Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 208004

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

The five “dispersed” green‑infrastructure initiatives lack detail; clarification is needed on delivery and on how environmentally‑friendly farming will be promoted.

Comment

Representation ID: 208005

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Planning policy should explicitly incorporate parcel‑locker solutions and secure, accessible letterbox provision from the earliest design stages to reduce car trips for deliveries.

Comment

Representation ID: 208006

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Embedding micro rain‑gardens and small green spaces within new developments is endorsed to manage surface water and reduce flood risk.

Comment

Representation ID: 208007

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Clarification is required on whether funding for micro rain‑gardens will be spread across Greater Cambridge or concentrated only in new‑development areas.

Comment

Representation ID: 208008

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Explicit guidance is needed on the flood‑alleviation role of micro rain‑gardens and on how funding for them will be allocated.

Comment

Representation ID: 208009

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

HMOs are not a long‑term solution for attracting young professionals; co‑housing models should be recognised and strict density limits imposed on HMOs, especially in Orchard Park.

Comment

Representation ID: 208010

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Secure parking for motorbikes and electric bikes is essential; future developments must improve bike‑storage safety in workplaces and residential sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 208722

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

I think that the broad design of Marshall’s Airport is adequate. I like the idea of green corridors spreading out of the city through Marshalls and I hope in the long term this can be supported with proper environmental infrastructure such as wildlife road crossings, or wildlife underpasses for Newmarket or Airport Road, although I recognise the likely prohibitive costs of these at present. I am strongly supportive of a Cambridge East Station

Comment

Representation ID: 208723

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

I think some development on Lakes, like in the Netherlands, such as close to the proposed Cambridge East Station, Should be considered.

I would like to highlight the importance of walking and cycling connectivity across Marshall’s to Marleigh and Teversham. I think that it should be thought that any benefits of Marshall’s redevelopment can be shared with Teversham. How an adequate viable bus service to Teversham is provided should be considered as part of the transport design for Marleigh.

Comment

Representation ID: 208725

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

I would like to highlight the lack of almost any opportunities for development around the Wilbraham’s. Residents of the Wilbraham’s would support more land being released from the greenbelt if it meant being able to refresh their population and try to protect their local school from closure. They are not opposed to development but want it to be of high quality. They hope that community led development schemes such as Community Land Trusts can be used. In smaller villages, having a proper funding stream and professional support for these types of projects might be brilliant ways of providing new housing to these areas.