Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Proposed Submission

The site boundary set out through Draft Policy S/RSC/FSS is located within the National Gas Transmission 500m consultation zone for planning applications.

To ensure that the policy and its’ supporting text is effective, we recommend that an addition is made to the supporting text of Policy S/RSC/FSS, to include wording to the following effect:

“National Gas Transmission should be consulted on all development proposals at the site due to the presence of National Gas Transmissions pipeline within the 500m consultation zone for planning applications.”

Following a review of the above document we have identified one or more proposed development sites as being crossed or in close proximity to National Gas Transmission assets.

Details of the sites affecting National Gas Transmission assets are provided in a table in the attached document. The table also includes requested policy amendments in relation to the affected which include Policy S/BRC: Babraham Research Campus, Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston, and Policy S/GF Land Adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm.

Plans showing details of the site locations and details of National Gas Transmission’s assets is included in the email response on behalf of National Gas Transmission. Without appropriate acknowledgement of the National Gas Transmission assets present, these policies and their supporting text should not be considered effective as they cannot be delivered as proposed; unencumbered by the constraints posed by the presence of National Gas Transmission infrastructure. Therefore, we propose modifications to the above site allocation policies and / or supporting text to include additional wording as set out in a table in the document attached.

Avison Young and National Gas Transmission are happy to assist South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council throughout the preparation of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, and in respect of the suggested additions to the wording of the above site allocation policies / supporting text. If you have any site specific queries related to your development and require technical assistance please contact National Gas.

The site boundary set out through Draft Policy S/BRC is located within the National Gas Transmission 500m consultation zone for planning applications.

To ensure that the policy and its’ supporting text is effective, we recommend that an addition is made to the supporting text of Policy S/BRC, to include wording to the following effect:

“National Gas Transmission should be consulted on all development proposals at the site due to the presence of National Gas Transmissions pipeline within the 500m consultation zone for planning applications.”

Following a review of the above document we have identified one or more proposed development sites as being crossed or in close proximity to National Gas Transmission assets.

Details of the sites affecting National Gas Transmission assets are provided in a table in the attached document. The table also includes requested policy amendments in relation to the affected which include Policy S/BRC: Babraham Research Campus; Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston; Policy S/GF Land Adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm.

Plans showing details of the site locations and details of National Gas Transmission’s assets is included in the email response on behalf of National Gas Transmission. Without appropriate acknowledgement of the National Gas Transmission assets present, these policies and their supporting text should not be considered effective as they cannot be delivered as proposed; unencumbered by the constraints posed by the presence of National Gas Transmission infrastructure. Therefore, we propose modifications to the above site allocation policies and / or supporting text to include additional wording as set out in a table in the document attached.

Avison Young and National Gas Transmission are happy to assist South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council throughout the preparation of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, and in respect of the suggested additions to the wording of the above site allocation policies / supporting text. If you have any site specific queries related to your development and require technical assistance please contact National Gas.

The site boundary set out through Draft Policy S/GF is located within the National Gas Transmission 500m consultation zone for planning applications.

To ensure that the policy and its’ supporting text is effective, we recommend that an addition is made to the supporting text of Policy S/GF, to include wording to the following effect:

“National Gas Transmission should be consulted on all development proposals at the site due to the presence of National Gas Transmissions pipeline within the 500m consultation zone for planning applications.”

Following a review of the above document we have identified one or more proposed development sites as being crossed or in close proximity to National Gas Transmission assets.

Details of the sites affecting National Gas Transmission assets are provided in a table in the attached document. The table also includes requested policy amendments in relation to the affected which include Policy S/BRC: Babraham Research Campus; Policy S/RSC/FSS: Former Spicers Site, Sawston Business Park, Sawston; Policy S/GF Land Adjacent to A11 and A1307 at Grange Farm.

Plans showing details of the site locations and details of National Gas Transmission’s assets is included in the email response on behalf of National Gas Transmission. Without appropriate acknowledgement of the National Gas Transmission assets present, these policies and their supporting text should not be considered effective as they cannot be delivered as proposed; unencumbered by the constraints posed by the presence of National Gas Transmission infrastructure. Therefore, we propose modifications to the above site allocation policies and / or supporting text to include additional wording as set out in a table in the document attached.

Avison Young and National Gas Transmission are happy to assist South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council throughout the preparation of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, and in respect of the suggested additions to the wording of the above site allocation policies / supporting text. If you have any site specific queries related to your development and require technical assistance please contact National Gas.