Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 208072

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Northstowe Town Council

3.3.69. 69.f. The AAP demanded 12 months subsidised/free bus travel, so this text is a significant weakening of that. In any case, this was not made available to later residents. We believe that no such subsidy exists currently. In fact, bus journeys boarded within Northstowe are priced higher than the same buses being boarded in adjacent settlements. This discourages use of public transport and locks-in private car use for Northstowe residents.

Comment

Representation ID: 208073

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Northstowe Town Council

13.2.1. "Facilities such as [...] Northstowe Community Centre offer integrated services, including libraries, leisure, health, and Early Years provision." We do not recognise this description. We note that all parties are currently in default of a S106 obligation providing for health and library facilities in Northstowe.
15.2. We note that delivery of a Swimming Pool for Northstowe has been secured and are highly supportive of it being realised in line with the Phase 2 S106 agreement. We would welcome early engagement with SCDC as they form their strategy plan for delivery of essential infrastructure.

Comment

Representation ID: 208074

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Northstowe Town Council

2.52 This strategy relies heavily on Northstowe continuing to deliver homes. That reliance must be matched by equally clear, binding infrastructure delivery mechanisms for items like public transport upgrades, social and civic facilities, and timely delivery of healthcare facilities as assured by S106 planning obligations. Past and current failure to deliver these in line with obligations already jeopardises Northstowe’s sustainability and ability to support future housing growth. The master developer must pursue a strategy that leads to timely, visible, and quality infrastructure delivery which - in conjunction with quality, affordable and desirable homes - will improve delivery rates.

Comment

Representation ID: 208075

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Northstowe Town Council

The A1307 was intended as a special road for HGV access only; using it for a site with significant HGV movements would conflict with vulnerable road users and the cycleway, so an alternative access arrangement is required for Slate Hall Farm. In addition, the continuity of the cycleway must be retained and protected to avoid loss of priority. Therefore, we would require alternative access arrangements to be made for any development on the Slate Hall Farm location.

Comment

Representation ID: 208076

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Northstowe Town Council

Uses supporting local needs for “last mile” delivery should be prioritised: A typical last-mile delivery to the Greater Cambridge area is currently served from a hub in Peterborough 33 miles away. Serving these from a more local hub would reduce traffic movements when viewed as a whole.

Comment

Representation ID: 210842

Received: 29/01/2026

Respondent: Northstowe Town Council

Drainage: The applicant for one of these sites attended a meeting of our planning committee, and it became clear that the official government “Flood map for planning” does not account for the flood protection measures provided for Longstanton during the Northstowe development (aka the Hatton Road ponds). It is essential and mandatory for any developments upstream of this to be designed and considered only against accurate and up-to-date hydrological information.