Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 57987
Received: 12/12/2021
Respondent: Cambridge Doughnut Economics Action Group
The policy only sets a water standard per home. This will limit the overall increase in water demand, but the Cambridge area is already in severe water stress. The policy should include a limit based on the absolute water stress of the Cambridge area. If this is intended to be set as a criterion for continued development, this criterion should be included explicitly within this part of the document. Otherwise a developer can claim they have met the standard per home, and that aggregate regional demand is “not their problem”.
The policy only sets a water standard per home. This will limit the overall increase in water demand, but the Cambridge area is already in severe water stress. The policy should include a limit based on the absolute water stress of the Cambridge area. If this is intended to be set as a criterion for continued development, this criterion should be included explicitly within this part of the document. Otherwise a developer can claim they have met the standard per home, and that aggregate regional demand is “not their problem”.