Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020
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New searchLand off Water Lane, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire
8.09ha. 2025: 7.80ha.
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Agricultural Land
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Greenfield
Proposed residential development of up to 100 dwellings including affordable housing, public open space, landscaping etc.
The provision of additional and mix of housing including affordable housing to meet the needs of local people. Public open space provision and highway improvements. Economic benefits through new construction jobs and boost to local economy from new residents.
Up to 100 dwellings derived from an existing and upgraded access from Water Lane. The development would be provided a range of dwellings typologies, size and tenure to ensure the development makes efficient and effective use of the site. 2025: minimum housing units 90 and maximum housing units 110
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The means of access will be provided from Water Lane - this will be upgraded. Please see site location plan. it is proposed that Water Lane would be upgraded and this has been discussed and agreed with the highway authority, Cambridgeshire County Council.
The land slopes gentle upwards to the south. No mitigation required.
There is no environmental constraints that would constrain the site being brought forward for development. No mitigation required. 2025: the answer is no
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Please see supporting Utilities Plan, which demonstrates availability of all services.
The site is available and could deliver housing either as a housing allocation in the new local plan or through a planning application, which would make a significant contribution towards housing provision in this part of the District.
The market attractiveness is high.
There are no legal or land ownership constraints that would prejudice the site from coming forward
The site has not previously been allocated.
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2022/23
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More thought needs to be given on the needs of villages that need fostering through further growth.
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Land off Water Lane Melbourn
8.09
Agricultural
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Greenfield.
Residential plus open space and landscaping.
The benefit to the local area will be through market and affordable housing.
Approximately 100 dwellings.
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Access is available from Water Lane that has been agreed in principle by the Highway Authority (see attached correspondence).
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Yes - see attached utilities report.
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The site is immediately available .
It is a very well located site right on the edge of the main built up area of Melbourn which is a large village with a good range of facilities capable of supporting further growth. It also has the added advantage of a railway station close by (i.e. at Shepreth)..
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Government advice states that a 15 year time period for a Local Plan is optimal. From a start date of 2017 this would take the Plan period to 2032. Although there is a statutory requirement to review a Local Plan every 5 years to take it forward to 2040 now would be an excessively long Plan period that may precipitate housing delivery based largely on large strategic sites (and a stepped trajectory that does nothing to solve housing requirements in the short term).
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By meeting current Building Regulations (as updated). Applying a stricter standard from a planning perspective may simply be a repeat of the ill founded Code for Sustainable Homes that was withdrawn in 2016.
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I think your initiatives to reduce the impact on climate change are laudable but these objectives need to be applied in all settlements. This will mean providing for an appropriate level of growth in villages to act as a catalyst for change and sustain village communities that otherwise will simply remain without any incentive to change.
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Through the initiatives coming forward in the Environment Bill (including 10% Net Gain).
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By providing further green space through development (on site) and by contributions raised through CIL and s106 (off site).
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