Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Please see attached covering letter which provides full details.

However, our representation can be summarised as follows:

- Paragon as landowner welcome the continued draft allocation of the Site for employment uses.
- However, the employment market has moved on significantly in recent years, and this is reflected in the Iceni Greater Cambridge Warehouse and Industrial Space Needs Assessment.
- The Site has spatial qualities which allow it to function across a range of wider employment uses than those proposed on the draft allocation.
- We have therefore suggested that the Council amend the wording of the proposed policy to include B2 and B8 uses alongside E class as proposed.
- This approach is consistent with the emerging NPPF changes which at proposed Policy E1, sets out at limb 2 that Plans should not be overly prescriptive about the types of use that would be acceptable on particular sites.

The below amended wording is proposed to the policy, with strikethrough and additions more clear on our attached covering letter.

• Site area of 4.6 hectares.
• Capacity for approximately 5,000 square metres of office (Class E(g)(i)), research and development (Class E(g)(ii)), and light industrial (Class E(g)(iii)), industrial (B2) and storage and distribution (B8).

1. Development proposals must demonstrate how they will meet the following requirements:
a. The form of the development will need to account for and safeguard land for the Cambourne to Cambridge transport scheme should it be routed through the site;
b. Implement measures necessary to provide good public transport and active travel access to the site
from surrounding existing and planned developments;
c. Development of the site must not prejudice the preferred East-West Rail route alignment or its
delivery;
d. Development proposals must enhance the existing southern hedgerow to provide visual screening and
include trees of forest scale and understorey planting. Landscape proposals must take into account
landscape enhancements associated with the Cambourne to Cambridge Busway and East West Rail; and
e. Must be accompanied by an appropriate archaeological assessment, including the extent, character
and condition of the archaeological resource and the likely impact of the development on the archaeological
remains.

We would welcome further discussion with the Council on these points in due course.

We believe that Paragon's site on St Neots Road under HELAA Site ID: 115093 should be allocated for employment uses E(g), B2 and B8.

Please see covering letter for full details of our representation.

Paragon do not specifically object to the wording of policy S/RRA, however, they object to the omission of their site on St Neots Road under Site ID: 115093.

As set out in the covering letter the HELAA has incorrectly scored the Site on several maters including landscape and biodiversity. As such, we believe the Site can be scored more highly.

Whilst the Site has previously been promoted for E(g) employment uses, we believe it is also a good site for B2 and B8 uses which would help meet the identified need for warehouse space in the emerging evidence base.

The Site is clearly suitable, available, achievable and deliverable and therefore should be allocated alongside Paragon's other draft allocation on St Neots Road under policy: S/RRA/SNR.