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Development strategy

Representation ID: 201964

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Representation Summary:

"The development strategy is too focussed on the delivery of large strategic sites
For all of the large strategic site allocations the predicted housing delivery rates are unrealistically high, and the delivery timetable for infrastructure to support these is uncertain.
The development strategy avoids directing development to the larger villages, including Fulbourn, regardless of their sustainability credentials
The Vision for Greater Cambridge would only be fully delivered with a higher housing requirement, an amended development strategy, and additional development at the more sustainable villages including Great Shelford."

Comment

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Development strategy

Representation ID: 201966

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Representation Summary:

The housing requirement is not aligned with jobs growth, which would lead to more people commuting into Cambridge to work mostly by car, which would not meet the climate change strategic priority.
Housing and affordable housing needs would not be met by the strategic sites-focused development strategy, nor would this approach support the residents or services and facilities in those villages, and would not meet the great places, homes, connectivity and infrastructure strategic priorities
Proposed green infrastructure opportunity areas unrelated to strategic development allocations that could support their delivery are unlikely to be delivered.

Object

Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Policy S/JH: New jobs and homes

Representation ID: 201967

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

In summary, the housing target is not consistent with national policy because upward adjustments for growth and affordable housing have not been considered.

Object

Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Policy S/DS: Development strategy

Representation ID: 201968

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

It is considered that there are a number of risks associated with the development strategy in Policy S/DS, related to the reliance on delivery at the new settlements.

Comment

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Policy S/SH: Settlement hierarchy

Representation ID: 201969

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Representation Summary:

There has been no review of the capacity of settlements, including Great Shelford, to determine whether land is available within the development framework boundary to accommodate additional development for draft GCLP.

Comment

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Policy S/DE: Defined development extents

Representation ID: 201970

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Representation Summary:

The currently defined development framework boundary for Great Shelford means that limited development would take place in this village. The housing and affordable housing needs would not be met. There would be no support for existing services and facilities, or the delivery of additional facilities. The policy requests (in the made Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan) for open space, additional early years education places, improvements to health facilities and community meeting space, and for additional green infrastructure/landscape enhancement would not be met.

Object

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Policy S/GB: The Cambridge Green Belt

Representation ID: 201971

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Purpose 1c in Policy S/GB is inconsistent with the second purpose in NPPG Paragraph 143 i.e. it refers to communities and not towns.

Object

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The Rural Southern Cluster

Representation ID: 201973

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

It is requested that land off Cabbage Moor in Great Shelford (Site Ref. 40529) is identified as an additional allocation in the Rural Southern Cluster.

Comment

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Policy BG/GI: Green and blue infrastructure

Representation ID: 201975

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Representation Summary:

It should be noted that there are no allocations identified in draft GCLP for Great Shelford that could make financial contributions towards the proposed green infrastructure strategic initiative at No.3 Gog Magog and Chalkland Fringe.

Comment

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Policy WS/NC: Meeting the needs of new and growing Communities

Representation ID: 201977

Received: 27/01/2026

Respondent: Shelford Investments

Agent: Carter Jonas

Representation Summary:

It should be noted that there are no allocations identified in draft GCLP for Great Shelford that could make financial contributions or provide land for new or additional services and facilities. It is not clear how additional services and facilities, including those identified in the made Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan, would be delivered in the absence of any related development.

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