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Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Proposed Submission
Policy S/WNT: Waterbeach New Town
Respondent: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Agent: James Lawson Planning
Representation Summary:
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the Waterbeach New Town site allocation (11,000 dwellings/ 33,000 population growth) would have a substantial impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The requirement for developer funded contributions towards police infrastructure/ facilities should therefore be clearly referenced in the policy.
Change suggested by respondent:
Modification Requested
Under the subheading ‘Uses’ Section 8– add a new criterion m. as follows;
“m. Financial contributions to increase the capacity of local police, fire & rescue and ambulance facilities”
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
To be ‘Justified’ in National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) terms the draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
The NPPF also requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
In order to be ‘Sound’ the modification outlined above is required.
Full text:
Local Plan 2024-2045 - Modifications Sought to Text & Policy *
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has undertaken a comprehensive level of stakeholder engagement in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, Area Action Plan and Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) processes.
It submitted evidence-based representations to the Local Plan Regulation 18 stage in January 2026, the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan – Infrastructure Delivery Plan in April 2025, the Local Plan IDP stakeholder consultation stages in August 2025, January 2026 and June 2026, and the Greater Cambridge Planning Obligations SPD in January 2025 and April 2025.
The draft local plan is considered to be Unsound as its omission to fully recognise Cambridgeshire Constabulary (and its Blue Light Partners) as essential social infrastructure providers requiring developer funded mitigation, in the form of additional police infrastructure/ facilities provision, is Not Justified in National Planning Policy Framework terms – which requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the planned housing (48,069 homes) and 124,979 population growth (population increase based on a combined average household size of 2.6 ONS 2024) would lead to a substantial impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The Modifications sought are made within this context.
Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Proposed Submission
Policy S/BA: Bourn Airfield New Village
Respondent: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Agent: James Lawson Planning
Representation Summary:
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the Bourn Airfield New Village site allocation (3,500 dwellings/ 10,500 population growth) would have a substantial impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The requirement for developer funded contributions towards police infrastructure/ facilities should therefore be clearly referenced in the policy.
Change suggested by respondent:
Modification Requested
Under the subheading ‘Uses’ Section 4 – add a new criterion n. as follows;
“n. Financial contributions to increase the capacity of local police, fire & rescue and ambulance facilities”
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
To be ‘Justified’ in National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) terms the draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
The NPPF also requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
In order to be ‘Sound’ the modification outlined above is required.
Full text:
Local Plan 2024-2045 - Modifications Sought to Text & Policy *
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has undertaken a comprehensive level of stakeholder engagement in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, Area Action Plan and Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) processes.
It submitted evidence-based representations to the Local Plan Regulation 18 stage in January 2026, the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan – Infrastructure Delivery Plan in April 2025, the Local Plan IDP stakeholder consultation stages in August 2025, January 2026 and June 2026, and the Greater Cambridge Planning Obligations SPD in January 2025 and April 2025.
The draft local plan is considered to be Unsound as its omission to fully recognise Cambridgeshire Constabulary (and its Blue Light Partners) as essential social infrastructure providers requiring developer funded mitigation, in the form of additional police infrastructure/ facilities provision, is Not Justified in National Planning Policy Framework terms – which requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the planned housing (48,069 homes) and 124,979 population growth (population increase based on a combined average household size of 2.6 ONS 2024) would lead to a substantial impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The Modifications sought are made within this context.
Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Proposed Submission
Policy S/RSC/WGC: Wellcome Genome Campus - Expansion Land, Hinxton
Respondent: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Agent: James Lawson Planning
Representation Summary:
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the Wellcome Genome Campus: Expansion land site allocation (1,500 dwellings/ 4,500 population growth) would have a substantial impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The requirement for developer funded contributions towards police infrastructure/ facilities should therefore be clearly referenced in the policy.
Change suggested by respondent:
Modification Requested
Under the subheading ‘Uses’ Section 3– add a new criterion j. as follows;
“j. Financial contributions to increase the capacity of local police, fire & rescue and ambulance facilities”
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
To be ‘Justified’ in National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) terms the draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
The NPPF also requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
In order to be ‘Sound’ the modification outlined above is required.
Full text:
Local Plan 2024-2045 - Modifications Sought to Text & Policy *
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has undertaken a comprehensive level of stakeholder engagement in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, Area Action Plan and Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) processes.
It submitted evidence-based representations to the Local Plan Regulation 18 stage in January 2026, the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan – Infrastructure Delivery Plan in April 2025, the Local Plan IDP stakeholder consultation stages in August 2025, January 2026 and June 2026, and the Greater Cambridge Planning Obligations SPD in January 2025 and April 2025.
The draft local plan is considered to be Unsound as its omission to fully recognise Cambridgeshire Constabulary (and its Blue Light Partners) as essential social infrastructure providers requiring developer funded mitigation, in the form of additional police infrastructure/ facilities provision, is Not Justified in National Planning Policy Framework terms – which requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the planned housing (48,069 homes) and 124,979 population growth (population increase based on a combined average household size of 2.6 ONS 2024) would lead to a substantial impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The Modifications sought are made within this context.
Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Proposed Submission
Policy S/RSC/SBR: Land South of Babraham Road, Sawston
Respondent: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Agent: James Lawson Planning
Representation Summary:
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the Babraham Road, Sawston site allocation (280 dwellings/ 840 population growth) would have a significant impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The requirement for developer funded contributions towards police infrastructure/ facilities should therefore be clearly referenced in the policy.
Change suggested by respondent:
Modification Requested
Add a new criterion e. as follows;
“e. Financial contributions to increase the capacity of local police, fire & rescue and ambulance facilities”
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
To be ‘Justified’ in National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) terms the draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
The NPPF also requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
In order to be ‘Sound’ the modification outlined above is required.
Full text:
Local Plan 2024-2045 - Modifications Sought to Text & Policy *
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has undertaken a comprehensive level of stakeholder engagement in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, Area Action Plan and Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) processes.
It submitted evidence-based representations to the Local Plan Regulation 18 stage in January 2026, the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan – Infrastructure Delivery Plan in April 2025, the Local Plan IDP stakeholder consultation stages in August 2025, January 2026 and June 2026, and the Greater Cambridge Planning Obligations SPD in January 2025 and April 2025.
The draft local plan is considered to be Unsound as its omission to fully recognise Cambridgeshire Constabulary (and its Blue Light Partners) as essential social infrastructure providers requiring developer funded mitigation, in the form of additional police infrastructure/ facilities provision, is Not Justified in National Planning Policy Framework terms – which requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the planned housing (48,069 homes) and 124,979 population growth (population increase based on a combined average household size of 2.6 ONS 2024) would lead to a substantial impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The Modifications sought are made within this context.
Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Proposed Submission
Chapter 10: Infrastructure
Respondent: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Agent: James Lawson Planning
Representation Summary:
Para 10.2: Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
The Strategic Priority for infrastructure policies should therefore make reference to planning for police, fire & rescue & ambulance facilities.
Change suggested by respondent:
Modification Requested
In the strategic priority after ’education’ insert “police, fire & rescue, ambulance”
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
To be ‘Justified’ in National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) terms the draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
The NPPF also requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
In order to be ‘Sound’ the modification outlined above is required.
Full text:
Local Plan 2024-2045 - Modifications Sought to Text & Policy *
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has undertaken a comprehensive level of stakeholder engagement in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, Area Action Plan and Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) processes.
It submitted evidence-based representations to the Local Plan Regulation 18 stage in January 2026, the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan – Infrastructure Delivery Plan in April 2025, the Local Plan IDP stakeholder consultation stages in August 2025, January 2026 and June 2026, and the Greater Cambridge Planning Obligations SPD in January 2025 and April 2025.
The draft local plan is considered to be Unsound as its omission to fully recognise Cambridgeshire Constabulary (and its Blue Light Partners) as essential social infrastructure providers requiring developer funded mitigation, in the form of additional police infrastructure/ facilities provision, is Not Justified in National Planning Policy Framework terms – which requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the planned housing (48,069 homes) and 124,979 population growth (population increase based on a combined average household size of 2.6 ONS 2024) would lead to a substantial impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The Modifications sought are made within this context.
Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Proposed Submission
Policy I/ID: Infrastructure and delivery
Respondent: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Agent: James Lawson Planning
Representation Summary:
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
To be ‘Justified’ and ‘Consistent with national policy’ in National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) terms the draft Local Plan should therefore;
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Attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities;
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Set out the contributions expected from development in the Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP);
In meeting these policy objectives the IDP therefore needs to identify the full scope and budgetary requirements for police infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage planned housing/ population growth over the plan period to 2045 (& beyond).
The Schedule of Infrastructure Delivery Plan based representations submitted by the Constabulary as an accompanying document, outlines the changes sought to the IDP;
Change suggested by respondent:
Modifications Requested
The modifications relate to the rectification of omissions & additional information required to be incorporated into the Infrastructure Delivery Plan and related Infrastructure Delivery Schedule
These are set out in full within the Constabulary’s Schedule of Infrastructure Delivery Plan based representations.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
To be ‘Justified’ in National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) terms the draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
The NPPF also requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development and the Infrastructure Delivery Plan and related Infrastructure Delivery Schedule, should therefore be updated to reflect the Cambridgeshire Constabulary evidence
In order to be ‘Sound’ the modifications outlined above (and within the IDP representation schedule) are required.
Full text:
Local Plan 2024-2045 - Modifications Sought to Text & Policy *
Cambridgeshire Constabulary and its Blue Light Partners (Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust) are Essential Social Infrastructure Providers, who require developer funded Infrastructure/ facilities to mitigate and manage the impacts arising on service capacity from planned housing and population growth.
The draft Local Plan should therefore attribute appropriate recognition and a higher profile to the important role played by these bodies - in contributing to the creation of safe, cohesive, strong, healthy, vibrant and resilient new communities.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has undertaken a comprehensive level of stakeholder engagement in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, Area Action Plan and Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) processes.
It submitted evidence-based representations to the Local Plan Regulation 18 stage in January 2026, the North East Cambridge Area Action Plan – Infrastructure Delivery Plan in April 2025, the Local Plan IDP stakeholder consultation stages in August 2025, January 2026 and June 2026, and the Greater Cambridge Planning Obligations SPD in January 2025 and April 2025.
The draft local plan is considered to be Unsound as its omission to fully recognise Cambridgeshire Constabulary (and its Blue Light Partners) as essential social infrastructure providers requiring developer funded mitigation, in the form of additional police infrastructure/ facilities provision, is Not Justified in National Planning Policy Framework terms – which requires Plans to set out the contributions expected from development.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary (CC) and its Neighbourhood Policing Teams are operating at capacity, and the planned housing (48,069 homes) and 124,979 population growth (population increase based on a combined average household size of 2.6 ONS 2024) would lead to a substantial impact on CC’s estate, vehicle fleet and staff operational assets and resources.
The Modifications sought are made within this context.
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