Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 211900

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: East West Rail Company

Agent: Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd

EWR Co supports the principle of development of this site, which would benefit from the proposed eastern entrance to Cambridge station. An area of the Cambridge Junction and Cambridge Leisure allocation site has been identified as being required for the delivery of EWR, including for necessary utilities diversions. This land is included in the
safeguarded area. To avoid a conflict between the proposed allocation under draft Policy S/C/CJ and the EWR Safeguarding Directions, EWR Co requests that the draft policy is amended.

Comment

Representation ID: 211901

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: East West Rail Company

Agent: Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd

Land within the allocation site identified as being required for the delivery of EWR and includes land needed for new railway infrastructure, utilities diversions, and construction access routes. This land is included in the EWR safeguarded area. it will be important to ensure that any forthcoming proposals for development of the site do not prejudice the delivery of EWR. To this end, and to avoid a conflict between the proposed Station Road West allocation and the EWR Safeguarding Directions, EWR Co requests that draft Policy S/C/SRW is amended.

Comment

Representation ID: 211902

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: East West Rail Company

Agent: Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd

EWR Co has identified that a small area of land within the Beehive Centre site is required for access to the railway to facilitate construction and operation of EWR. This land is included in the safeguarded area. EWR Co is working with the applicant to manage the interaction between the development and EWR. It will be important to ensure that
the detailed designs of the development, or any further proposals for development of the site, do not prejudice the delivery of EWR. As such, and to avoid a conflict between the proposed Beehive Centre allocation and the EWR Safeguarding Directions, EWR Co requests that draft Policy S/AMC/BC is amended.

Comment

Representation ID: 211903

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: East West Rail Company

Agent: Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd

Subsequent to the publication of the draft Local Plan, EWR Co announced that it is considering including
a new Cambridge East station within its plans for EWR, subject to third-party funding. The potential site for the new station is within the northern parcel of South of Coldham’s Lane AMC, which the draft policy proposes for outdoor recreational use and ecological enhancement. EWR Co recommends that land required for Cambridge East station is included in Policy S/CE: Cambridge East, rather than Policy S/AMC/SCL, as the station is more closely related to the former allocation. EWR Co recommends that consideration is given as to whether the proposed outdoor recreational use and ecological enhancement could be located on alternative site(s). EWR Co would welcome close collaboration between all relevant parties to ensure that both the new station and sufficient outdoor recreational land and ecological enhancement can be delivered.

Comment

Representation ID: 211904

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: East West Rail Company

Agent: Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd

EWR Co recommends that land required for Cambridge East station is included in Policy S/CE: Cambridge East, rather than the AMC, as the new station is closely related to the former, with which it will need to be closely integrated with and will help to unlock. EWR Co would welcome consideration by the Councils as to how to maximise the density of development of the Cambridge East site and amendments to Policy S/CE to achieve this,
given the benefits in terms of sustainable travel that a new EWR Cambridge East station would bring.

Comment

Representation ID: 211905

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: East West Rail Company

Agent: Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd

EWR Co has identified that a small area of land within the Chesterton Fen Road site is required for railway infrastructure works for EWR. This land is included in the safeguarded area. To avoid a conflict between the Chesterton Fen Road AMC and the EWR Safeguarding Directions, EWR Co requests that draft S/AMC/GT is amended.

Comment

Representation ID: 211906

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: East West Rail Company

Agent: Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd

EWR Co has identified the requirement for land within the North East Cambridge site to construct and
operate the new railway. This includes new railway infrastructure, a construction compound and a
Maintenance Delivery Unit (MDU). Land required for EWR within the North East Cambridge site is included in the EWR safeguarded area. To avoid a conflict between the proposed North East Cambridge allocation and the EWR Safeguarding Directions, EWR Co requests that draft Policy S/NEC is amended.

Comment

Representation ID: 211907

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: East West Rail Company

Agent: Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd

Without EWR Co’s proposed amendments to policies and the policies map, development of land within the safeguarded area may conflict with, or prejudice the delivery of, EWR and be subject to an objection from EWR Co at the planning application stage or compulsory acquisition authorised as part of the EWR Development Consent Order (if granted), potentially making it undeliverable or undevelopable. EWR Co’s proposed amendments would provide the necessary policy tests to ensure that all parties continue to work together to develop proposals which avoid this outcome, whilst also aligning with the safeguarding guidance.