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After our visit to public exhibition on 17th August 2017 at St Andrews Church Cherry Hinton.

We would like to make the points below.

A. TRAFFIC - Cherry Hinton High Street/ Airport Way and Coldham's Lane are at the moment often at a standstill, with the added addition of a railway crossing that closes at least twice an hour , movement is at the moment not an easy task. The addition of another 1500 houses, even with a spine road the traffic from this development, would have to feed on to the already congested stated roads.
The added factor of a secondary school, would mean movement of at least 1500 staff and pupils every morning and evening feeding onto the already stated congested roads. The primary school would also generate a huge amount of traffic. ( We see the traffic each school day for Bewick Bridge Primary School , causing complete standstill of Fulbourn Old Drift and causing non movement from the two adjacent estates of traffic and bikes.

A.(b With large developments further afield already in the planning, that use the A14 / Airport Way to access Cambridge the impact of this alone will cease all movement in Cherry Hinton.When the A14 is congested or closed due to accidents, at the moment it becomes impossible to cross the High Street. The A14 which affects Cherry Hinton is also not due for an upgrade.

B. AIR POLLUTION - With so much stationery traffic in Cherry Hinton, in the pass few months seems even worse with cars having to wait to pass each other and complete stand still if a bus comes in to the equation, because of the extra wide cycle lanes and 20mph restrictions, with even more traffic the air pollution will increase to levels unacceptable.


C. SCHOOLS - I am amazed that you have even thought to build schools so close to an airport, aviation pollution, levels of noise, distraction . What health will the pupils be in after years in those conditions.

D. CYCLE WAYS - The cycle way across the tins to the City centre is well used at the moment, BUT dangerous, due to the very sharp bend up and over the railway line - many cyclist have come to grief at this point. Also because of the steepness many cyclist have to get of to push the bikes over - causing even more hazards, with pedestrians as well the cycle way is not safe.

E. RECENT GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER - NEW PLANNING - "The onus should be on good design, realistic local and neighbourhood plans, and should focus on areas that can accommodate it"


F. Cherry Hinton and Teversham will both lose their identity and just become urban sprawl. The now residence of these areas have taken on board many many new homes, expanded and welcomed new comers.
but this proposed development will make life for us very difficult for the reasons stated.


e last observation - If the houses were already there - would an airport be aloud to be built so near to them- I think not. So why has some one come along with this plan?


Thank you for letting us make our remarks and I do hope that common sense prevails.

Additional Comments:
The scheme seems to have not mentioned Doctors surgery and Dentist provision, which at this moment is in Cherry Hinton at crisis point.
The vast expansion of the Addenbrooke's site will also generate much traffic through Cherry Hinton.

We support this aspiration but know that if the needs of future residents are to be planned for, people must be in place to listen to whoever moves in and to run the groups and events that will help a community to form. Building a community hall is not enough. We will be on the ground, and would like to help manage and direct community facilities. We would like an acknowledgement in planning that people have spiritual needs and emotional needs which different faith groups are well placed to address, and the Church of England well placed to coordinate.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I own the convenience store at 1 Capuchin Court, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9GP. Having viewed the plans, i am concerned about the proposed new stores indicated on the plans. Competition is already high with Tesco Superstore, Tesco Express, M&S, and a new foodstore at Marshalls. Anymore competition will kill the business for independents like me.

I propose restrictions on the use of the proposed units and/or ability to keep it in the hands of local independant business person. I would like to keep updated on all developments, please can you add me to the mailing list.

I would also like to talk to the developer about purchasing the units to safeguard my existing business, please inform me who that will be when the time comes.

Thanks

Ronak Patel

I am writing to outline my concerns regarding the proposed development of the land north of Cherry Hinton.
1) Traffic- please would you consider the impact on the traffic by introducing the new development and maybe consider additional or alternate access roads to the development. At peak times and with trains already causing long traffic queues, currently the proposed access roads will only add to this causing major congestion. I understand cycle routes are planned, but I fear they will not be fully utilised thus causing traffic issues.

2) School- I am concerned that if the school is built and finished before the housing development, many children from Cherry Hinton could be tempted to attend due to it being a new building and inevitably having better resources. Has the impact on the existing schools been considered with regard to this? If the schools have less pupils attending , that means less funding which will hugely impact on the existing children and community of Cherry Hinton. I have also heard that the school (s) could be private school (s) and if this is the case it's unlikely the school will be serving the community of Cherry Hinton as the new development will have a generous proportion of social housing unable to access the school, and thus attracts further traffic from people attending outside of the area.

3) Community Centre- This really needs to be thought through! We have an exciting Village Centre in the heart of Cherry Hinton where residents like myself, who live less then a mile away from it, cannot access the discounted rates it offers for exercise classes, for example, because I live in a different local authority area (South Cambs). This is ridiculous considering I personally, am extremely involved in the Cherry Hinton community by being a childminder, involved in the parish church and vice chair of Bewick Bridge Friends Committee. So will you ensure the new Community Centre is available for all in an equal manner?

4) St Andrew's Parish Church- placed between the existing Cherry Hinton and the planned new development- the church will be key in providing links between the Community and I urge this to be a consideration when planning communal buildings and their purpose. The church will be very valuable in the integration of the existing and proposed development and this needs to be considered going forward.