Having attended the Drop In provided by the Shared Planning team, holding a joint public meeting with Stapleford Parish Council, GSPC and the residents of both villages, residents have strong feelings on this development which are listed as follows:
• With there only being an allocation of 100 houses, it does not need to take a further 6 hectares from the greenbelt. This should remain greenbelt under all circumstances as it does not meet the requirements of the ‘exceptional circumstances’ of the NPPF.
• The Planning Authority is basing the allocation on the promise of transport initiatives which have not yet been approved, or in some cases, even entered a planning application stage such as CSET.
• There is one access point to this development. With the Highways calculation of 4.5 vehicle movements per day, per dwelling, this is an increase of 450 vehicles onto Mingle Lane every day. This will increase the traffic congestion and pollution already experienced by Great Shelford and Stapleford due to the traffic in the villages already.
• The affordability of houses in the area is already an issue for our local children who wish to stay in the area. The Parish Council cannot see how any of these dwellings would be truly affordable and will instead become homes for those commuting to Cambridge, London, etc.