Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Proposed Submission

Jesus College Cambridge recognises and welcomes changes made to the following policies in the Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan (Regulation 19) in response to comments made in relation to the Draft Greater Cambridge Local Plan for consultation (Regulation 18). To ensure that the policies are justified and effective, it is important to ensure that no undue prescription or removal of flexibility is re-introduced as part of any modifications to the Local Plan.

• Policy H/AH: Affordable housing where the circumstances in which an affordable housing contribution will not be sought in relation to student accommodation have been changed;
• Policy H/SA: Student accommodation which now importantly provides for circumstances in which new accommodation for part-time students can be provided;
• Policy: H/MO: Houses in Multiple Occupation that now requires consideration of individual circumstances rather than being unduly prescriptive, takes account of existing circumstances, and also recognises the management arrangements that can be / are put in place. In the case of JCC, HMOs are registered with Accreditation Network UK (ANUK) which produces a code that is followed for the management of student accommodation and covers everything from health and safety within the building to the student experience and their mental health. Auditing occurs every three years to ensure compliance. Alongside that, JCC’s Porters Lodge is manned 24/7 365 days a year so should there be any issues within HMOs or reported by external people then these would be dealt with promptly. JCC has an in-house Estates team who deal with repairs to the buildings to ensure that they are looked after and visually do not take away from the streetscape of the city.