Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 209146

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

Para 8.b - A reference to use classes is not necessary and may unduly limit the scope of potential uses. For example, research and innovation spaces will need office accommodation, which may fall under Use Class E(g)(i). These uses should not be considered unacceptable, rather they are an essential component of the Campus. Flexibility is particularly important given the evolving nature of life sciences research, which is increasingly associated with AI and data-driven methodologies. As a result, there may be a shift from traditional wet lab facilities to dry lab environments.

Comment

Representation ID: 209147

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

The requirement for a Framework Amenity Strategy for the Campus is supported. However, we do not agree with describing the Campus as a “24-hour” community. While the hospitals operate around the clock, these activities do not generate a night-time economy. Paragraph 10(a) appropriately requires the Amenity Strategy to accommodate those users that are on the Campus during night hours, but any further references risk undermining the effectiveness of the Amenity Strategy.

Comment

Representation ID: 209148

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

The term “comprehensive” should be deleted from Para 10 as it could be misinterpreted as implying a level of detail that is not intended at this stage. We do not consider this to be the intention of the draft policy as such an interpretation would be inconsistent with the ongoing work required to establish a framework of principles and strategies to guide the Campus’s expansion and regeneration. The additional reference to the delivery of ancillary uses “across the campus” is considered necessary to clarify that new spaces will be provided on the existing campus as well as on expansion land.

Comment

Representation ID: 209149

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

A well-designed masterplan for the Campus should intentionally promote interaction between people who live, work, and visit there. An approach that focuses solely on reducing the need to travel to access services and facilities, such as by providing self-contained amenities within individual buildings, could have the unintended consequence of limiting opportunities for such interaction. The additional text therefore seeks to address this issue and ensure that the core principle of bringing people together to create a successful innovation ecosystem is not inadvertently undermined.

Comment

Representation ID: 209150

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

Paragraph 11 - The majority of housing delivered on the Campus will be located within the existing boundaries and will be provided by CUH to meet the needs of CUH and wider NHS campus staff. However, there is also an aspiration to enable the delivery of build-to-rent homes for Campus workers within the expansion land. This would help to reduce trips to and from the Campus and respond to the well-evidenced challenges faced by Campus workers in securing affordable homes close to their place of work. The proposed changes are essential to provide clarity that housing delivery may occur not only through the intensification of existing plots but also through new development, ensuring flexibility to meet future needs.

Comment

Representation ID: 211314

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

Amendment to Paragraph 11.e to bring greater clarity and a clearer definition to the type of housing that can be acceptably delivered within the Campus.

Comment

Representation ID: 211316

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

Amendment to Paragraph 12.k to specify Helicopter Emergency Medical Services to bring greater clarity.

Comment

Representation ID: 211318

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

Wording change requested for Paragraph 12.h to remove reference to use class.

Comment

Representation ID: 211320

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

Paragraph 13 - We recognise and support the principle, and accept and support the need to limit the footprint of the campus, however there may be occasions where a different approach is required, for example proposals for a temporary helipad in advance of the permanent roof mounted helideck on campus. The policies map should be updated to show the ‘Landscape Improvement Area’ to the south east of the Campus to ensure it is consistent with the policy wording and the indicative spatial framework.

Comment

Representation ID: 211322

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council and Prologis

Agent: Quod

We support the requirement for a design-led approach to the expansion and regeneration of the Campus, which will help to optimise the use of the land and ensure that the Campus continues to function as a world-leading centre of healthcare and scientific excellence. Additional wording is proposed to reinforce this approach and to ensure that available land is not underutilised. Requiring that development “must” be in accordance with the Spatial Framework would therefore be unjustified and unhelpfully restrictive. Where any such divergence is considered acceptable and is approved by GCSP, the policy should not act as a barrier to development proposals that accord with the approved Campus-wide masterplan.