Draft Cambridge Biomedical Campus Supplementary Planning Document
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Draft Cambridge Biomedical Campus Supplementary Planning Document
Chapter 4: Cambridge Biomedical Campus development principles
Representation ID: 200263
Received: 23/01/2025
Respondent: Cambridgeshire Geological Society
The word “Geodiversity” appears in the Policy 69 title, but not in the text. Alongside “biodiversity”, more weight should be given to geodiversity (the variety of rocks, minerals, fossils, landforms, sediments, and soils, together with the natural processes which form and alter them) and also to geodiversity conservation.
Policy BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity which seems to be linked to ‘Policy 69’ mentions geodiversity in the title/heading, but has no subsequent reference to it in the body of the text.
Local Geological Sites (LGSs) also deserve mention as they are equivalent to County Wildlife Sites (CWS). LGSs, as designated by the County Sites Panel, have significant geological value.
The Nine Wells LGS was designated because of its unique blend of geology, geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, history and education value. It is also a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) managed by the Cambridge City Council for conservation and public access. It is important historically as its springs are the main source of water for Hobson’s Conduit. We suggest specific reference is made to this LGS and the need to ensure the site itself, its natural water supply, and public accessibility to it are not
adversely affected by the further development of the biomedical campus.
• The word “Geodiversity” appears in the Policy 69 title, but not in the text. We suggest that, alongside “biodiversity”, more weight is given to geodiversity (the variety of rocks, minerals, fossils, landforms, sediments, and soils, together with the natural processes which form and alter them) and also to geodiversity conservation.
• In the list of designated sites in Table 1-2g, Local Geological Sites (LGSs) also deserve mention as they are equivalent to County Wildlife Sites (CWS). LGSs, as designated by the County Sites Panel, have significant geological value. The records are held by CPERC.
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