Comment

Representation ID: 58817

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Redrow Homes Ltd

Agent: Savills

The quantum of housing allocated to the rural area is 'paltry' and insufficient to enable existing communities to 'thrive' and/or 'grow. National policy advocates a far more nuanced and sustainable approach than the blunt tool being proposed in the draft plan. The draft plan will lead to the loss of services and facilities and a reduction in rural sustainability. Two options for a solution would be to either increase the housing requirement by 1,900 to 4,700 homes, and/or not include the 'additional' / 'faster' delivery of between 1,500 and 2,500 new homes on the edge of Cambridge / at new settlements and to instead accommodate these homes on sustainable sites in sustainable locations within the rural area.