Policy 6b: Design of mixed-use buildings

Comment

Representation ID: 52090

Received: 21/08/2020

Respondent: Dr Joshua Elias

The new orange hotel that has been built next to Cambridge North Station is DISGRACEFUL! It is cheap, nasty, and very a ugly eyesore. If the rest of the area is destined for the same fate it will be an architectural hell hole. This is CAMBRIDGE. It has some of the best architecture in the country. Millions of tourists flock to see the colleges. Why are we throwing away the chance to make Cambridge an architectural masterpiece and instead making it look like Donald Trumps excriment?

Comment

Representation ID: 53423

Received: 03/10/2020

Respondent: Fen Ditton Village Society

Totally inappropriate – will detract from beauty of Cambridge and surrounding flat fenland landscape
What guarantees are there that all developers will not opt for 13 storey, high density to maximise profit?
Variance from Local Plan – why this variance is important enough to be allowed is not explained.
Highest density and thereby highest buildings congregated at one site (Cowley Road) leading to lack of “community”

Object

Representation ID: 53471

Received: 03/10/2020

Respondent: Mrs Laurie Woolfenden

Totally inappropriate – will detract from beauty of Cambridge and surrounding flat fenland landscape
What guarantees are there that all developers will not opt for 13 storey, high density to maximise profit?
Variance from Local Plan – why this variance is important enough to be allowed is not explained.
Highest density and thereby highest buildings congregated at one site (Cowley Road) leading to lack of “community”

Comment

Representation ID: 54499

Received: 05/10/2020

Respondent: Cambridge Cycling Campaign

We support a policy of mixed-use buildings as this will help achieve the objective of a place where the majority of destinations are within a 15-minute walk or cycle ride.

Support

Representation ID: 55670

Received: 02/10/2020

Respondent: St John's College

Agent: Savills

The expectation that development in North East Cambridge will provide distinctive, high-quality and contemporary design and architecture that respond to and positively contribute to Cambridge’s heritage and townscape qualities is endorsed.

Support

Representation ID: 55967

Received: 05/10/2020

Respondent: Hawkswren Ltd

Agent: Carter Jonas

Policy 6b identifies general criteria for the design of mixed-use buildings, all of which are
supported. The criteria requiring the design and construction of buildings to be adaptable and
flexible is particularly supported. As set out in the responses to Policies 12a, 13a and 13f, the
redevelopment of the Barr Tech site could accommodate a more flexible mix of uses including
short term serviced accommodation.

Object

Representation ID: 55992

Received: 05/10/2020

Respondent: Turnstone Estates Limited

Agent: Carter Jonas

Policy 6b identifies general criteria for the design of mixed-use buildings, all of which are
supported. The criteria requiring the design and construction of buildings to be adaptable and
flexible is particularly supported. The Tarmac site is identified within a development parcel for
business and housing uses. The exact mix of these uses would be determined once the
relocation strategy for the Tarmac site is known.

Comment

Representation ID: 56140

Received: 05/10/2020

Respondent: U+I PLC.

Agent: We are Town

c) Ensure that the form, architectural design and layout clearly articulate the intended uses within a development – Given
how we expect uses to start blending especially post-Covid (What happens to retail? Where do we work?), this may not
be as clear. In addition the document specifically talks about flexible forms of use and this is not in line with ‘clearly
articulating the intended use.’
e) Active ground floor uses. Agree in principle but this is at odds with the low cap on non-residential use on the Core Site
and viability of ground floor uses.
Page 79. “The Council will lead on the production of a site wide design code for the North East Cambridge area that will
require input from the various landowners and their design teams.” Our understanding was the design code will be led by
us and will apply to the Core Site only and not that there will be an overarching design code for the whole AAP led by the
council. Many measures set out in the draft AAP are in actual fact more appropriate for a design code.