Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 59291
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: The National Trust
The availability of water supply and the pressure on the existing environment due to the low level of existing water resource is a key issue for the area. The scale of envisaged growth and development is out of line with the water resources available, and in terms of sewage capacity and nutrient burdens from discharges. This should be an intrinsic consideration throughout the Local Plan. The Local Plan needs to be future-proofed and requires agility to respond to the changing and increasing pressures that are likely to come forward for the water environment over the plan period.
The availability of water supply and the pressure on the existing environment due to the low level of existing water resource is a key issue for the area. The scale of envisaged growth and development is out of line with the water resources available, and in terms of sewage capacity and nutrient burdens from discharges. This should be an intrinsic consideration throughout the Local Plan. The Local Plan needs to be future-proofed and requires agility to respond to the changing and increasing pressures that are likely to come forward for the water environment over the plan period.