It is of utmost importance to Ickleton PC that the “tie” conditions for the development of up to 1500 new homes restricting them to Campus workers are rigorously applied. Under no circumstances should homes on the site become available to non-Campus personnel. Failure to limit growth of what is effectively a new settlement on this site will have unacceptable impacts on neighbouring communities, particularly Hinxton.
Consideration should be given at an early date to civic governance issues. The new settlement may need to have its own parish council. Having one parish council for Hinxton and the new settlement would effectively remove the non-Genome electors from democratic representation. Their views for instance on planning matters would be lost in the majority voice which would be dependent on the Campus for employment and housing. The Wellcome Trust owns much of the land in Hinxton, and the stifling of the local voice on development