Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 211972

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Great Shelford Parish Council

Paragraph 20 - It is unclear in the policy what forms of transport and who will be able to use this road; either way, private car access should be limited - see our comment on this on paragraph 2.26 of the draft Local Plan under the heading “Rail”.

Comment

Representation ID: 211973

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Great Shelford Parish Council

Paragraph 20 - We question whether this multi-modal access road is needed at all if the Better Ways for Busways’ alternative for a busway spur off the A1307 Hinton Way roundabout was adopted. Furthermore, it would connect all parts of the CBC with Cambridge South Station, which CSET completely fails to do. This spur would significantly reduce traffic volumes in the immediate vicinity of Addenbrooke’s, and offers proximity to Babraham P&R as an active travel route. It would also have the added advantage of offering direct access to the hospitals for emergency vehicles. To facilitate the alternative CSET route, we support upgrades to Francis Crick Avenue and Dame Mary Archer Way, as per paragraph 20b.

Comment

Representation ID: 211974

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Great Shelford Parish Council

Effective enforcement of the driving prohibitions referred to in paragraph 31 must be a pre-condition to any further expansion of CBC. We would expect a system that achieves it would facilitate the monitoring by CBC of its trip budget. We ask for this, recognising that proper enforcement may be disadvantageous to Great Shelford as it may increase traffic on the A1301 and along Granhams Road and Hinton Way. Notwithstanding this, we are concerned that this continued enforcement failure may well delay blue light vehicles and most especially ambulances. We also note that the land reserved for the new acute hospital is in a very different position from that currently occupied by Addenbrookes (as is that for the children’s hospital) and that preferred blue light routes may well change in the future.