Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 201262

Received: 30/12/2025

Respondent: Friends of St Matthew's Piece

115524 would be a disaster for this community. Site 115524 was given an Overall Score of 'Red'. The exclusion of Site 115524 must be permanently enforced. That will protect our vital, extremely limited and increasingly pressurised local amenity space - noting St Matthew's Piece as the only public park in North Petersfield. Unambiguous evidence of this need lies in the sequence of five Planning Refusals since 2021 (none appealed), each pertaining to this area: 25/0432/TTPO, 24/0413/TTPO, 23/0119/TTPO, 22/0271/TTPO, and (most significantly) 20/04514/FUL.

Comment

Representation ID: 201277

Received: 03/01/2026

Respondent: Friends of St Matthew's Piece

115524 would be a disaster for this community. Site 115524 was given an Overall Score
of 'Red'. The exclusion of Site 115524 must be permanently enforced. That will protect
our vital, extremely limited and increasingly pressurised local amenity space - noting St
Matthew's Piece as the only public park in North Petersfield. Unambiguous evidence of
this need lies in the sequence of five Planning Refusals since 2021 (none appealed), each
pertaining to this area: 25/0432/TTPO, 24/0413/TTPO, 23/0119/TTPO, 22/0271/TTPO,
and (most significantly) 20/04514/FUL.

Comment

Representation ID: 201427

Received: 17/01/2026

Respondent: Friends of St Matthew's Piece

15524 would be a disaster for this community. Site 115524 was given an Overall Score of 'Red'. The exclusion of Site 115524 must be permanently enforced. That will protect our vital, extremely limited and increasingly pressurised local amenity space - noting St Matthew's Piece as the only public park in North Petersfield. Unambiguous evidence of this need lies in the sequence of five Planning Refusals since 2021 (none appealed), each pertaining to this area: 25/0432/TTPO, 24/0413/TTPO, 23/0119/TTPO, 22/0271/TTPO, and (most significantly) 20/04514/FUL.

Object

Representation ID: 201840

Received: 22/01/2026

Respondent: Friends of St Matthew's Piece

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

115524 would be a disaster for this community. This Site was given an Overall Score of 'Red'. The exclusion of this Site must be permanently enforced. This will protect our vital, extremely limited and increasingly pressurised local amenity space.
St Matthew's Piece is the only public park in North Petersfield. Unambiguous evidence of this is the sequence of five Planning Refusals since 2021 (none appealed) all pertaining to this area: 25/0432/TTPO, 24/0413/TTPO, 23/0119/TTPO, 22/0271/TTPO, and (most significantly) 20/04514/FUL.

Comment

Representation ID: 211258

Received: 09/01/2026

Respondent: Friends of St Matthew's Piece

Land adjacent to and north of 118 York Street (which itself is CB1 2PY) (Site ID 116411) has been submitted for for use as open space / green infrastructure in the Local Plan.

Until the late 1980s, this land was used as a car park for Pye Telecom's York Street site.

It is proposed for the site to be a community orchard and associated biodiversity-rich community-managed open space.

Comment

Representation ID: 211259

Received: 09/01/2026

Respondent: Friends of St Matthew's Piece

Land adjacent to and southeast of Gibson House (the York St Medical Practice & pharmacy at 146-148 York St, CB1 2PY) (Site ID 116412) has been submitted for use as open space / green infrastructure in the Local Plan.

Until the late 1980s, this land was used as a car park for Pye Telecom's York Street site.

It is proposed for the site to be a community orchard and associated biodiversity-rich community-managed open space.

Comment

Representation ID: 211260

Received: 09/01/2026

Respondent: Friends of St Matthew's Piece

Land Opposite 16 St Matthew's Street, Cambridge CB1 2LT (Site ID 116434) has been submitted for for use as open space / green infrastructure in the Local Plan.

To our knowledge of this site (since 1980) it has never been used for anything other than as a small plot of green space. In the centre of which stands a fine Silver Maple Tree aged 80+ years.

The site should have zero use as residential, non-residential or mixed-use development. It should remain as a pocket of precious and rare green space in this densely built-up ward.