Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020
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New searchLand lying to the northwest of Whippletree Road
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Agricultural
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Greenfield
Residential
Please see cover letter. (The information below has been extracted from the concluding section of the applicants Covering Letter) The Greater Cambridge Local Plan needs to provide for a significant increase in housing over the next twenty or so years. There are, as is clear from the analysis above, clear reasons to justify Green Belt land release. Owing to the existing dependency on strategic sites, it is not considered sound to allocate even more large sites to accommodate the housing requirement. In addition, small rural villages such as Whittlesford risk being ‘left behind’ and rendered unviable locations for development unless their long term viability is secured through sustainable growth. The development strategy should, therefore, address both considerations at once by identifying small sites that minimize Greater Cambridge’s exposure to large sites failing to come forward as anticipated, whilst simultaneously improving the future viability of villages around the authority areas. Land being promoted at Whittlesford by Axis should therefore be considered and identified as part of the GCLP’s strategy for development, and we welcome further engagement with the Greater Cambridge authorities going forward in order to discuss further the benefits of the site.
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Access to the site is from Middlemoor Road
The site has access to key utilities. Provision is not required to be made/capacity created or reinforced to enable development. The site is not crossed or adjacent to a key utility such as a pipeline or by pylons.
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2023
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Agricultural
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Greenfield
Residential
Please see cover letter. (The below information has been extracted from the applicants covering letter) The identification of housing sites around villages like Whittlesford therefore serves to benefit Greater Cambridge in two ways: • Allocation of a range of small and medium sized sites that preclude an over-reliance on major strategic land; and • Helping to prevent the increased unsustainability of small rural settlements The Greater Cambridge Local Plan needs to provide for a significant increase in housing over the next twenty or so years. There are, as is clear from the analysis above, clear reasons to justify Green Belt land release. Owing to the existing dependency on strategic sites, it is not considered sound to allocate even more large sites to accommodate the housing requirement. In addition, small rural villages such as Whittlesford risk being ‘left behind’ and rendered unviable locations for development unless their long term viability is secured through sustainable growth. The development strategy should, therefore, address both considerations at once by identifying small sites that minimize Greater Cambridge’s exposure to large sites failing to come forward as anticipated, whilst simultaneously improving the future viability of villages around the authority areas. Land being promoted at Whittlesford by Axis should therefore be considered and identified as part of the GCLP’s strategy for development, and we welcome further engagement with the Greater Cambridge authorities going forward in order to discuss further the benefits of the site.
575 at a density of c.35dph
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Access to the site is from Newton Road
The site has access to key utilities. Provision does not need to be made or capacity created/reinforced to enable development. The site is not crossed or adjacent to a key utility such as a pipeline or by pylons.
High
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2023
2025
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Car Dealership
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• Planning permission (Ref: 14/1082/FUL) was approved in September 2014, for an extension to existing showroom to provide additional vehicle display area. • In November 2006 planning permission (Ref: 06/0972/FUL) to reclad front and part sides of existing building and install new windows/glazing was approved. • Planning permission (Ref: C/00/1153) was approved in January 2001, for the change of use of garden to rear of 129 Histon Road to vehicular parking in association with motor dealership and creation of new window offices within parts department. • In December 2000 planning permission (Ref: C/00/1103) for a glazed extension to provide enlarged service reception, re‐cladding of workshop and rearrangement of parking layout was approved. • Planning permission (Ref: C/99/0646) was approved in November 1999 for the extension and new facades to car showroom, reroofing of existing showroom, reroofing and recladding of existing workshop, improvement including roofing to offices and re‐arrangement of parking layout. • In October 1971 planning permission (Ref: C/71/0147), was approved to shut one crossing and form new crossing to access road and build showroom onto workshop. • Planning permission (Ref: C/71/147A) was approved in May 1972 for the addition of new showroom and office. • In October 1965 planning permission (Ref: C/65/0384) was approved for the demolition of shop and extension to car park
Developed
78 dwellings with access to remain onto Histon Road.
Contributes to Cambridge’s housing need
78 Dwellings
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The site is located to the north west of Cambridge City Centre and is accessed off the B1049 (Histon Road).
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Site is not crossed by Pylons as for underground pipes this is unknown at this stage however, wont impact on the redevelopment of the site.
Site is currently in occupation but could be bought forward fairly quickly.
Site is in a extremely attractive location where residential development would be appropriate.
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Site is allocated within adopted local plan.
Subject to the relocation of the existing use and gaining planning permission, development can commence quickly (1-5 years).
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