Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 58747
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Trumpington Meadows Land Company (‘TMLC’) a joint venture between Grosvenor Britain & Ireland (GBI) and Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
Agent: Grosvenor Britain & Ireland
TMLC supports the aim for climate change policies to help Greater Cambridge transition to net zero carbon by 2050, ensuring development is sited in places that help to limit carbon emissions, designed to highest achievable standards for energy and water use and resilient to current and future climate risks.
TMLC supports that planning is not just concerned with buildings but place making, and has potential to be a powerful tool in response to climate emergency. Achieving net zero cuts across all elements of place making; how homes and buildings are designed and constructed, ensuring new development is located where it is or can be served by low carbon transport links, like public transport, cycling and walking.
TMLC supports the aim for the proposed climate change policies to help Greater Cambridge transition to net zero carbon by 2050, by ensuring that development is sited in places that help to limit carbon emissions, is designed to the highest achievable standards for energy and water use and is resilient to current and future climate risks.
TMLC supports that planning is not just concerned with buildings themselves but place making, and as such has the potential to be a powerful tool in the response to the climate emergency. Achieving net zero carbon status cuts across all elements of place making; not just how homes and buildings are designed and constructed, but also by ensuring new development is located where it is or can be served by low carbon transport links, like public transport, cycling and walking.