Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Object

Representation ID: 210131

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The grade II* listed Schlumberger Gould research Centre is located within the West Cambridge site. There are two Conservation Areas, West Cambridge and Conduit Head Road adjacent to the site (and their associated 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.
We broadly welcome criterion 9 Criterion 9b should be extended to include the setting of the listed buildings.
3.2.48 The Schlumberger Building is grade II*. The text needs to be amended (currently says grade II). Reference should also be made to the listed buildings in the adjoining conservation areas

Object

Representation ID: 210132

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The site adjoins the Howes Place Conservation Area (designated 2024).
Any development of this site has the potential to affect the Conservation Area and its setting.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA. However, the new Conservation Area does not appear to have been considered in the HIA. The HIA should be updated to include the new Conservation Area.
We welcome criterion 4 and 5. We advise that you add reference in policy to the Howes Place Conservation Area

Object

Representation ID: 210133

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Criterion 1 is unclear as to which sites it is referring to. We recommend that Criterion 1 should list the four sites.

Object

Representation ID: 210134

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 within the site. The grade II listed Milestone lies just to the east of the site.
The milestone will need to be protected during the construction works.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA.
We welcome criterion 1a.
The policy should also refer to the Building of Local Interest, Netherhall Farm (though we appreciate it is mentioned in the supporting text at paragraph 3.2.70). The policy/supporting text should also refer to the need to protect the milestone.

Object

Representation ID: 210135

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 within the site. The grade II listed Milestone lies just to the east of the site.
The milestone will need to be protected during the construction works.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA.
We welcome criterion 1a.
The policy/supporting text should also refer to the need to protect the milestone.

Support

Representation ID: 210136

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

There are no designated heritage assets within the site and none nearby. No comments

Object

Representation ID: 210137

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 within the site. The Fulbourn Hospital Conservation Area lies to the northeast of the site.
Any development of this site has the potential to affect the Conservation Area and its setting.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA.
We welcome reference to the Conservation Area in criterion a.
Criterion b is too vague. The policy should set out how much of the site can be developed.
Criterion c – does not properly reflect the HIA. The HIA refers to the prevailing building height to the north and west. To the north, development is 2 storey residential. Amend the policy to be clearer on heights.
We welcome criterion e which reflects the recommendations of the HIAS.

Object

Representation ID: 210138

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

There are two listed buildings within the site area – New Inn Farmhouse and Barns to the north of New Inn Farmhouse. There are a number of other designated heritage assets near the site including a grade II listed milepost. To the north of the site lie the Elsworth and Knapwell Conservation Areas and their associated listed buildings including the grade II* All Saints Church. Childerley hall and Chapel (both grade II* listed and various grade II listed buildings lie within the grade II* Registered Park and Garden of Childerley Hall. The scheduled monument, Overhall Moated site, also lies to the north.
Any development of this site has the potential to affect these heritage assets and their settings.
We welcome the preparation of the Strategic Cambourne HIA and the site specific HIA.
However, not all of the recommendations for the HIA have been fully reflected in the draft policy wording. Please check and ensure that these are included.
We broadly welcome criterion 11 but recommend some re-ordering of the bullet points. In particular, Historic Landscape Characterisation and Archaeological assessment need to be undertaken first to inform the preparation of the comprehensive landscape strategy. Therefore, we would recommend that you move criterion 11c to 11a.
In 11 c we would suggest referring to a ‘…more detailed Heritage Impact Assessment…’ given that an HIA has already been undertaken. We recommend the wording could be amended to read: Historic Landscape Characterisation and Landscape Character Assessment, more detailed Heritage Impact Assessment, and Archaeological Assessment must be undertaken to understand the impacts of development on landscape character, long range and local views and heritage assets and their setting, identifying appropriate mitigation and enhancement measures. The Council’s HIA and the results of these further assessments must inform the masterplanning for the site.
In 11c i we recommend inserting the following ‘…that respond to topography, historic landscape characterisation and archaeological constraints.
In 11 c iii We recommend that the policy could allow for the conversion/restoration of the farmhouse and barns and finding a suitable use together with a conservation management plan for the assets going forward. This criterion should also state that development should be excluded from a buffer area immediately surrounding these assets as shown in the framework plan. .
11d We recommend further discussions concerning the timing of desk based archaeological assessment.

Areas of known archaeological sensitivity should be highlighted in the policy and shown on figure 78.
We welcome criterion 15.
Figure 78 should show the heritage buffer identified in the HIA around New Inn Farmhouse and Barns. It should also show the areas identified for strengthened landscaping in the HIA.
Figure 78 – we are concerned that the eastern most area shown as a Local Centre might be in the area of archaeological sensitivity.
Figure 78 should show the areas of archaeological sensitivity identified in the HIA.
Figure 78 We are concerned at the proposed location of employment development in close proximity to the listed New Inn farmhouse. The likely scale of the employment development may not provide a suitable setting for the listed buildings.
The supporting text is fairly light on heritage (for example in comparison to the natural environment.). We suggest that the imbalance should be addressed.
Paragraph 3.3.25 The phrase ‘to the south is potentially ambiguous – it could mean to the south of Childerley Hall whereas we think you mean within the southern portion of the site.

Object

Representation ID: 210139

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Great Common Farmhouse listed at grade II les within the site boundary,
There are a number of Conservation Areas to the south of Cambourne including Caldecote, Bourn Village and Hall, Bourn Caxton End and Caxton. All of these contain numerous listed buildings including the grade I listed church of St Helen and St Mary, Bourn, Manor Farmhouse (grade II*), Bourn Hall grade II*, Bourn Mill (grade I), Church of St Michael and All Angels Caxton Hall, Crown House and the Church of St Andrew, all listed at grade II* as well as numerous grade II listed buildings are located to the south.
There are other listed buildings to the west and the east of Cambourne.
There are a number of scheduled monuments in the area including Moulton Hills Roman Barrows, a ringwork and bailey castle and 17th century formal garden remains at Bourn Hall, Caxton moats – medieval moated site and another at Pastures Farm.
Finally, there are two further registered parks and gardens in the area at Bourn Hall (grade II) and Longstowe Hall (grade II*).
Any development of this site has the potential to affect these heritage assets and their settings.
There does not appear to be an HIA for this allocation.
It is important that the policy identifies on-site and nearby heritage assets and any mitigation and enhancement measures required to address any impact. Amend policy accordingly.

Object

Representation ID: 210140

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 boundary there are a number of designated heritage assets nearby including 8 Cambridge Road and Worsted Lodge Farmhouse, both listed at grade II, Great and Little Abington Conservation Area and the associated listed buildings including the grade II * St Marys Church and numerous grade II listed buildings. To the north of the site lies Worstead Street (Via Devana), a Roman Road. To the west north-west of the site lies an ice-house. Within the site there are a number of barrows which are potentially of schedulable quality.
Any development of this site has the potential to affect these heritage assets and their settings.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA for the site. The HIA notes that there will be ahigh risk of residual harm to heritage given the scale and nature of the proposals. Therefore, it is essential that every opportunity is taken to mitigate impacts and also maximise enhancements for heritage.
Criterion 6 change ‘historic assets’ to ‘heritage assets’ and ‘Scheduled Ancient Monument’ to ‘Scheduled Monument’. Amend ‘Abington Conservation Area’ to ‘Great and Little Abington Conservation Area’.
7h We have some concerns about the location of particularly B8 uses on this site given the potential scale of the development.
Context 2
The buffers should be shown on the spatial framework.
b i Delete Ancient
bii Good to mention GII listed Worsted Lodge but other nearby listed buildings should also be mentioned e.g. 8 Cambridge Road
Needs to reference nearby Great and Little Abington Conservation Area and associated listed buildings.
B iii barrows, not burrows – for interest: Historic England – Prehistoric Barrows and Burial Mounds – Introductions to Heritage Assets
b iv Grange Farm
c Add the following ‘ This should include the enhancement and extension of the existing treeline along the southern edge of the landscape buffer.
d we would suggest referring to a ‘…more detailed Heritage Impact Assessment…’ given that an HIA has already been undertaken. Do you mean Historic Landscape Characterisation? Again, as with North Cambourne the purpose should be to inform the masterplanning. Therefore we recommend re-ordering of the bullet points. We recommend the wording could be amended to read: ‘Historic Landscape Characterisation and Landscape Character Assessment, more detailed Heritage Impact Assessment, and Archaeological Assessment must be undertaken to understand the impacts of development on landscape character, long range and local views and heritage assets and their setting, identifying appropriate mitigation and enhancement measures. The Council’s HIA and the results of these further assessments must inform the masterplanning for the site.’
Also include reference to ‘improve understanding and legibility of Worstead Street Scheduled Monument and links to other Roman networks through interpretation and public art’ (as recommended in the HIA).
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11 c should mention scheduled monument designation of Roman Road
11 g should also mention that ‘the open character of the landscape buffer should be maintained’ (as recommended in the HIA).
23 Lifespan – needs to include reference to the need for a Conservation Management Plan for the heritage assets.
Figure 82 Spatial Framework We welcome the identification of green space, landscape features around heritage assets.
The Town Centre is shown quite high up the hill. Given that the heights of buildings are likely to be taller at the town centre, there is the potential for the built form to be visible above the ridge. We therefore recommend that the Centre is moved lower down the slope.
Delete Ancient.
Paragraph 3.3.66 Long term Conservation Management Plan also needed for Roman Road and other heritage assets. This should also be included in the Policy.