Policy S/DS is not supported. It fails to provide a balanced view of the land use options going forward, particularly the corresponding impacts of Policy S/NEC which is promoted as ‘brownfield’ with no reference to the corresponding Green Belt dependency for use of the North East Cambridge site or the capital carbon / climate impact of rebuilding a fully functional and future proofed Waste Water Treatment Works into the Greenbelt.
The Development Strategy doesn’t appear to include a balanced option on delivery of local housing needs for comparison, with an aligned transport strategy, which excludes the over densification and corresponding penalties of the S/NEC proposal.
This appears at odds with the general principles set out in the NPPF.
Map Fig 6: shows the Policies being proposed in the Cambridge Urban Area, including North East Cambridge (Policy S/NEC).
As outlined within proposed Policy S/NEC, the corresponding Waste Water Treatment Works relocation is being led by Anglian Water under a separate process.
However, map Fig 6 should also display for reference the proposed relocation site for the Waste Water Treatment Works to provide proper context for the S/NEC Policy in terms of future land use and corresponding Green Belt cost.