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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
STRATEGY
Representation ID: 58621
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
The term ‘big’ should be defined further in the text to avoid ambiguity.
Concerns over the reliance on the private car will lessen as the plan progresses owing to the uptake in electric vehicles displacing petrol/diesel cars and the replacement of fossil fuels by 2035 as part of the UK Government’s Net Zero Strategy. Whilst this could be considered as part of the review of the Plan (once adopted) it is an important consideration which may impact the strategy of the whole plan particularly in respect of development within rural areas.
The term ‘big’ should be defined further in the text to avoid ambiguity.
Concerns over the reliance on the private car will lessen as the plan progresses owing to the uptake in electric vehicles displacing petrol/diesel cars and the replacement of fossil fuels by 2035 as part of the UK Government’s Net Zero Strategy. Whilst this could be considered as part of the review of the Plan (once adopted) it is an important consideration which may impact the strategy of the whole plan particularly in respect of development within rural areas.
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How much development and where?
Representation ID: 58635
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
The development strategy does not support sufficient new homes and development within the rural village locations.
The same points mentioned within the vision and aims comments are relevant again – the need to have jobs, services and facilities near to where people live is, as the plan progresses, likely to be less important given the increased propensity to work from home (which the draft plan advocates under policy J/RW) coupled with the replacement of diesel and petrol cars. In light of this it appears reasonable to allow further development in the rural areas where families are more likely to want to live and where access to leisure and the countryside is readily available. Locations such as Girton, Over and Bassingbourn which benefit from access to nearby locations including (respectively) Cambridge, St Ives and Royston should be capable of accommodating new development in locations adjacent to the existing settlement boundary.
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S/JH: New jobs and homes
Representation ID: 58637
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
We consider that the Council’s should be aiming for the Higher Jobs Growth based figure which we consider should be c.58,400 homes over the proposed plan period in order to reduce inward commuting and deliver sufficient housing in order to bring down house prices given the affordability issues within Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire.
We consider that the Council’s should be aiming for the Higher Jobs Growth based figure which we consider should be c.58,400 homes over the proposed plan period in order to reduce inward commuting and deliver sufficient housing in order to bring down house prices given the affordability issues within Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire.
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S/DS: Development strategy
Representation ID: 58644
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
As noted in our previous comments we consider that the strategy is incorrect and the delivery of housing within rural areas should be proposed. This will ensure that the villages within South Cambridgeshire do not stagnate and assist with affordability factors.
The restrictions placed upon the rural villages therefore should be reduced and development on the edges of these settlements should be permitted.
We are also not convinced that faster housing delivery rates will be achieved within Northstowe, Waterbeach and Bourn Airfield given the historic delivery of these sites as reported in the Council’s housing land supply and delivery reports.
As noted in our previous comments we consider that the strategy is incorrect and the delivery of housing within rural areas should be proposed. This will ensure that the villages within South Cambridgeshire do not stagnate and assist with affordability factors.
The restrictions placed upon the rural villages therefore should be reduced and development on the edges of these settlements should be permitted.
We are also not convinced that faster housing delivery rates will be achieved within Northstowe, Waterbeach and Bourn Airfield given the historic delivery of these sites as reported in the Council’s housing land supply and delivery reports.
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S/SH: Settlement hierarchy
Representation ID: 58656
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
For the reasons set out previously we disagree with the settlement hierarchy and particularly the scale and location of the permissible development in the Minor Rural Centres and Group Villages.
For the reasons set out previously we disagree with the settlement hierarchy and particularly the scale and location of the permissible development in the Minor Rural Centres and Group Villages.
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S/SB: Settlement boundaries
Representation ID: 58658
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
We await the detailed maps in this regard. The Council’s will need to consider the implications of any changes in national policy in this regard.
We await the detailed maps in this regard. The Council’s will need to consider the implications of any changes in national policy in this regard.
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S/CB: Cambourne
Representation ID: 58664
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
Land to the east of Caxton Gibbet Services, Caxton (HELAA site 47945)
The location of the settlement boundary for Cambourne shall include the existing Caxton Gibbet services site land given its immediate proximity to the approved Cambourne West development. This is shown on the attached plan.
The location of the settlement boundary for Cambourne shall include the existing Caxton Gibbet services site land given its immediate proximity to the approved Cambourne West development. This is shown on the attached plan.
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S/RSC: Village allocations in the rural southern cluster
Representation ID: 58667
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
S/RSC/HW Land between Hinton Way and Mingle Lane, Great Shelford
We are not convinced that exceptional circumstances have been identified in order to allocate site S/RSC/HW (Great Shelford) given its location within the Green Belt. This development could be delivered in other locations such as Bassingbourn, Over and Girton (see our comments in respect of Policy S/RRP).
We are not convinced that exceptional circumstances have been identified in order to allocate site S/RSC/HW (Great Shelford) given its location within the Green Belt. This development could be delivered in other locations such as Bassingbourn, Over and Girton (see our comments in respect of Policy S/RRP).
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Rest of the rural area
Representation ID: 58670
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
We do not consider appropriate to differentiate between the ‘rest’ and the ‘rural southern cluster’ areas. We do not consider that sufficient rationale has been set out for this.
We do not consider appropriate to differentiate between the ‘rest’ and the ‘rural southern cluster’ areas. We do not consider that sufficient rationale has been set out for this.
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S/RRA: Allocations in the rest of the rural area
Representation ID: 58674
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited
As mentioned above insufficient housing development has been proposed within the rural villages (Minor Rural Centres and the Group Villages): those villages (such as Bassingbourn, Over and Girton) require growth in order to make them sustainable and such growth can provide quantitative improvements through the delivery of benefits such as affordable housing, new open space and biodiversity gains.
As mentioned above insufficient housing development has been proposed within the rural villages (Minor Rural Centres and the Group Villages): those villages (such as Bassingbourn, Over and Girton) require growth in order to make them sustainable and such growth can provide quantitative improvements through the delivery of benefits such as affordable housing, new open space and biodiversity gains.
