Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 57490
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: ESFA (Department for Education)
The department supports the policy direction but we request that the councils recognise that some uses are justified and important despite generating trips from a wider sub-regional area. The department will comply with policy requirements regarding Transport Assessments and Travel Plans, to minimise the need to travel by car and ensure that public transport is an accessible and appealing option for all students, staff and visitors to CMS. We request that the plan makes it clear that the principle of education infrastructure will be supported, accepting that specialist and further education can draw students from a wider catchment area than local primary and secondary schools. Close proximity to suitable public transport is therefore essential to meeting the plan’s carbon reduction objectives.
The department supports the policy direction but we request that the councils recognise that some uses are justified and important despite generating trips from a wider sub-regional area. The department will comply with policy requirements regarding Transport Assessments and Travel Plans, to minimise the need to travel by car and ensure that public transport is an accessible and appealing option for all students, staff and visitors to CMS. We request that the plan makes it clear that the principle of education infrastructure will be supported, accepting that specialist and further education can draw students from a wider catchment area than local primary and secondary schools. Close proximity to suitable public transport is therefore essential to meeting the plan’s carbon reduction objectives.