The categorisation of sites at Great Shelford are supported. Specifically, the continued acknowledgement that the release of HELAA site 40413 at Cambridge Road, Great Shelford would have a negligible/low impact on the function of the Cambridge Green Belt.

It is important that the results of the GB assessment 2021 (as further evidenced by the 2015 Inner Green Belt Study) are fully acknowledged through the HELAA. Where sites have been concluded to cause medium to high levels of harm to the Green Belt if released, these should be protected from development. Exceptional circumstances to release a specific site should not exist in situations where an alternative site at the same settlement has a lower level of harm harm is suitable and available for development.