Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 57698
Received: 11/12/2021
Respondent: Mrs Jennifer Conroy
The driver behind AW relocation is GCP’s vision for NECAAP; the existing plant has capacity to absorb the housing targets including Waterbeach Newtown. Neither the emerging Local Plan nor NECAAP are dependent on the relocation. Given this and the site identified by AW is within Green Belt, deferring the SA/SEA of the effects of pursuing the S/NEC policy to AW and the DCO process might be within ‘law’ but not spirit of SA regulation and Local Plans in the context of transparency and public consultation; an SEA of the relocation and alternative vision based on AW remaining should be presented.
The driver behind AW relocation is GCP’s vision for NECAAP; the existing plant has capacity to absorb the housing targets including Waterbeach Newtown. Neither the emerging Local Plan nor NECAAP are dependent on the relocation. Given this and the site identified by AW is within Green Belt, deferring the SA/SEA of the effects of pursuing the S/NEC policy to AW and the DCO process might be within ‘law’ but not spirit of SA regulation and Local Plans in the context of transparency and public consultation; an SEA of the relocation and alternative vision based on AW remaining should be presented.