Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020

You go to Upware it’s in the middle of nowhere surrounded by fields and you get the impression every square inch is gradually being developed it feels denser than London. I’m not overly convinced by densification or at least there should be a limit to it. If you choose to live in town then you know it’s dense if you live in the middle of nowhere part of the reason is to get space so don’t corrode that too far.

Supportive as long as (and essentially) there are cycling and public transport links. Completely reject it if only accessible by car.

Supportive as long as (and essentially) there are cycling and public transport links. Completely reject it if only accessible by car.

Don’t live in one, people of Northstowe seem happy. I think they tend to be a bit homogeneous (the buildings don’t know about the people). I support them in principle would like to see more variety in all of them from the inception. They should model what living in an established community has, massive variety of housing stock, different communities within the larger community etc etc. I think any town over a certain size should have a swimming pool. Excellent child care is essential. A pub/ café/ community socialising space is important. Health and schools are critical. Opportunities for different people in the community to interact. Where, for example, can Womens Institute meet - there’s no WI at Eddington and the space that is notionally looking for a WI is actually not prepared to give them a space in reality – that’s bad. Where can a new business set up. There should be plenty of green spaces within the community. Do children have to be driven to a playground? If they do that’s a fail. Make it so playgrounds are only accessible by walking ( some disabled parking spaces).

I think it can be done and makes sense but tends to be done badly. I don’t think it’s impossible to do it better but more communication, more sensitivity, receptiveness to spending money on those most impacted by the development and by depriving existing residents access to health and schools you can destroy a community.

As long as you mean public transport and cycling corridors that’s fine. Car corridors is a disaster.

Looking after children, supermarkets food and the long term strategy, ability to safely lock up bikes which might require one village providing facilities for another on their land – how does that happen not impossible but needs leadership from above. A more developed list of the factors which influence for example what forces us to make car journeys and what could reduce journeys by delivery drivers.