Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020

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Response to Question 42 8.5 No single solution will deliver a sound Local Plan; rather, a combination of approaches to the distribution of spatial growth will be necessary in order to establish the appropriate locations of new housing and employment development in the district. A hybrid approach will be required but should be underpinned by a focus on accessibility to public transport, employment and other daily needs. 8.6 It is considered that an element of village dispersal should form part of a hybrid spatial strategy. Whilst a village dispersal approach should consider villages from across the settlement hierarchy, it should seek to allocate sites for development at locations in villages which are or can be made sustainable and where new development can bring benefits to the existing community. To contribute to this strategy, Longstanton is considered to be a sustainable location for future development given the range of services and facilities it contains, its proximity to Northstowe and its accessibility to public transport, principally the Guided Busway.

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Response to Question 7 The four big themes are all considered to be important aspects to achieving positive development. All four themes should be used to inform the spatial strategy within the Local Plan in terms of distributing growth and determining planning applications to deliver growth. It is therefore not considered necessary to rank the options in order of preference.