Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020
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New searchA garden centre and rough pasture land
A garden centre and rough pasture land
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The site is currently in the Green Belt and so its designation restricts the land's future development which limits the opportunity for Scotsdales Garden Centre to expand and diversify.
The site's designation within the Green Belt greatly restricts the operational running of the business. If the site was to be released from the Green Belt and included with the development framework it may have greater opportunity to consider further investment that would result in new job creation on the site.
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The Site can be accessed by the existing access from Horningsea Road.
The site is flat.
The site sits within Flood Zone 1. The north and eastern parts of the site lie within the Greenbelt, however the western part of the site sits within the Horningsea development framework (Policy s/7) making it an ideal site to release from the Green Belt in its entirety. The northern part of the site lies within the district wide Conservation Area (Policy NH/14).
Water, sewerage, electricity and broadband are available via connections into the High Street.
The Site is available for development now. It can be delivered within 2 years post the release from the Green Belt.
The Garden Centre is currently constrained by the Green Belt restrictions. If the land was to be released from the Green Belt, the owners would consider alternative investment opportunities to improve the site and create further employment opportunities.
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2024 or sooner if the emerging local plan is adopted
2026
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Garden, entrance to Garden Centre, grassed area
Part of the site forms the entrance
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The site is currently in the Green Belt and so its designation restricts the land's future development which limits the opportunity for Scotsdale Garden Centre to expand and diversify. Scotsdale are keen to consider alternative uses for this land that compliments the garden centre business.
The site's release from the Green Belt and inclusion within the development framework for Great Shelford, would allow Scotsdale to bring forward development uses that compliment the running of the Garden Centre.
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The site would be accessed from the main site access to the Garden Centre off Cambridge Road.
The site is flat
The site is within the Green Belt
Water, sewerage, electricity, gas and broadband are available via connections in Cambridge Road
The Site is available for development now. It can be delivered within 2 years post the release from the Green Belt.
The site lies within a strong residential and employment area. There is demand both from uses within the Garden Centre and from other interested parties to develop the site for both residential or commercial uses.
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2024 or sooner if the emerging local plan is adopted.
2026
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Summary Savills (UK) Limited have been instructed by Scotsdales Garden Centre Great Shelford to make representations to the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues and Options (January 2020) to seek the removal of the garden centre from the Green Belt. Savills (UK) Limited have been instructed by Scotsdales Garden Centre Great Shelford to make representations to the Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues and Options (January 2020) to seek the removal of the garden centre from the Green Belt. Scotsdales Garden Centre is a well-respected and successful family run business which has been operating from its site in Great Shelford for over 40 years. The business is a major local employer, employing approximately 150 people. Scotsdales is a business which is rooted in the local community, servicing and employing many people from the local area. Planning permission for the garden centre and nursery was first granted in 1969 (reference C/0613/69/D). Since then, numerous applications have been submitted which have led to the expansion of the garden centre and its facilities. The site is considered previously developed land in the context of the NPPF (2019). Most recently, planning permission was granted in February 2017 for the redevelopment of the garden centre (reference S/2475/16/FL). The approved site plan (Appendix 1) shows that this site is already substantially developed and comprises a number large buildings and covered spaces, outdoor sales and display areas, storage and car parking. The site is currently located in the Green Belt, however, Scotsdales are seeking the site is removed. As noted at paragraph 133 of the NPPF (2019), the fundamental aim of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping the land permanently open. It is not considered that removing this previously developed site from the Green Belt will affect the Green Belt’s fundamental purpose, and an assessment of the site against the Green Belt’s 5 purposes is set out below. a) To check the unrestricted sprawl of large built up areas As an existing built up area, the removal of the site from the Green Belt will not result in unrestricted built form. The footprint of the site will remain the same. b) To prevent neighbouring towns merging into one another Removing the site from the Green Belt will not result or lead to the merging of Great Shelford with Cambridge. c) To assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment The removal of the site from the Green Belt will not extend the site outside the existing pattern of development or into the countryside. Its removal will not have an effect on the physical or visual openness of the Green Belt to any degree than currently exists. d) To preserve the setting and special character of historic towns The setting of local heritage assets or the historic city of Cambridge will not be affected if the site is removed from the Green Belt. e) To assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land Paragraph 136 notes that once established, they should only be altered where exceptional circumstances are fully evidenced and justified, through the preparation or updating of plans. The above assessment confirms that the site makes no contribution to the Green Belt. As a previously developed site, it is our view that the site should be removed from the Green Belt.
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