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Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes
Representation ID: 204323
Received: 30/01/2026
Respondent: Barratt Redrow
Agent: Savills
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Barratt Redrow supports the increase in jobs being planned for in the Draft Local Plan to around 73,300 additional jobs. There is an increasing disparity between the jobs target and the housing target. Greater Cambridge needs to plan for a corresponding increase in housing delivery, because anything else jeopardises the continued economic success of Cambridge and the delivery of the required housing in the right locations. Using previous commuting assumptions will result in increased numbers of workers commuting into the area.
Allocation of Land East of Bridge Road, Impington for the reasons set out in the letter.
Savills (UK) Ltd are instructed by Barratt Redrow (BR) to make representations as part of the Draft Greater
Cambridge Local Plan for Consultation in respect of development at Land East of Bridge Road, Impington.
Barratt Redrow has previously engaged during the plan making process and previously submitted the Site
through the Greater Cambridge Call for Sites. The Site remains available, suitable, and achievable within the
plan period and presents a sustainable, deliverable opportunity to help meet the identified housing need for
Greater Cambridge.
It is Barratt Redrow’s position that the Draft Local Plan does not currently provide sufficient land to meet the
housing requirement, and that Land East of Bridge Road, Impington is best placed to help meet that additional
requirement. This covering letter makes representations in relation to Policy S/JH: New Jobs and Homes and
Policy S/DS: Development Strategy & Key Diagram as it is important that they are read holistically together.
These representations are accompanied by a Landscape Summary Report January 2026 prepared by Golby
+ Luck landscape Architects.
As part of the Call for Sites the following documents were submitted:
• Vision Document;
• Access Appraisal;
• Preliminary Ecological Appraisal;
• Technical Note – Noise and Vibration Constraints;
• Air Quality Technical Note; and
• Landscape Summary Report May 2022
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Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation
Policy S/DS: Development strategy
Representation ID: 204355
Received: 30/01/2026
Respondent: Barratt Redrow
Agent: Savills
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Barratt Redrow's full comments on development at Land East of Bridge Road, Impington are set out in the uploaded 30th January letter and Landscape Summary Report. The Land East of Bridge Road, lmpington site reference is 116103 and HELAA Site ID 200829. The draft Local plan does not currently provide sufficient land to meet housing requirements. The site has the potential to deliver 224 dwellings, mix of housing types, tenures and densities.
Allocation of Land East of Bridge Road, Impington for the reasons set out in the letter.
Barratt Redrow's full comments are set out in the uploaded 30th January letter and Landscape Summary Report.
Comment
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Policy S/DS: Development strategy
Representation ID: 207904
Received: 30/01/2026
Respondent: Barratt Redrow
Agent: Savills
The Draft Plan does not provide enough housing land to meet the 48,195‑home target and the 73,300‑job target, so a housing‑land supply buffer of at least 10 % (ideally 15‑20 %) is required. It is evident that the housing land identified in the Draft Local Plan is insufficient to meet the real-world need in and around Cambridge for two further key reasons: the continuing reliance on in-commuting; and the reliance on strategic sites.
Barratt Redrow's full comments are set out in the uploaded 30th January letter and Landscape Summary Report.
Comment
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Rest of the Rural Area
Representation ID: 207906
Received: 30/01/2026
Respondent: Barratt Redrow
Agent: Savills
The Land East of Bridge Road, lmpington (HELAA Site ID 200829) benefits from strong public‑transport and cycling links (NCN 51, Guided Busway, proximity to Cambridge North) which will help reduce in‑commuting and aligns with the Development Strategy’s connectivity objectives. All other planning matters, including landscape / visual effects, can be satisfactorily addressed;
• The Site is suitable, available (in 0-5 years) and deliverable (with completion in years 6-10); and
• As part of a robust, sustainable housing supply to meet the needs of all of Greater Cambridge,
sustainable Grey Belt village sites such as Land East of Bridge Road, lmpington need to be allocated
as part of a blended development strategy to ensure that dwellings are delivered throughout the Plan
period to meet all needs.
Barratt Redrow's full comments are set out in the uploaded 30th January letter and Landscape Summary Report.
Comment
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Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt
Representation ID: 210440
Received: 30/01/2026
Respondent: Barratt Redrow
Agent: Savills
• Land East of Bridge Road, lmpington is Grey Belt.
• Land East of Bridge Road, lmpington is also in a sustainable location.
• There are exceptional circumstances to justify the alteration of the Green Belt to include the release of
sites such as Land East of Bridge Road, lmpington;
Survey work and engagement is being undertaken to demonstrate the deliverability of safe, convenient
access to the Site.
Barratt Redrow's full comments are set out in the uploaded 30th January letter and Landscape Summary Report.
