Comment

Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options

Representation ID: 60356

Received: 10/12/2021

Respondent: F. C. Butler Trust

Agent: Cheffins

Representation Summary:

Land West of Station Road West, Whittleford (HELAA site 59391)

The First Proposals plan is heavily reliant on the delivery of a handful of strategic developments, particularly large and complex sites which, on average, would take 5-8 years for the first home to be delivered. To ensure that housing delivery does not stall, and the affordability crisis worsened as a result, a pipeline of smaller developments which can deliver homes quickly will be needed in the short-to-medium term.

Full text:

The First Proposals plan is heavily reliant on the delivery of a handful of strategic developments, particularly large and complex sites which, on average, would take 5-8 years for the first home to be delivered. To ensure that housing delivery does not stall, and the affordability crisis worsened as a result, a pipeline of smaller developments which can deliver homes quickly will be needed in the short-to-medium term.