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Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Policy S/RRA: Other site allocations in the rest of the rural area

Representation ID: 211088

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Hallam Land Management

Agent: Savills UK

Representation Summary:

These representations are accompanied by the submission of Land South East of Hattons Road, Longstanton (HEELA Site ID 200801) for consideration as an allocation in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan.

Change suggested by respondent:

Allocate Land South East of Hattons Road, Longstanton as part of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan.

Full text:

Savills (UK) Ltd is instructed by Hallam Land in relation to Land South East of Hattons Road, Longstanton. This submission is made in response to the Regulation 18 Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan consultation which runs until 5pm 30th January 2026.

The representations can be downloaded via the link provided (please note this link expires in 3 days, so please get in touch if it expires). The submission should include:

Savills Covering Letter (also attached)
Vision Document – inclusive of Illustrative Masterplan and Vision Concept Plan
Land South of Longstanton Technical Delivery Report (Stantec) – Inclusive of:
Transport and Highways – Inclusive of separate General Arrangement and Active Travel Sheets (x3)
Flood Risk
Surface Water Drainage
Foul Drainage
Acoustics
Air Quality
Landscape and Visual Technical Review Report (Stantec)
Heritage and Archaeology Technical Note (Orion Heritage)
Ecological Constraints and Opportunities Note (FPCR)

I would be grateful if you can please confirm safe receipt of all the submission as soon as possible.

Attachments:

Supporting_Statement_Redacted (2.73 MB)
Vision Document (13.38 MB)

Comment

Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes

Representation ID: 211101

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Hallam Land Management

Agent: Savills UK

Representation Summary:

We support the increase in jobs being planned for in the Draft Local Plan to around 73,300 additional jobs, up from the 66,600 jobs referenced in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Development Strategy Update (Regulation 18 Preferred Options) January 2023 and the 58,500 included
in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan (Regulation 18: Preferred Options 2021). It is critical that the housing
supply is correspondingly increased to meet this need.

It is clear that the housing land identified in the Draft Local Plan is insufficient to meet the real-world need in and around Cambridge for two further key reasons: the continuing reliance on in-commuting; and the reliance on strategic sites.

Full text:

Attachments:

Supporting_Statement_Redacted (2.73 MB)
Vision Document (13.38 MB)

Object

Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Policy S/DS: Development strategy

Representation ID: 211102

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Hallam Land Management

Agent: Savills UK

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Whilst it is understood why the 2021 census information is not considered robust as it was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not robust to use “Census 2011 commuting assumptions applied up to the population supported by the standard method, and 1:1 commuting assumptions above this” as the basis for justifying the housing requirement.

Previous commuting patterns are as a result of historic under-delivery of housing relative to jobs growth. Using previous commuting assumptions will result in increased numbers of workers commuting into the area. Whilst some will use public transport, this will inevitably result in an increased number of workers using Greater Cambridge’s constrained road system. The proper planning of the area would see a greater housing requirement identified, which can readily access existing public transport and cycle links (the Guided Busway in this instance) and proposed new employment opportunities. The proposed (inadequate) identified housing requirement risks increasing strain on key infrastructure whilst also driving up property values due to a shortage of supply relative to demand. As evidenced within the Case for Cambridge report, it is already the case that economic growth in the region is being held back by a lack of adequate housing supply relative to demand, which is evident when considering that South Cambridgeshire has one of the highest house price-to-earnings ratios in the Country.

Full text:

Attachments:

Supporting_Statement_Redacted (2.73 MB)
Vision Document (13.38 MB)

Comment

Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Policy S/DS: Development strategy

Representation ID: 211103

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Hallam Land Management

Agent: Savills UK

Representation Summary:

A strategy that includes a particular focus, and reliance, on strategic sites in Greater Cambridge is logical and supported in principle. This does though lead to the conclusion that Greater Cambridge needs to adopt a much more substantial housing supply buffer than the 6.5% currently proposed. At the very least, a higher housing
supply buffer would provide flexibility of delivery and market choice and ensure a robustness of supply. The current buffer of 6.5% (excluding any potential delivery at the former Waste Water Treatment Works site which the Councils acknowledge cannot be relied upon) is insufficient and fails to recognise the delivery challenges which have historically held back early delivery on the large-scale strategic sites within Greater Cambridge.

As a result, it is Hallam Land’s clear view that Greater Cambridge should employ a housing land supply buffer of over 10% and preferably circa 15-20% above the identified requirement which, for the reasons set out under the Policy S/JH: New Jobs and Homes heading above, also needs to be higher than the Standard Methodology figure.

Change suggested by respondent:

Increase the housing land supply buffer.

Full text:

Attachments:

Supporting_Statement_Redacted (2.73 MB)
Vision Document (13.38 MB)

Comment

Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm

Representation ID: 211104

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Hallam Land Management

Agent: Savills UK

Representation Summary:

Grange Farm (Policy S/GF: Land adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm) is a new strategic allocation dependent on, amongst other new infrastructure, the Cambridge South East Transport scheme which is not due to even be at public inquiry until later this year. This raises questions over its deliverability.

Full text:

Attachments:

Supporting_Statement_Redacted (2.73 MB)
Vision Document (13.38 MB)

Comment

Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Policy S/DS: Development strategy

Representation ID: 211105

Received: 30/01/2026

Respondent: Hallam Land Management

Agent: Savills UK

Representation Summary:

The reliance on strategic sites, and the new infrastructure required to deliver them, has led the Councils themselves (in the Greater Cambridge Housing Delivery Study Addendum 2025 Update) to recognise that these new sites will not begin to be delivered until later in the Plan period.

Additional sites, and sites that would utilise existing infrastructure in particular and can therefore deliver in the shorter term, need to be included in a robust (and greater) housing land supply to meet the housing requirement.

Full text:

Attachments:

Supporting_Statement_Redacted (2.73 MB)
Vision Document (13.38 MB)

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