The drawing of settlement boundaries around settlements in order to identify areas that are considered to be part of the settlement for planning purposes is again a common approach adopted by most local plans.
We believe that any proposed development allocation sites should be included within the settlement boundaries and therefore we agree with the proposed policy direction to define the boundaries based on “the present extent of the built-up area as well as planned new development”.
As will be expanded on in our response to policy to S/RSC: Village allocations in the rural southern cluster, we believe the amended site areas we have put forward for the land east of Cambridge Road, Sawston SHLAA Ref: 531, and the land east of Haverhill Road, Stapleford SHLAA Ref: 530 are both capable of accommodating housing developments and therefore should be included within the settlement boundaries of their respective settlements.