COMMENT

Policy I/ID explains that development needs to be supported by infrastructure, which is agreed. It should be noted that infrastructure is proposed and planned to support the growth in the A428 corridor including for Cambourne. For example there are numerous transport infrastructure projects in the A428 corridor. National Highways are bringing forward the proposed A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvements project, which involves the dualling of this section of the road and includes new junctions one of which is at Caxton Gibbet (and includes pedestrian and cycle links to Cambourne). The Cambourne to Cambridge Better Public Transport project being delivered by the Greater Cambridge Partnership is a proposed as a high quality public transport corridor on the A428 corridor, with initial route stops at Cambourne but in the future it is likely to be extended to connect to the proposed West Cambourne Development and onto St Neots. Greater Cambridge Partnership has also proposed a Making Connections project that identifies St Neots/St Neots East and Cambourne/Cambourne West as transport hubs for improved bus routes along the A428 corridor, which would provide improvements to the bus services in this area. The East West Rail project identifies preferred routes options via Cambourne and includes a proposed station at Cambourne. The promoted employment development by Endurance Estates at land at Caxton Gibbet would be well related to all these proposed and planned transport infrastructure projects. It would be consistent with the economic objectives and principles of sustainable development to co-ordinate infrastructure and growth with one another, and directing economic development with proposed and planned transport infrastructure improvements in the A428 corridor would meet these objectives and principles.

The promoted development at land at Caxton Gibbet would need to address local impacts on infrastructure, and these would be assessed at planning application stage.

No changes are requested.