Question 2. Please submit any sites for employment and housing you wish to suggest for allocation in the Local Plan. Provide as much information and supporting evidence as possible.

Form ID: 40325
Respondent: Bidwells
Agent: Bidwells

Thorpe, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge

0.823

Site 40325 map

Garden Buildings (multiple) Vegetable patch Occasional grazing

N/A

N/A

Site is partly developed for residential use, approximately 50% previously developed.

Mixed use of private homes, assisted living healthcare (resi).

Market and affordable housing , Older persons housing , Residential care home

Nothing chosen

This is a partly brownfield site (50%) within a predominantly residential area, surrounded by existing development and soon to be adjacent the Eddington development on its southern boundary. The site is within an urban environment and within a very sustainable location with vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access directly from the Huntingdon Road. Much of the built form in the vicinity of the site is of large detached dwellings along Huntingdon Road and within nearby Girton village. Huntingdon Road is on key routes with ease of access into and out of Cambridge. The site abuts the village development boundary of Girton and the site (being surrounded on three sides by built form (current and proposed) is appropriately located. The site does not serve a greenbelt purpose as it does not fulfil the five purposes of greenbelt designation. There is an acute need for care home/elderly persons accommodation in the district and to serve the local area. This site is ideally located within an urban area of large detached dwellings. The new joint local plan will need to contain a specific planning policy to accommodate retirement/elderly persons living. This site will help deliver that policy.

70 bed care home and/or retirement dwellings or up to 10 family dwellings and open space

No answer given

No uploaded files for public display

Yes (Please give details)

2 points of existing access (1 via Thorpe, and 1 via Bunkers Hill)

No

No answer given

Yes (Please give details)

No answer given

No answer given

Nothing chosen

All services and utilities available for connection

Available now

Vehicular access available now Greenfield site (50%) with no constraints

Enquiries received

Very good and interest shown by developers

No

N/A

2020

2022

2

No

N/A

Yes