Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 58969
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: North Barton Road Landowners Group
Agent: Carter Jonas
North BRLOG promoting land at South West Cambridge as an exemplar, landscape-led, and highly sustainable new neighbourhood. Vision Document, informed by number of technical reports, been prepared for promoted development.
Masterplan for promoted development has taken into account the significance and setting of identified heritage assets and landscape character, in order to ensure any impacts are mitigated wherever possible. In summary, promoted development includes a substantial central east-west open corridor through site which takes into account some of primary viewpoints towards City from west, retains existing landscape features, and locates development to avoid potential adverse effects on setting of landmark/taller heritage assets in City. This approach is consistent with design policies in Section 3.4. Masterplan demonstrates that heritage and landscape assets within and on the edge of Cambridge can be protected in conjunction with a strategic site allocation at South West Cambridge.
COMMENT
North BRLOG is promoting land at South West Cambridge as an exemplar, landscape-led, and highly sustainable new neighbourhood. A Vision Document, informed by a number of technical reports, has been prepared for the promoted development.
The Masterplan for the promoted development has taken into account the significance and setting of the identified heritage assets and landscape character, in order to ensure that any impacts are mitigated wherever possible. In summary, the promoted development includes a substantial central east-west open corridor through the site which takes into account some of the primary viewpoints towards the City from the west, retains existing landscape features, and locates development to avoid potential adverse effects on the setting of landmark/taller heritage assets in the City. This approach of detailed heritage and landscape assessments followed by careful and sensitive design is consistent with the design policies in Section 3.4. The Masterplan demonstrates that heritage and landscape assets within and on the edge of Cambridge can be protected in conjunction with a strategic site allocation at South West Cambridge.