L and the policy related to Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate S/RRP/H/5.
The Council support the proposed policy S/RRP/E/6: Papworth Hospital, however given the size and nature of the site it should be ensured that the policy is flexible enough to allow for mix-use developments should healthcare and general employment not be successfully attracted to the site. This will allow for greater certainty of redevelopment to perpetuate the sustainability of the village.
Huntingdonshire District Council support the proposed policy S/RRP/L: East of bypass, Longstanton to provide new open space, community facilities and affordable housing.
Huntingdonshire District Council support the proposed policy S/RRP/E/6: Papworth Hospital which will guide the redevelopment and re-use of the former Papworth Hospital site. This would include a “sequential approach to finding replacement uses for the site beginning with healthcare, and then more general employment uses, with residential limited to conversions of character buildings where it would be the most appropriate use.” Given the size and nature of the site that the policy is flexible enough to allow for mix-use developments should healthcare and general employment not be successfully attracted to the site. This will allow for greater certainty of redevelopment to perpetuate the sustainability of the village.
Huntingdonshire District Council have no objection to carrying forward the policy related to Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate (S/RRP/H/5) which promotes the legacy of the network of smallholdings and sustainable living.