Comment

Representation ID: 58006

Received: 12/12/2021

Respondent: Imperial War Museum/Gonville and Caius College

Agent: Tulley Bunting

Avtech1, Avtech 2 and the expansions of Duxford village (HELAA Site 40095)

IWM Duxford is internationally established visitor, conservation and innovation centre. See IWM Economic and Social Impact Assessment (2019)

Reputation as a hub for innovation is established, attracting occupiers and interest from across aviation industry. IWM working with Caius College to provide additional site capacity and infrastructure to substantially expand the Avtech commercial businesses cluster, complementary to IWM visitor and conservation roles.

IWM and Caius consider their proposals submitted as part of Call for Sites 2019 and 2020 align with GCLP objectives for Rural Southern Cluster and should be included.