Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 207062

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

Successful housing needs to be compared with successes such as Ninewells which has long-term rented family homes and shared ownership directed towards key workers. The new Netherall Farm with affordable long-term housing in the development prioritised for people
who live, work or have a social connection within a proximity of between two and five kilometres of the site – which includes CBC. Private accommodation is mistaken as being on the CBC/CUH site causing stresses for the area.

Comment

Representation ID: 207063

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

4 bed HMOs at Greenlands were unknown to the Council and on inspection did not meet current fire safety regs. A balance is required where key worker needs are aligned with creating cohesive communities. Government guidelines recommend no more than 10% HMOs is any street/estate to maintain balanced neighbourhoods where there is a mixed tenure and no one need dominates and removes family housing.

Comment

Representation ID: 207064

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

There are exciting opportunities ahead whereby establishing further apprenticeships, developing Careers Ambassadors from the model used at CUH across the CBC organisations to establish a programme with school encouraging local young people into STEM and the programmes provided on site and at partnership organisations such as UC. A ground breaking unique biomedical scientific centre on site could be created to take the CBC offer beyond events and activities to embedded into a programme of annual offers to the neighbouring residents and Cambridge. CBC giving back to the communities who are hosting the campus and its organisations within their neighbourhood.

Comment

Representation ID: 207065

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

Develop the Queen Edith’s Employment and Skills Scheme.

Comment

Representation ID: 210851

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

Initially temporary Portaloo toilet at Addenbrooke’s bus station – then build a permanent block (Buses /PHVs /taxis /patients/staff/visitors/Queen Edith’s Ward residents welcome and need this).

Comment

Representation ID: 210852

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

Plan in Taxi ranks & Private Hire Vehicle parking at any new hospitals & new Cancer Hospital & new Children’s Hospital & new laboratory spaces & new offices etc, and parking at new office developments at CBC/CUH/Forvie.

Comment

Representation ID: 210853

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

Private Hire Vehicles provided with a surface level short stay car park e.g. in car park H at CUH.

Comment

Representation ID: 210854

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

Enough Staff and Patient drop off and pick up bays CBC/CUH/Forvie put in place.

Comment

Representation ID: 210855

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

Enough blue badge spaces on site with adequate shuttle bus at times of clinics (when removed for development/ building works put in replacement bays – stop staff directing patients to streets).

Comment

Representation ID: 210856

Received: 25/01/2026

Respondent: RedCross Areas Residents Association (RARA)

Recognise increased car journeys to use South Cambridge train station and mitigate for these.