Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Object

Representation ID: 210121

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

We welcome the general aims of this policy.
Historic England focuses on using the power of heritage to secure vibrant and sustainable futures for places with historic character so that generations to come can continue to enjoy them. Our High Streets Heritage Action Zones have maintained, restored and brought buildings back into use for local communities and businesses. See our Heritage Led Regeneration Toolkit | Historic England for further suggestions and case studies.
We recommend that this policy should include provision for the re-instatement of historic shop fronts.

Object

Representation ID: 210122

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Whilst there are no designated heritage assets within the site, there are two listed buildings on the other side of Newmarket Road – 247 Newmarket Road and Cambridge Gas Company War Memorial, both listed at grade II.
Development within this area therefore has the potential to affect the significance of these assets including through development within their settings.
We understand that there is no HIA for this as it is a Policy Area.
The Policy currently makes little reference to the historic environment. Amend policy wording to include more reference to the historic environment. This should include nearby heritage assets and any requirements for heritage (either mitigation or enhancements) in the policy.

Object

Representation ID: 210123

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Part of this site lies within the Riverside and Stourbridge Common Conservation Area. There are also several grade II listed buildings including the Church of St Andrew the Less, 247 Newmarket Road and Cambridge Gas Company War Memorial. There are numerous listed buildings nearby.
Development within this area therefore has the potential to affect the significance of these assets including through development within their settings.
We understand that there is no HIA for this as it is a Policy Area.
The Policy currently makes little reference to the historic environment. Amend policy wording to include more reference to the historic environment. This should include nearby heritage assets and any requirements for heritage (either mitigation or enhancements) in the policy.
We welcome criterion 2c and paragraph 3.1.162.

Object

Representation ID: 210124

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Policy Area lies within New Town and Glisson Road Conservation Area and the Central Conservation Area. There are numerous listed buildings along Regent Street and Hills Road, including the grade I listed Downing College and Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, the grade II* Wanstead House and grade II listed St Pauls Church and there are numerous grade II listings. The Botanic Gardens is a grade II* Registered Park and Garden.
Development within this area therefore has the potential to affect the significance of these assets including through development within their settings.
We understand that there is no HIA for this as it is a Policy Area.
The Policy currently makes little reference to the historic environment. Amend policy wording to include more reference to the historic environment. This should include nearby heritage assets and any requirements for heritage (either mitigation or enhancements) in the policy.
The Policy should make more reference the role of heritage in the re-vitalisation of retail areas. See our Heritage Led Regeneration Toolkit | Historic England for further suggestions

Object

Representation ID: 210125

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Policy Area lies within Castle and Victora Road, De Freville and the Central Conservation Area.
Development within this area therefore has the potential to affect the significance of these assets including through development within their settings.
We understand that there is no HIA for this as it is a Policy Area.
The Policy currently makes little reference to the historic environment. Amend policy wording to include more reference to the historic environment. This should include nearby heritage assets and any requirements for heritage (either mitigation or enhancements) in the policy.

Object

Representation ID: 210126

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Parts of the Policy Area lies within the Mill Road, Newtown and Glisson Road and Kite Conservation Areas. It includes part of the Mill Road Cemetery – a grade II Registered Park and Garden as well as the Cambridge City Branch Library and Gas Lamp both listed at grade II.
Development within this area therefore has the potential to affect the significance of these assets including through development within their settings.
We understand that there is no HIA for this as it is a Policy Area.
The Policy currently makes little reference to the historic environment. Amend policy wording to include more reference to the historic environment. This should include nearby heritage assets and any requirements for heritage (either mitigation or enhancements) in the policy.
The Policy should make more reference the role of heritage in the re-vitalisation of retail areas. See our Heritage Led Regeneration Toolkit | Historic England for further suggestions

Object

Representation ID: 210127

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

There are a number of designated heritage assets within the site boundary including part of the Central Conservation Area and a number of listed buildings including Cambridge University Centre, The Mill Public House, The Mill The Mill Bridge and Paved Surround, Mill Haven - West House and Mill Haven - East House, Cambridge University Press (Pitt Press), Telephone Kiosks, 1 Mill Lane, House Adjoining Number 74 on The North, 74 Trumpington Street, 8-11 Little St Marys Lane, Number 1 Little St Marys Lane including gas lamp and Emmanuel Church all listed at grade II. The site is adjacent to other listed buildings including Little St Mary’s Church (grade II*), Pembroke College and Pembroke College Chapel both listed at grade I, St Botolph’s Church also listed at grade I as well as numerous grade II listed buildings. This is a highly sensitive location in terms of heritage.
Development within this area therefore has the potential to affect the significance of these assets including through development within their settings.
There does not appear to be a Heritage Impact Assessment for this site. An HIA should be completed. The recommendations of the HIA should be included in the policy wording.
We welcome criterion 1 a and 1 c, but these should be expanded to better reference the historic environment.

Object

Representation ID: 210128

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The site includes the grade II listed Marshalls Airport Control and Office buildings. The Teversham Conservation Area and its associated listed buildings including the grade II* Church of All Saints. The Moated Site at Manor Farm to the east of the site is a scheduled monument, with the Manor Farmhouse itself being listed at grade II. There are several grade II listed buildings to the south on the edge of Cherry Hinton and St Andrews Church Cherry Hinton is listed at Grade I.
Development within this area therefore has the potential to affect the significance of these assets including through development within their settings.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA. Section 5.5 helpfully summarises the key heritage sensitivity and Section 6 makes a number of recommendations.
Whilst we broadly welcome criterion 5 – 7, these do not sufficiently reflect the recommendations of the HIA.
The HIA recommendations include some strategic landscaping and areas of open space at the north-eastern edge of the site as well as a heritage setting for the airport buildings. These must be included within the policy and the Spatial framework (figure 61). We recommend that you Amend policy and figure 61 to incorporate the HIA recommendations in relation to strategic landscaping, open space to northeast of site and heritage setting for airport buildings.
Criterion 10 should also refer to the strategic views and Skyline and Tall Buildings Strategy. Figure 61 Amend scheduled Ancient Monument to Scheduled Monument (NPPF Preferred terminology) Amend throughout the Plan.

Object

Representation ID: 210129

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

There are no designated heritage assets however there is a scheduled monument known site revealed by aerial photography west of White Hill Farm. There is also a grade II listed monument at Nine Wells with inscriptions including Thomas Hobson, of Hobsons Conduit.
There are also important views of the edge of the city from the higher land to the south and in particular from heritage assets including the scheduled monuments of Little Trees Hill (on Magog Down) and Wandlebury.
Any development of this site has the potential to affect these heritage assets and their settings.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA.
We welcome 14c, 16c.and 16d and 28.
14c should also specifically mention the scheduled monument west of White Hill Farm as well as the listed monument at Nine Wells.
The policy should include the need for a Conservation Management Plan of the heritage assets in the Landscape Enhancement Area including their ongoing maintenance.
Criterion 16 should be amended to reference the need to scale down heights towards the edge of the development as recommended in the HIA.
However, we have some serious on-going concerns about heights and the softening of the edge of the City as well as landscape enhancements in the wider area.
Landscape Enhancement Areas have been part of the previous Local Plan and yet there has been little change to the wider setting of the city in this broad area. It is imperative that future development of the Addenbrookes site is linked to positive offside mitigation to help enhance the setting of the City and indeed views from heritage assets along the southern hills. This aspect of the Plan, and the link between development and mitigation must be strengthened to ensure that it is implement. This issue applies not only in relation to Addenbrookes but to other Landscape Enhancement Areas in the Plan.

Object

Representation ID: 210130

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Whilst the site does not include any designated heritage assets the site lies adjacent to Conduit Head Road and Storey’s Way Conservation Areas and their associated listed buildings. Girton College listed at Grade II* and lodge (grade II lie to the north of the site. The American Military Cemetery, a grade I Registered Park and Garden lies at an elevated position of the west of the site, commanding long ranging views across the site. This contains the grade II* listed memorial and is also adjacent to the grade II * Madingley Mill. There are a number of designated heritage assets in the village of Madingley, including Madingley Conservation Area, Madingley Hall (grade I),and its grade II Registered Park and Garden, the grade II* church of Mary Magdalene as well as numerous grade II listed buildings.
Any development of this site has the potential to affect these heritage assets and their settings.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA.
5a What about views from Madingley Cemetery and Madingley Hall/RPG? We recommend that you add these views to criterion 5a.
We welcome criterion 5b although in criterion iii ‘Farrow’ should read ‘Furrow’.
Criterion 6b: The HIA is clear than the site is not considered appropriate for tall landmark buildings. Therefore criterion 6 b should be deleted.
The HIA references the need for reduced scale of development as well as landscape buffers and screening in the south-eastern area of the site. This should be included in the policy.
We welcome criterion 6c.
Paragraph 3.2.27 - The heights in this paragraph are not supported by the evidence in the HIA. The HIA says nothing about 5 storeys at the edge of the site, nor does it allow for testing for taller buildings elsewhere in the site. Indeed, it specifies lower heights in the south-eastern part of the site. Amend paragraph to more accurately reflect the HIA.
See our recent response to 25/03746/OUT in which we set out our detailed concerns regarding height.