Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 58680
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Brydell Partners
Agent: Turley
Castle Park, Cambridge (new site 59735)
S/OA/CH Inclusion of Castle Park within the Opportunity Area is supported.
The text only references Shire Hall/Castle Mound but the OA covers a wider area including Castle Park with considerable differences in scale, character and uses and multiple ownerships. Guiding principles for development are appropriate but should accommodate different design challenges.
Policy should not be overly restrictive and include flexibility to:
• allow for improvements/enhancements of buildings and spaces and redevelopment, to be brought forward in different parts of the OA on different timescales;
• make the best use of existing buildings/infrastructure;
• encourage a creative approach to enhancing identity.
S/OA/CH Inclusion of Castle Park within the Opportunity Area is supported.
The text only references Shire Hall/Castle Mound but the OA covers a wider area including Castle Park with considerable differences in scale, character and uses and multiple ownerships. Guiding principles for development are appropriate but should accommodate different design challenges.
Policy should not be overly restrictive and include flexibility to:
• allow for improvements/enhancements of buildings and spaces and redevelopment, to be brought forward in different parts of the OA on different timescales;
• make the best use of existing buildings/infrastructure;
• encourage a creative approach to enhancing identity.