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Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167275

Received: 18/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

1. INTRODUCTION
Comment that County Council has been involved in preparation of SPD, it reflects engagement to date and aspirations to deliver a comprehensive development across the whole site, but important that sufficient flexibility for additional houses proposed in planning applications.

Council fed into preparation of draft SPD at officer level, working with Local Planning Authority its consultants and two developers. Included submission of formal comments and attendance at various workshops over last 15 months.

Considered that draft SPD represents a fair reflection of the engagement to date.

Infrastructure delivery plan is based on policy compliant development for a range of 8,000 to 9,000 dwellings. Council want to ensure SPD and particularly the delivery plan is sufficiently flexible to address the additional infrastructure demands from current applications for 11,000 dwellings.

Council wishes to ensure that objectives of local plan policy and SPD to deliver comprehensive development across whole site needs to be translated into greater cooperation between developers and to achieve successful delivery of development.

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Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167302

Received: 18/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

4.2 KEY STRUCTURING ELEMENTS (FIXES)
EDUCATION
Support allocation of sites for education provision and early delivery of primary places but needs flexibility for future expansion, and contributions towards SEN and 6th form college.

Council supports allocation of sites for 5 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. SPD and subsequent planning agreements will need to build in flexibility regarding the release of reserve land to expand these schools should additional capacity be needed.

Requirement to deliver primary places in time for the first occupations is an essential infrastructure element and commitment to support this objective is welcomed.

Council agree with general location of education facilities having regard to location of housing areas and broad movement network to secure safe and sustainable access to schools. Final location and arrangement for school sites should be determined through outline planning applications, in conjunction with further work on flood risk.

Land has been reserved for a Special Educational Needs school and Sixth Form facility. In addition require financial contribution towards costs of these facilities. Whilst provision will made in planning agreement, details of the need and scale of these facilities will form part of the education review mechanism.

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Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167303

Received: 18/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

5.8 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Support references to waste management but should include reference to Minerals and Waste Development Framework

References to waste management are welcomed, particularly Sustainable Waste in the Guiding Principles and waste section withinInfrastructure Delivery Plan. SPD should make reference to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Development Framework (MWDF) as part of Development Plan, must be considered in planning application(s). Reference should be made to Policy CS28 Waste Minimisation, Re-use, and Resource Recovery and adopted RECAP Waste Management Design Guide SPD.

Consideration of a connection between potential energy from waste at Waterbeach Waste Management Facility and a heat network is welcomed.

Submitted planning applications suggest that energy facilities may be developed. Any energy facility reliant on waste as a feedstock would require planning permission from County Council as Waste Planning Authority.

Comment

Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167304

Received: 18/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

5.8 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Comment that there is an apparent lack of regard to mineral safeguarding and making best use of mineral resources, and reference should be made to Policy CS26 of the MWDF

Mineral safeguarding and making best use of mineral resources has not been considered during the preparation of SPD. Advice was provided at scoping exercises and for current planning applications.

Concerning as part of site is identified as containing a sand and gravel resource. Policy CS26 (Mineral Safeguarding Areas) of adopted MWDF seeks to prevent sterilisation of valuable mineral resources. Requested that Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP) should address the sustainable use of any minerals extracted during the construction of development. Proposals for how such mineral extracted will be used sustainably should be set out in CEMP. Clarify that if mineral is to be removed from site this will require planning permission from the County Council as Mineral Planning Authority.

Add reference to Policy CS26 in Appendix 1.

Comment

Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167305

Received: 18/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

5.8 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Comment that the SPD needs to recognise the importance of and complexities for delivering off-site waste water recycling facility

SPD focusses on the spatial dimensions of development and infrastructure delivery. Also necessary to recognise importance of off-site utility infrastructure, especially waste water and complexities in planning and delivering new facilities.

Major new waste water infrastructure will be required once limited capacity in existing works on Bannold Drove is taken up. SPD plans removal of existing, but makes no firm commitment for replacement nor timing in relation to phasing of housing development.

Infrastructure Delivery Plan partially address. However, only refers to need for replacement facility to be delivered off site by Anglian Water. Needs to be recognition of the implications for housing delivery whilst this off-site infrastructure is in planning and delivery stage.

Comment

Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167306

Received: 18/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

5.8 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Comment that the residual flood risk needs to be properly illustrated and flood zone mapping updated to include climate change and functional flood plain

RLW modelling assesses and confirms the issue of residual flood risk within development area. Risks need to be properly illustrated and flood zone mapping updated to include climate change and functional floodplain. Normally part of strategic flood risk assessment (SFRA). Information used to enable flood risk sequential approach to the location of development within the site. Risk otherwise that vulnerable development will be located in areas with significant residual risk from breaching of river banks. Existing protection in this area is not designated on flood map, has no long term maintenance plan and is of varied construction quality.

County Council only recently aware of these main river issues. Not part of conversations around school locations. If schools or other vulnerable development are located on edge of flood zones, this would be a concern.

While the details of surface water management details can be largely dealt with as part of site design, it is important that surface water drainage systems would not be inundated by river, removing any capacity to protect site from impacts of direct rainfall.

Support

Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167307

Received: 18/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

4.2 KEY STRUCTURING ELEMENTS (FIXES)
Support transport objectives and principles with a strong emphasis on walking, cycling and public transport, and the strategic solutions and key infrastructure which will be required to be delivered in a timely manner.

Transport objectives and principles have a significant role in shaping New Town. Strong emphasis on walking, cycling and public transport.

Table 8 - key aspect of transport infrastructure is relocated railway station. Should come forward early, with trigger set by Transport Assessments submitted with both applications. This facility and associated access road should be provided as early as practicably possible.

SPD highlights key findings of the Ely to Cambridge Study strand 2 report and makes clear that the full development is critically dependent on strategic solutions.

Key infrastructure required for the town is set out in the Infrastructure and Delivery Plan in section 6. This will form the basis of a heads of terms for S106 agreements for each outline application.

Comment

Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167308

Received: 18/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

5.4 HEALTH
Comment that the SPD has been reviewed against the themes in the JSNA and the overall approach is welcomed, but more detail could be provided on phasing, the land use budget and delivery


JSNA contains evidence review of built environment's impacts on various themes. SPD reviewed against these to ensure addresses impacts on health & wellbeing.

Overall approach welcomed. Particularly shift in mode from car to sustainable transport. Need to respond to changing technologies like electric & autonomous vehicles.

Use of population multiplier of 2.8 people is appropriate.

Aspirations and 8 strategic development objectives are supported, particularly prioritising walking and cycling.

Locating health centre in town centre is supported as access to health is key component.

Needs to be detailed phasing plan to provide community facilities early.

Need stronger walking and cycling emphasis i.e. routes for leisure and commuting.

Allocations for sport must be in accessible locations. Use Angst standards.

Table 7 makes no reference to health facilities. Clarity needed whether it is part of community facilities land use budget.

Table 8 should be expanded to require detailed phasing plan for whole site. Benefit from separate section on community uses / facilities. Require developers to prepare community development, play and/or health and wellbeing strategy. (Learn from Northstowe).

Refer to tools (HOPSR) for quantifying need and type of older people's housing, like Northstowe. Should be seen in context of ageing population. Age friendly design concepts should integrated within development not just need for accommodation.

Table 11 - summary of health "requirements" should read "within the town and/or local centres" not with.

Section 6.3 - should propose establishment of "community and health" review group, similar to Northstowe.

Support

Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167329

Received: 26/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

3.2 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
Cambridgeshire County Council Transport Assessment Team supports the SPD but requires several amendments / additions to the text. Cambridgeshire County Council PROW team objects to the SPD but also requires several additions to the text.

There are several aspects of the SPD where the transport objectives and principles will have a significant role in shaping the future development of the New Town. This can be seen in the strategic development objectives of section 3.2, which places strong emphasis on walking, cycling and public transport.

Comment

Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Waterbeach New Town SPD

Representation ID: 167586

Received: 26/10/2018

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Representation Summary:

4.2 KEY STRUCTURING ELEMENTS (FIXES)
Primary movement and access
Figure 18 This plan also highlights that vehicle access will be tightly managed in the town centre - An approach that removes cars from the town centre would be supported by CCC. The primary streets will be the key movement corridors for walking, cycling, vehicles and buses around the town and will be designed to accommodate these modes appropriately.

CCC would also seek that the use of walking and cycling should be encouraged through the availability and design of cross town cycle routes, which would link all parts of the town, particularly the railway station. Whilst this is shown in Figure 19, this should be strengthened to enable cross town cycle and pedestrian movements over and above cross town vehicle movements. CCC have previously discussed with SCDC the potential for a perimeter vehicle route around the town, with each residential area to be self contained and only accessible by vehicle from the perimeter road. There is potential to favour cross town walking and cycling links by limiting cross town vehicle movements between residential areas. This is similar to the Cambridge Core Traffic Scheme which limits the ability for cross town vehicle movement. Consequently, the SPD layout and primary road plan should be amended to allow for the perimeter road, and with secondary roads serving self contained residential areas only.

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