Draft Bourn Airfield Supplementary Planning Document - June 2019

Comment

Representation ID: 168134

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

1.3 KEY ISSUES - PAGE 4
Cambourne is referred to as a village - should be referred to as a town.

Comment

Representation ID: 168135

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

2.3 SITE FEATURES AND SURROUNDING CONTEXT - FIGURE 7, PAGE 13

Number 3 on Figure 7 should be Cambourne Town Village Centre and Supermarket.

Comment

Representation ID: 168136

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

2.8 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

PAGE 21, FIGURE 19 SURROUNDING FACILITIES AND SERVICES

Figure 19 misses Upper Cambourne Co-Op from under other retail.

Comment

Representation ID: 168137

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

2.1 THE SITE AND ITS LOCATION - PAGE 11

On Page 11, Cambourne is not a settlement, it is a town, and is the first Town in South Cambridgeshire.

Comment

Representation ID: 168138

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

2.8 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES - PAGE 20

In the education section, check the measurements. In the Draft SPD Cambourne Village College is stated as less than 4.8km from the site - it is more like 2.5 km or 3km by footpath.

Comment

Representation ID: 168139

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

2.8 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

There is a concern that the Monkfield Medical Practice cannot be extended to take the Bourn Airfield development as it is already being extended to take the 2350 extra dwellings in West Cambourne. Taking the Catchment in Cambourne to 6,874 dwellings and approximately 19,000 population, with Bourn Airfield this could rise to 9,800 dwellings and a population of approximately 28, 800.

Comment

Representation ID: 168140

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

2.8 COMMUNNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

In the Sports and Leisure Facilities paragraph on Page 20, the SPD mentions Cambourne Sports and Social Club. This is a business that has ceased to trade and the building is called Cambourne Sports Pavilion.

Comment

Representation ID: 168141

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

2.8 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

The Town Council are pleased to see reference in the vision statement on Page 20 to "a range of facilities and services to complement, not compete with, existing local provision". This is an important recognition of the need for the new village not to compete with existing provision in Cambourne. The Town Council considers that this statement does not go far enough and should give reference to Bourn Airfield forming a distinct village within the wider town of Cambourne.

Support

Representation ID: 168142

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

2.8 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

We indicate our strong support for the statement "the new settlement should provide complementary facilities to serve its residents rather than competing and should help to support the wider existing offer"

Comment

Representation ID: 168143

Received: 30/07/2019

Respondent: Cambourne Town Council

3 VISION AND OBJECTIVES: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

1. A WELL CONNECTED PLACE - Facilitating sustainable movement from, to and within the site, shaped around a network of traffic-free active travel routes, integrated public transport, and delivering excellent connections to Cambridge via a new guided busway route. How is this movement sustained once the fixed term bus subsidies have expired?

2. VIBRANT, PROSPEROUS AND INCLUSIVE - Meeting the needs and aspirations of a broad and diverse community with a village centre integrating a range of community facilities alongside convenient and independent retail, along with opportunities for local employment and entrepreneurship within the site. How will you encourage and support independent retailers?

3 HEALTHY AND ACTIVE - providing for the wellbeing of residents as an essential aspect of the village's fabric, encouraging, walking and cycling as part of daily life, offering opportunities for physical recreation and social interaction for all, and supporting access to fresh and healthy food choices. How will you support access to fresh and healthy food? How will you provide for the wellbeing of isolated or marginalised residents? Community Development Fund/Worker?

4 LOCALLY DISTINCTIVE: Responding to the existing context of the site and the inherited assets of the airfield and its landscape, whilst delivering a bespoke and modern built environment which includes unique and locally inspired buildings and public spaces.

5 SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT - Building in a manner that is sensitive to the environment, delivering enhanced outcomes for biodiversity and hydrology, and incorporating low-carbon buildings, renewable energy and low-emission travel beyond existing standards. How will you provide renewable energy and low emission travel beyond existing standards?

6 COHESIVE, WELL-PLANNED AND GOVERNED - Considering the lifetime of the village through conception, construction, completion and maturity, utilising tools such as masterplans and design codes to manage quality, supporting community building and ownership models, and creating community focused governance models allowing residents a strong and active role in how the village evolves. If the 'lifetime of the village' is a real objective, will lifetime homes and single storey dwellings be provided to accommodate residents through their life cycle and to provide housing for additional needs?