Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 208736

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

On the topic of Supermarkets, I believe that full service Supermarkets (Such as the Sainsburys in Eddington) are very useful to provide cheaper, more varied food than smaller metro shops. I suspect them being close, encourages more no car families.

Comment

Representation ID: 210506

Received: 28/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

The LLFA are pleased with the holistic approach taken to promote surface water management, SuDS, water quality, biodiversity, and climate change. We highly advocate more emphasis on watercourse management and maintenance. Reference should be made to section 25 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 which requires riparian landowners to maintain ordinary watercourses. In addition, Cambridgeshire County Council's Flood Risk Team have published The Watercourse Reinstatement Guide (2022). Please note, constructions or alterations within an ordinary watercourse (temporary or permanent) require consent from the Lead Local Flood Authority under section 23 of the Land Drainage Act 1991.

Comment

Representation ID: 210507

Received: 28/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

The LLFA support that the policy requires SuDS to be incorporated as part of new developments. The emphasis on water quality within this policy is appreciated. We would encourage specific promotion of above-ground open SuDS such as wetlands, attenuation basins, ponds and swales as they provide water quantity, water quality, amenity and biodiversity benefits. There should be reference made to the SuDS Management train. The management train is a sequence of drainage features that collect, convey, store and manage quality of surface water runoff as it drains through the development. Source control, in the management train, should prioritised.

Comment

Representation ID: 210508

Received: 28/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Comments on the IWMS - Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment: The term 'safe access and egress' should not be used. It should read 'safe access and escape'. This is in line with PPG updates. We appreciate the level detail presented with reference to surface water flood risk in the report. In particular, the suite of maps provided for allocated plots. However, it is unclear whether the most up to date data is used for surface water flood risk mapping.

Comment

Representation ID: 210509

Received: 28/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Comments on IWMS - Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment: It is noted that 'Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston' appears to be located in Source Protection Zone 1 (inner zone) according. discharge. As this area is located in Source Protection Zone 1, an additional treatment component, or other equivalent protection is required. This is to provide environmental protection in the event of an unexpected pollution event or poor system performance. For further information please see section 26.7.1 of the CIRIA SuDS Manual.

Comment

Representation ID: 210510

Received: 28/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

The County Council welcomes the continued close working on the Local Plan with GCSP and looks forward to continuing this close working relationship with further development of the Plan and associated transport evidence. Recent announcements regarding EWR including Cambridge Station Eastern Access,
Cambridge East Station and Cambourne Station should be reflected in the Local Plan. There should be clear references to the requirement for developers to submit Transport Assessments. It could be useful for the Local Plan to refer to the Royston to Granta Park Strategic Transport Study when talking about the southern biotech cluster.

Comment

Representation ID: 210511

Received: 28/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Safeguarding land: could the plan be more explicit about protecting land around the rail routes for future stations – re. point above about Cambridge Eastern Access, Cambridge East station, Cambourne station and even a Fulbourn station which was inc. in past transport plans etc. and with EWR and recent mayoral transport priorities it may feel like a missed opportunity to not at least have a line in policy. Can only see vague references with regards rail freight and sidings.

Comment

Representation ID: 210512

Received: 28/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Page 165, paragraph 4a could refer to the Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP): https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/transport-plans-andpolicies/
rights-of-way-improvement-plan. Rights of Way Improvement Plan should be referenced where connectivity/community & social inclusion is discussed. Often there is a reference to ensuring facilities and developments are connected better by active travel (walking, cycling, wheeling etc.) but there is already a
network that can be built upon or improved for this.

Comment

Representation ID: 210513

Received: 28/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

In broad transport terms CCC supports the Local Plan and the associated development strategy. The transport evidence developed to date alongside the development strategy demonstrates that the Local Plan is deliverable in transport terms, if sufficient mitigation of the key development locations is provided. It is however important to state that all the strategic sites contained in the draft Local Plan require transport mitigation strategies to support their delivery. This mitigation includes stringent trip budgets which are to be agreed with CCC as Highway Authority. In addition, the transport infrastructure requirements for each of the strategic sites are significant, therefore deliverability and viability will be key considerations. CCC would re-emphasise that in transport terms, the strategic sites are heavily reliant on the GCP programme of works being delivered.

Comment

Representation ID: 210514

Received: 28/01/2026

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

The development of the Greater Cambridge Transport Strategy (led by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority) will provide the transport Strategy to support the Local Plan. The Council is working with the CPCA to support this process. The draft Local Plan makes several references to City Access (e.g. Figure 13). This workstream has been superseded by the forthcoming Greater Cambridge Transport Strategy.