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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments
Representation ID: 57179
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
It is considered that this type of policy is best suited to large strategic sized developments of over 500 dwellings and New Town proposals.
It is considered that this type of policy is best suited to large strategic sized developments of over 500 dwellings and New Town proposals.
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Great places
Representation ID: 57180
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
This proposal recognises that the Local Plan covers an area that is both urban and rural. It suggests that across each policy area proposed, the plan sets a priority for delivering high quality and well-designed places. It is not considered however that the Plan as currently drafted meets this objective as it seeks to focus primarily on Cambridge, the edge of Cambridge and new settlements for growth with the rural area being left behind.
This proposal recognises that the Local Plan covers an area that is both urban and rural. It suggests that across each policy area proposed, the plan sets a priority for delivering high quality and well-designed places. It is not considered however that the Plan as currently drafted meets this objective as it seeks to focus primarily on Cambridge, the edge of Cambridge and new settlements for growth with the rural area being left behind.
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
GP/GB: Protection and enhancement of the Cambridge green belt
Representation ID: 57181
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
It is welcomed that the Local Planning Authority have identified exceptional circumstances for Green Belt release within the plan area. It is considered however, that the LPA have not gone far enough in releasing Green Belt land to meet the demanding housing requirements for the Greater Cambridge area. It is considered that additional land should be identified in the rural area for moderate levels of Green Belt release to ensure that the viability of the rural areas within the plan area are protected and enhanced.
It is welcomed that the Local Planning Authority have identified exceptional circumstances for Green Belt release within the plan area. It is considered however, that the LPA have not gone far enough in releasing Green Belt land to meet the demanding housing requirements for the Greater Cambridge area. It is considered that additional land should be identified in the rural area for moderate levels of Green Belt release to ensure that the viability of the rural areas within the plan area are protected and enhanced.
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GP/QD: Achieving high quality development
Representation ID: 57182
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
It is important to include a policy on design within the Greater Cambridge Local Plan. This will accord with the provisions of NPPF that identifies the creation of high quality, beautiful and sustainable buildings and places, within Paragraph 126, as fundamental to what the planning process should achieve
It is important to include a policy on design within the Greater Cambridge Local Plan. This will accord with the provisions of NPPF that identifies the creation of high quality, beautiful and sustainable buildings and places, within Paragraph 126, as fundamental to what the planning process should achieve
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J/AL: Protecting the best agricultural land
Representation ID: 57183
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
There will be some instances where the loss of agricultural land will be required to meet development needs.
There will be some instances where the loss of agricultural land will be required to meet development needs.
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H/AH: Affordable housing
Representation ID: 57184
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
There will be circumstances however where not all sites will be able to meet these requirements for example some brownfield sites that have complex contamination issues may make affordable housing at this level unviable. It is considered that the strategy of the plan is focussed towards development within Cambridge city and on the edge of Cambridge where affordable housing provision may be less viable. The plan should recognise this and look to release more greenfield sites that have a good prospect of meeting the proposed affordable housing requirements.
It is considered that the threshold of 40% of new homes to be affordable on sites of 10 or more dwellings does accord with advice contained within NPPF. There will be circumstances however where not all sites will be able to meet these requirements for example some brownfield sites that have complex contamination issues may make affordable housing at this level unviable. It is considered that the strategy of the plan is focussed towards development within Cambridge city and on the edge of Cambridge where affordable housing provision may be less viable. The plan should recognise this and look to release more greenfield sites that have a good prospect of meeting the proposed affordable housing requirements.
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H/ES: Exception sites for affordable housing
Representation ID: 57185
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
Some level of market housing should be allowed where it can be justified. This market housing should not be restricted to custom and self-build housing but open market housing should be allowed to ensure that a viable development can come forward. This policy should not restrict rural exception sites or First Home exception sites within the Green Belt as these locations are often ideally placed for this type of development particularly when located adjacent to settlements in the rural area.
A policy for rural exception sites and First Homes exception sites is supported as this is a way of meeting affordable housing requirements. In order for these to be viable however some level of market housing should be allowed where it can be justified. This market housing should not be restricted to custom and self-build housing but open market housing should be allowed to ensure that a viable development can come forward. This policy should not restrict rural exception sites or First Home exception sites within the Green Belt as these locations are often ideally placed for this type of development particularly when located adjacent to settlements in the rural area.
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H/HM: Housing mix
Representation ID: 57186
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
A policy for housing mix is required to ensure that an appropriate mix of housing sizes will be provided to address the identified need and create balanced and mixed communities. Objection is raised to the potential for a condition to be attached to end planning permissions to remove the permitted development rights for extensions that would harm the housing mix that the development was responding to. This approach is considered overly cautious and too restrictive.
A policy for housing mix is required to ensure that an appropriate mix of housing sizes will be provided to address the identified need and create balanced and mixed communities. Objection is raised to the potential for a condition to be attached to end planning permissions to remove the permitted development rights for extensions that would harm the housing mix that the development was responding to. This approach is considered overly cautious and too restrictive.
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H/CB: Self and custom build homes
Representation ID: 57187
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
It is considered that this policy is overly prescriptive and the Council should promote self-build and custom build opportunities on the edge of villages. Concern is raised in respect of the viability of requiring a percentage of self-build plots on new developments.
It is considered that this policy is overly prescriptive and the Council should promote self-build and custom build opportunities on the edge of villages. Concern is raised in respect of the viability of requiring a percentage of self-build plots on new developments.
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S/RRA: Allocations in the rest of the rural area
Representation ID: 60702
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
The following sites have been promoted through previous iterations of the plan and through the Call for Sites process and should be allocated for development:
Land off Kingfisher Way, Cottenham (ref 40472)(additional information submitted through call for sites proforma)
The following sites have been promoted through previous iterations of the plan and through the Call for Sites process and should be allocated for development:
Land at Bannold Road Waterbeach (ref 40466)
Land off Kingfisher Way, Cottenham (ref 40472)(additional information submitted through call for sites proforma)
Land to the north of Cottenham (new site)
Land at Boxworth End Swavesey (ref 40506) (additional information submitted through call for sites proforma)
Land at Priest Lane, Willingham (ref 40468) (additional information submitted through call for sites proforma)
