TMLC supports the proposed policy direction to direct development to where it has the least climate impact, where active and public transport is the natural choice, where green infrastructure can be delivered alongside new development, and where jobs, services and facilities can be located near to where people live, whilst ensuring all necessary utilities can be provided in a sustainable way.

TMLC also supports the delivery of sites on the edge of Cambridge given they are sustainable locations to existing jobs, services, infrastructure, and transportation.

TMLC disagrees that Greater Cambridge housing need alone doesn’t provide the ‘exceptional circumstances’ required in national policy to justify removing land from the Green Belt on the edge of
Cambridge in this Local Plan (mentioned on page 39 and 45). Our position on why the release of Trumpington South from the Green Belt for housing is acceptable is discussed below and within the following sections: ‘Edge of Cambridge – General Comments’, S/CBC, S/EOC, BG/EO.

TMLC supports the need for the delivery of new strategic water supply infrastructure and will follow the development of the Water Resources East (Water Management Plan) for the region.

TMLC supports the delivery of Cambridge South Train Station and East West Rail. TMLC also supports Greater Cambridge strategy to plan new growth around the location of existing and committed transport schemes which will help provide sustainable transport options for residents and help the climate change aims of this emerging Local Plan (this is backed up by the majority of responses to the First Conversation consultation to releasing land from the Green Belt if it provides a more sustainable development option by reducing travel distances, helping us reduce our climate impacts)