Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020
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Agricultural with planning permission for the change of use of four out of five of the agricultural buildings to flexible B1 and B8 uses (Ref. S/2372/16/FL).
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Ref. S/2372/16/FL - Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Flexible B1 and B8 uses, involving an element of Demolition, Alterations to Building, Parking Area and Widening of Access – Approved 10th March 2017 Ref. S/1795/18/DC - Discharge of Conditions 6 (Vehicular Route Plan), 10 (Demolition Method Statement), 11 (Servicing Management Plan), 12 (Lighting Scheme), 14 (Pollution Control), 16 (Materials), 17 (Boundary Treatment) & 18 (Hard & Soft Landscaping) of Planning Permission S/2372/16/FL – Approved 28th November 2018
Previously developed land
Employment Use
Deal Farm will deliver additional employment space for local businesses seeking such accommodation thus meeting future need within the combined Local Planning Authority area.
Employment floor space – approx. 2,850 sqm (including the four units with permission and the larger building currently within agricultural use).
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There is an existing access off Cambridge Road, and it is being widened as part of the approved application S/2372/16/FL.
A Drainage Assessment was carried out as part of the planning application S/2372/16/FL and it was found that the existing agricultural development includes a surface water drainage system which discharges via an attenuation pond to a culverted watercourse to the west of the site. This will be utilised and improved for the converted units and yard area.
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April 2019
End of 2019
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Land to the east of Haverhill Road, Stapleford
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The site comprises agricultural land.
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Greenfield
A proposed stop/station on the route of the proposed Mass Rapid Transit link between a new Park & Ride facility near the A11 and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (Phase 2 of the Cambridge South East Transport project) is proposed to be located in the western corner of the site (adjacent to Haverhill Road). The landowner wishes to make the Council aware that their wider landholding is also available for development. It is proposed that the site or part of it could deliver a mixed-use development, comprising new dwellings and other uses, in proximity to a proposed station on the Transit route. 2025 update: 500 - 1500 sqm commercial floorspace and 399 - 479 dwellings
The proposed development could provide new housing that will assist in meeting housing need in the area. The site also has potential to incorporate a range of uses including employment and community uses which would be of benefit to the local area. The proposal will be able to support the continued viability of the facilities in Stapleford and nearby Shelford.
Assuming a net developable area of 70% and 30 dwellings per hectare, the site could deliver circa 987 dwellings. However, it is noted that a lower number of dwellings and a smaller site area may be considered more appropriate as the site lies on the edge of a village.
Vehicular access to the western edge of the site is currently achieved via Haverhill Road. This access is currently used by farm-vehicles and would be unsuitable for a new development. Therefore, it is envisaged that a new access will serve future development.
There are no known topographical or physical constraints to development.
The Flood Map for Planning identifies that the site is in Flood Zone 1 (Low Probability of Flooding). There are no known contamination issues relevant to the site. No heritage assets are located within or adjacent to the site. There are no statutory ecological designations that could affect the potential to deliver development on the site.
The site is adjacent to the built-up residential expanse of Stapleford. Therefore, it is not anticipated that access to utilities will be a constraint.
The site is within the Green Belt and therefore protected by local and national policy and would need to be released through a Green Belt and Local Plan Review. Should the site be released from the Green Belt in the emerging Local Plan, it would be immediately available for development.
There is market interest in the site
The site is in one landownership and there are no known covenants, long tenures or ransom strips.
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Depending on timescales of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, outline planning permission could be achieved in the year the plan is adopted, which is currently estimated as the Summer of 2023.
There are no known abnormal costs which could affect the viability of the site.
The site comprises predominantly agricultural land. A small area to the south of the site comprising former agricultural buildings associated with Deal Farm is currently being converted for commercial uses (B1c Light Industrial and B8 Storage). Construction of the commercial uses is ongoing.
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S/2372/16/FL - Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Flexible B1 and B8 uses, involving an element of Demolition, Alterations to Building, Parking Area and Widening of Access – Approved 10/03/2017 It is noted that there is a historic (pre year 2000) planning application on the southern portion of the site for residential development, public open space and a relief road S/1059/97/O. No planning application documents are available online however it is understood that it was withdrawn in October 1997.
Predominantly Greenfield.
Part of the land subject to this submission (along the line of the Dismantled Railway) has been identified as forming part of the route of the proposed Mass Rapid Transit link between a new Park & Ride facility near the A11 and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (Phase 2 of the Cambridge South East Transport project). Whilst the route is still to be finalised, its delivery will create a strong defensible new boundary to the land and therefore a logical location for future residential development. The landowner therefore wants to make the Council aware that their land is available for development. It is proposed that the site will deliver a residential led, mixed use development, delivering new dwellings in a location which benefit from enhanced access to Cambridge as a result of the proposed Transit Link, which will feature a new station at Sawston and Stapleford.
The proposed development will provide new housing that will assist in meeting housing need in the area. The site is located in an area that is well supported by a number of services and facilities. The proposal will be able to support these facilities and enhance the vitality of Sawston Village Centre and other high streets in the locality. The site has potential to incorporate a range of uses including employment and community uses which would be of benefit to the local area.
The land outlined in red measures approx. 53.5 ha. Assuming a net developable area of 70% of the site area and 30 dwellings per hectare, the site could deliver circa 1,123 dwellings. However, it is noted that a lower number of dwellings and a smaller site area may be considered more appropriate given the site lies on the edge of a village, and to ensure an appropriate buffer between Sawston and Stapleford. There is scope for other uses to be incorporated into the site, however the extent of these would be discussed with the Council.
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Vehicular access off Cambridge Road is currently achieved via the southern corner of the site. It is envisaged that a future development on the site will be served via a new access onto Cambridge Road.
There are no known topographical or physical constraints to development.
The site adjoins a Waste Water Treatment Works however it is considered that with appropriate mitigation, and an appropriate buffer between this use and the proposed development, this will not constrain development of the site. Whilst it is noted that the site is within a Waste Water Treatment Works Safeguarding Area, Policy CS31 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Core Strategy states that planning permission can be granted within these areas when it has been demonstrated that the proposed development would not be adversely affected by the continued operation of the existing wastewater treatment works. Where development is proposed within the safeguarding area, Policy CS31 requires the provision of an odour assessment report. An odour assessment report will be prepared to support the ongoing promotion of the site. The Flood Map for Planning identifies that the site is in Flood Zone 1 (Low Probability of Flooding). There are no known contamination issues relevant to the site. No heritage assets are located within or adjacent to the site. Dernford Fen SSSI is located 400m south west of the site – this is not considered to be a constraint to development. An ecology assessment will be undertaken to identify appropriate mitigation.
The site is adjacent to the built-up residential expanse of Sawston and there are existing buildings within the boundary of the site. Therefore, it is not anticipated that access to utilities will be a constraint.
The site is within the Green Belt and therefore protected by local and national policy and would need to be released through a Green Belt and Local Plan Review. Should the site be released from the Green Belt in the emerging Local Plan, it would be immediately available for development.
There is market interest in the site
The site is in one land ownership and there are no known covenants, long tenures or ransom strips.
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Depending on timescales of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, outline planning permission could be achieved in the year the plan is adopted, which is currently estimated as the Summer of 2023.
There are no known abnormal costs which could affect the viability of the site.
