Chapter 5 POLICIES / Housing for all Policies HIM18-19

Comment

Representation ID: 168103

Received: 29/07/2019

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy HIM18 Meeting Local Needs - Housing mix

a)It is not clear whether this policy applies to housing developments of all scales.

b)It is not clear whether this policy does anything more than the Local Plan Policy H/9 Housing Mix - if it does not it could be deleted.

Comment

Representation ID: 168104

Received: 29/07/2019

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy HIM19 Station Site

a) First section of this repeats policy in Local Plan - Policy E/8 Mixed-use development in Histon & Impington Station area.- Could delete.

b) Additional requirements included in policy to Local Plan Policy E/8. Bullet 2 indicates a through footpath/cycleway to allow access to Vision Park - was this indicated in the Policy HIM14 and shown on the relevant map? Could be illustrated on Map 24.

c)Draft Village Design Guidance SPD considers this site. It would strengthen the policy if reference was made to the VDG.

d)Alternatively, area would benefit from a design framework or brief which sets out a spatial design strategy.

Comment

Representation ID: 168173

Received: 29/07/2019

Respondent: British Horse Society

Policy HIM19 Station Site

Need for consideration of these routes for horse riders not just footpath/cyclepath.

Comment

Representation ID: 168187

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Chivers Farms Ltd

Agent: Bidwells

Policy HIM18 Meeting Local Needs - Housing Mix

Our client is supportive of policy HIM18 and would be willing to discuss with Parish Council, at an early stage, a housing mix for proposed site which reflects local needs of existing community whilst responding adequately to challenges and opportunities of different components of community. This could include a mix of dwellings to respond to an ageing population and different types of affordable housing. Our client is willing to discuss different types of affordable housing with the Council on this site and an alternative site.

We acknowledge that the Parish Council has included a need for self-build opportunities. Our client could provide this type of housing and other specialist housing on land at 49 Cambridge Road - plan enclosed.