Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020

Lolworth Developments Ltd (LDL) has submitted a 100ha employment site proposal to the 'Call for Sites' consultation in March 2019. LDL has submitted further supporting evidence as to why the site is the best location to serve the area and the 'final mile' into Cambridge. See Strategic Case Report and Vision Document submitted under Q2. Whilst the focus of Cambridge is the Science and Technology sector as the driving force of the economy, there is a requirement for a range of job opportunities, in urban and more rural areas. The Local Plan policy framework needs to provide for a full range of opportunities; as planned allocations and windfall employment opportunities. The CPIER notes a missed opportunity to supply AI, science and technology and bio-medical clusters from within the region: 10.8% of supplies come from within the company’s local area (30mile radius) while 27.8% came from overseas . Growing these local supply chains, particularly the high value ones, would help disperse the economic benefits and provide a wide range of different jobs. Availability of suitable sites and premises in excellent locations outside of Cambridge is a key factor in spreading the economic growth. Other commercial sectors including logistics (storage and distribution use) will be important in providing the necessary balance in offering different types of employment opportunity. Over the plan period, the GCLP will need a mix of employment sites in scale and offer to cater for employment needs, to provide flexibility for the level of skills available. Large sites for storage and distribution will be a necessity given the changes in the retail sector as internet shopping popularity increases. The Bar Hill site will be key to providing for this sector for the supply chain and which will balance with the science and tech employment requirements based around the science park campuses. The CPIER report evidence document for the Issues and Options Consultation sets out clearly the imperative employment needs for the area. The Bar Hill site lies between Bar Hill and Northstowe which will provide a local source from which people have the opportunity to work at the Bar Hill site. It should be made clear that the Bar Hill proposal will not compete with the employment offer in Northstowe New settlement. Summary Lolworth Developments Ltd's (LDL) 100 ha employment site proposal for storage and distribution use is ideally located close to Cambridge, on the new A14 road improvements and outside of the green belt; to serve the 'final mile' into and out of Cambridge. This proposal will importantly serve the supply chain to provide a specific job offer for the area to balance with the science and tech sector based on the Science Park campuses. Summary of Comments: Please see summary above.

Lolworth Developments Ltd (LDL) has submitted a 100ha employment site proposal to the 'Call for Sites' consultation in March 2019. LDL has submitted further supporting evidence as to why the site is the best location to serve the area and the 'final mile' into Cambridge. See Strategic Case Report and Vision Document submitted under Q2. The UK industrial Strategy advocates focusing on our strengths, “fostering clusters and connectivity across cities, towns and surrounding areas”. Sites which support these clusters are necessary and could be urban, edge of town or rural. Locations with high levels of public transport access should be identified for businesses with high employment densities. This would include sites within walking distance of train stations, travel hubs and along transport corridors, showing good connectivity. “by ensuring good quality public transport is in place before development, the number of those new residents who will use the transport is maximised. This is also likely to be the best way to stretch some of the high-value businesses based within and around Cambridge out into wider Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. These companies will not want to be distant from the city, but these clusters could ‘grow’ out along the transportation links, providing connection to other market towns.” Different types of employment require appropriate locations dependent upon the nature of the employment sector. The logistics (storage and distribution use) sector requires a location with excellent access to the strategic road network via appropriate junction design, on key transport corridors close to market needs and sources of local workforce in terms of job provision. Thus, LDL has identified the ideal location for storage and distribution together with flexible co-working space on land between Bar Hill and the new settlement of Northstowe. This location will be important for the 'last mile' in and out of Cambridge, but importantly its location will be attractive to the logistics providers. Summary Lolworth Developments Ltd's (LDL) proposal for 100ha employment east of Bar Hill will deliver the best site for logistics based employment use for the 'last mile' in and out of Cambridge. This use requires a location on key transport corridors close to market needs and sources of local workforce in terms of job provision. Thus, LDL has identified the ideal location for storage and distribution together with flexible coworking space on land between Bar Hill and the new settlement of Northstowe. This location will be important for the 'last mile' in and out of Cambridge, but importantly its location will be attractive to the logistics providers. Summary of Comments: Please see summary above.

Lolworth Developments Ltd (LDL) has submitted a 100ha employment site proposal to the 'Call for Sites' consultation in March 2019. LDL has submitted further supporting evidence as to why the site is the best location to serve the area and the 'final mile' into Cambridge. See Strategic Case Report and Vision Document submitted under Q2. LDL's proposal for Bar Hill will deliver a 100ha logistics based development for the 'last mile' in and out of Cambridge, to not encourage but rather administer the delivery and collection of packages and goods via a local delivery hub thus ensuring a sustainable future using electric vehicles to do this. LDL is committed to implementing innovations in new technology in all facets and the proposal which will include ease of access by public transport, cycling and walking to and from the site with emphasis on the health and wellbeing benefits for the users and visitors to the site in the provision of walkways, gym, meeting places and enhanced natural features (trees, water, education centre, café etc). Summary Lolworth Developments Ltd's (LDL) proposal for 100ha employment east of Bar Hill will deliver the best site for logistics based employment use to serve the 'last mile' in and out of Cambridge. LDL's proposal for Bar Hill will deliver a 100ha logistics based development for the 'last mile' in and out of Cambridge, to not encourage but rather administer the delivery and collection of packages and goods with a local delivery hub ensuring a sustainable future using electric vehicles to do this. LDL is committed to implementing innovations in new technology in all facets and the proposal which will include ease of access by public transport, cycling and walking to and from the site with emphasis on the health and wellbeing benefits for the users and visitor to the site in the provision of walkways, gym, meeting places and enhanced natural features (trees, water, education centre, café etc). Summary of Comments: Please see summary above.

Lolworth Developments Ltd (LDL) has submitted a 100ha employment site proposal to the 'Call for Sites' consultation in March 2019. LDL has submitted further supporting evidence as to why the site is the best location to serve the area and the 'final mile' into Cambridge. See Strategic Case Report and Vision Document submitted under Q2. Large developments require energy and drainage capacity appropriate to the scale of development and its usage. LDL's proposal of 100ha employment will deliver a development and its future use which responds to the Council's net zero carbon challenge/policy intent. LDL would like to dicuss its planned innovations for building materials, on-site energy production, use and management of water, additional tree planting and digital infrastructure plans. Summary Lolworth Developments Ltd's (LDL) priorities for new infrastructure will respond appropriately to service large developments requiring energy and drainage capacity appropriate to the scale of development and its usage. LDL's proposal of 100ha employment will deliver a development and its future use which response to the Council's net zero carbon challenge/policy intent. LDL would like to discuss its planned innovations for building materials, on-site energy production, use and management of water, additional tree planting and digital infrastructure plans. Summary of Comments: Please see summary above.

Edge of Cambridge: Outside Green Belt, Public Transport Corridors, Densification of existing urban areas, Edge of Cambridge: Green Belt, Dispersal: New Settlements, Dispersal: Villages

Lolworth Developments Ltd (LDL) has submitted a 100ha employment site proposal to the 'Call for Sites' consultation in March 2019. LDL has submitted further supporting evidence as to why the site is the best location to serve the area and the 'final mile' into Cambridge. See Strategic Case Report and Vision Document submitted under Q2. Given LDL's proposal for a large-scale 100ha logistics based employment development on the strategic highway network close to Cambridge, yet outside the green belt; in ranking the options for Q42 would be as follows: 1. Edge of Cambridge; outside of green belt 2. Public Transport corridors 3. Densification of existing urban area 4. Edge of Cambridge green belt 5. Dispersal new settlements 6. Dispersal villages Summary LDL's proposal for 100ha of logistics based employment development at Bar Hill for the 'last mile' in and out of Cambridge will deliver benefits which respond to the prioritised big themes set out on page 82 of 'The First Conversation' including climate change, biodiversity and green space, wellbeing and social inclusion, great places, jobs and infrastructure (see our Vision Document submitted to Q2 and supporting evidence). Given LDL's proposal for a large-scale 100ha logistics based employment development on the strategic highway network close to Cambridge, yet outside the green belt; in ranking the options for Q42 would be as follows: 1. Edge of Cambridge; outside of green belt 2. Public Transport corridors 3. Densification of existing urban area 4. Edge of Cambridge green belt 5. Dispersal new settlements 6. Dispersal villages

Lolworth Developments Ltd (LDL) has submitted a 100ha employment site proposal to the 'Call for Sites' consultation in March 2019. LDL has submitted further supporting evidence as to why the site is the best location to serve the area and the 'final mile' into Cambridge. See Strategic Case Report and Vision Document submitted under Q2. LDL's proposal for 100ha logistics based development requires as a necessity a key position on the strategic transport corridor for ease of access and to serve the 'last mile' in and out of Cambridge. Not only will this location support economic benefits out of Cambridge but will benefit inside Cambridge by carbon reducing vehicles using LDL's Bar Hill site as a travel hub and providing relocation opportunities for existing employment sites in Cambridge to make way for housing on those sites allocated for housing in the city area. An additional benefit of LDL's site is that it is not located in the green belt - considered a challenge for new strategic transport infrastructure set out under para 5.3.6 of the First Conversation document. Summary LDL's proposal for 100ha logistics based development requires as a necessity a key position on the strategic transport corridor for ease of access and to serve the 'last mile' in and out of Cambridge. Not only will this location support economic benefits out of Cambridge but will benefit inside Cambridge by carbon reducing vehicles using LDL's Bar Hill site as a travel hub and providing relocation opportunities for existing employment sites in Cambridge to make way for housing on those sites allocated for housing in the city area. An additional benefit of LDL's site is that it is not located in the green belt - considered a challenge for new strategic transport infrastructure set out under para 5.3.6 of the First Conversation document. Summary of Comments: Please see summary above.