Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 58248
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Mr Michael Tansini
Ensure leisure and retail amenities still exist for a growing population when considering any replacement work here
Any examination of the Retail Park and Beehive must make note of the fact that
* Many of the retail stores here are very popular and full at weekends
* The Beehive in particular has facilities such as the private gym with a swimming pool, facilities that are in key demand around cambridge
Any prioritisation of the Newmarket Road area should focus on
* Improving public transport links to these areas
* Focusing on the further retail park elements (e.g. the stores nearer Abbey from DFS to roughly Argos area) as these are less busy for footfall
* Be mindful of the social and leisure elements in the Beehive that would be lost to the community if replaced by housing