Comment

Representation ID: 60519

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Cambridge Ahead

Comparing the Strategic Spatial Options of the Local Plan with CA’s Suggested Spatial Vision shows many welcome similarities across the need for higher density development, the five strategic sites, agglomeration supported by transport corridors, and the creation of a connected nature network.

There is an importance emphasis in the Greater Cambridge context on the duty to cooperate to ensure that there is the right dialogue between planning authorities to respond to the real-world footprint of the Cambridge economy, as measured for example through the travel to work area

Further CA work on spatial planning choices has elevated the importance of planning well for a new era of more flexible work and location choices, the need for build-to-rent as part of a diverse range of housing types in the city to meet the needs of all city residents, and of course the recommendations made by the climate commission.

Positive qualitative comments on the spatial options are important adjuncts to our key concern about the quantitively high projections of employment: recognising the pressure of future employment flows in the Plan and learning how positively to manage these pressures and to
support the quality of life in the city and beyond are key objectives of the Plan. Failing to manage these pressures will only result in escalating house occupancies, rents, expanding travel to work areas, and rising congestion levels.

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