Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020
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New searchParkshire Subdivisional Police Headquarters, Parkside Cambridge
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Operational Police HQ (SUI GENERIS)
Previously developed land
Mixed use for hotel and or housing (including affordable housing and or B1 office - capacity to be determined at design stage
Much needed housing, including affordable housing, in a sustainable location. Potential for high quality office and or hotel facilities and a retained public town-centre presence for the constabulary.
High density, town centre location. Council current allocation anticipates 102 dwellings per hectare on this site, floorspace for B1/C3 and potential mixed uses to be determined at design stage.
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Existing access points onto Warkworth Street
Unaware of any utilities crossing the site
The owners are positively pursuing relocation of the current HQ operational site
Prestige location in Cambridge conservation area - high attractiveness
No
Timing of relocation from this site was uncertain
2023
2025
2
Site clearance costs and high quality design for prominent conservation area location likely to be offset by value of development in prime location.
Agricultural
N/A
There is no planning history directly relevant to the current proposals. The planning history includes a small number of applications for residential development between the late 1960s and 1987. There are also planning applications for agricultural development and accomodation.
Greenfield
High level initial concepts have been provided as part of the call for sites document submitted with these representations. The proposal is for a high quality, landscape-led scheme for new homes with green corridors and public open space, together with pedestrian and cycle links. It is proposed that these initial concepts will form the basis for discussion with South Cambridgeshire District Council and local stakeholders to identify community benefits and facilities that could be achieved through the residential-led development of the site and its removal from the Green Belt.
This site assessed within the HELAA (2021) considered a proposal for 250 C3 dwellings, the site is now proposed to include a 200-unit (C2 Integrated Retirement Community which provides Extra Care Housing and 200 C3 dwellings to create an integrated community which places care at it centre.
It is anticipated that the scheme will provide approximately 200 new Extra Care homes.
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The fields are currently accessed from Branch Road to the north as shown on the submitted site plan within the call for sites document. The indicative concepts show a point of access a short distance to the west along Branch Road and also an access from Long Road to the east. Both access positions are on long straight sections of road with good width enjoying excellent visibility and, therefore, there are no concerns in terms of access or highways safety.
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The site is within the Green Belt, and, therefore, can only be brought forward for the residential-led development proposed through the emerging Local Plan. A review of the Government's online flood risk mapping confirms the site lies within flood zone 1, the lowest risk zone with no flooding concerns for residential development. Initial desktop investigations on the online DEFRA Magic Mapping facility have not identified any biodiversity, heritage or other constraints or risks that would preclude development or sterilise part of the site in any way. Young woodland and traditional orchard features have been identified but these are at the margins of the site and could easily be incorporated into the landscape led scheme. There are a number of listed buildings to the south of the site in Comberton but these are some distance from the site and separated by intervening properties. Accordingly development of this site would not raise any concerns from a heritage perspective.
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At this point in time, no infrastructure constraints have been identified, either in terms of utilities crossing the site that would require wayleaves etc. or issues in terms of capacity. Given the site's sustainable location adjoining residential development, there is access to key utilities and it is not anticipated that utilities capacity will require anything other than local upgrades as appropriate. This will be subject to pre-development enquiries as detailed site proposals are formulated. Proposed Mitigation: N/A at this stage
The site is being actively promoted by a developer and is available for development now without constraint. It is acknowledged the site lies within the Green Belt and, therefore, its release for development is subject to the progress of the Local Plan.
It is our view that the site is highly attractive in the current market. Comberton is an attractive and highly sustainable village with a good level of services and facilities including Comberton Village College. It also benefits from good access to Cambridge via junction 12 of the M11 and Barton Road. In general terms the proximity to Cambridge ensures a high level of market attractiveness, enhanced by the position within the Green Belt, which limits the number of competing sites coming forwards.
No constraints of that nature.
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2024
2027
3-4 years based on approximately 75 completions per year. Please refer to the covering letter for further explanation on the anticipated rate of delivery.
N/A - no issues identified at this stage.
Ancillary buildings and vacant fields
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N/A
Mixture
The site is capable of delivering approximately 10 residential units.
Development of currently under utilised site, and connections into the surrounding public rights of way.
There is the potential for approximately 10 residential units on site.
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Access could be achieved off Craft Way
There are listed buildings to the west of the site, but these are well screened by a dense woodland. There is also a County Wildlife site to the north and the conservation area to the west and east but this can be overcome through suitable design and landscaping.
Access to key utilities; Capacity reinforcement may be required
All owners are willing to develop site and all constraints can be overcome through a suitable design and layout approach.
Settlement is sustainable with a good level of services and facilities, and connects well to the surrounding areas.
No
N/A
2022
2023
2
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Residental curtilage and vacant fields.
Mixture of previously developed land and greenfield.
The site is capable of delivering approximately 30-35 dwellings.
Development of currently under utilised site, and connections into the surrounding public rights of way.
There is the potential for approximately 30-35 residential units on site, with the potential of them being targeted at first time buyers.
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Access can currently be achieved from Hay Street onto the site, but improvements to the surfacing would be required, but as there is sufficent visibality splays and passing points it would be acceptable for the proposed uses.
There are listed buildings to the south-west of the site, but these are well screened by a dense woodland. There is also a County Wildlife site to the north and the conservation area to the west and east but this can be overcome through suitable design and landscaping.
Access to utilities; capacity reinforcement may be required.
All owners are willing to develop site and all constraints can be overcome through a suitable design and layout approach.
Settlement is sustainable with a good level of services and facilities, and connects well to the surrounding areas.
No
N/A
2022
2023
2
N/A
Scrub woodland
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N/A
Undeveloped
A modestly scaled development of 3 market dwellings in a woodland setting, retaining the existing boundaries of the site and supplementing scrub growth with new landscape planting.
Development of currently under utilised site, and connections into the surrounding public rights of way.
There is the potential for approximately 3 residential units on site.
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Access could be achieved off Craft Way.
There are listed buildings to the west of the site, but these are well screened by a scrub woodland which will be partially retained. The site is situated within the conservation area, but this can be overcome through suitable design and landscaping.
All owners are willing to develop site and all constraints can be overcome through a suitable design and layout approach.
Settlement is sustainable with a good level of services and facilities, and connects well to the surrounding areas.
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No
2022
2023
2
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Agriculture
N/A
N/A
Greenfield
The land south of the A10 and to the east of the A505 has potential to accommodate c.1500 new dwellings together with associated infrastructure including education facilities, open space and landscaping. 2025: Proposing up to 1079 residential units, a reduction of 421 units. Inclusion of employment uses.
Much needed new housing (market and affordable) in this part of the District within a residential scheme on the edge of Royston but within SCDC
Potentially c.1500 new dwellings with inclusion of affordable housing and provision of a range of house types and tenures. 2025: Proposing up to 1079 residential units, a reduction of 421 units (approx. 30 dwellings per hectare). Inclusion of employment uses.
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Access rights exist through New Farm. A new roundabout is also coming forward on the A505 which can potentially provide a link to the land east of the A505
There are embankments on the western edge of the site where the A505 lies in cutting. Development can easily be located to avoid such areas.
Presence of scheduled monument south east of New Farm - this can be factored in as part of any strategic master planning approach to the area
Provision will need to be made for mains utilities, noting that the site lies above an aquifer enabling easy access to water.
Site is single ownership
Enquiries received on an informal basis
N/R. All minerals rights from the site have been secured by the landowner
N/A
2024
c.2034, assuming 3 housebuilders on site
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