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Form ID: 51564
Respondent: Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd

Babraham Research Campus

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Form ID: 51604
Respondent: Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd

The Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT

182 Hectares (Proposed Development area for new buildings 16 Hectares)

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Research and Development

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S/0987/97/CAC Demolition of Buildings S/0659/03/CAC Demolition of Buildings S/0195/99/O Development of Research Facilities and Infrastructure S/0003/03/F Variation of S/0195/99/O S/1402/06/F Renewal of S/0003/03/F S/1173/04/RM Access Road S/0906/06/RM Access Road and Kiosk S2220/02/RM S/1321/09/RM S/2016/11 Development of four Research Buildings and Infrastructure S/0600/12/RM, S/0616/13/RM, S/2688/13/RM, S/0422/15/RM S/1676/14/OL 10,000sqm R and D Facilities and Infrastructure S/3182/16/RM, S/1500/17/RM, S/0907/17/FL Roads and Infrastructure S/2917/17/RM

Mixture of previously developed and greenfield

Research and Development facilities Supporting Infrastructure

Employment (B1) office , Employment (B1b) research and development

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Please see accompanying attached: Supporting Documents 2 and 3 Babraham Research Campus Future Development and Impact Report describing benefits and impact in local and national economy, together with case for further growth. Benefits summary: • Support growth and jobs in Life Sciences economy locally, regionally and nationally • Provide distinct support to early stage companies and address market failure in this area • GVA of campus activities equated to £286m in 2017/18 • Attract high quality private investment to the area • Increase employment in the high skills technology sector • Increase underpinning employment in skills and services • Increase numbers of apprenticeships, PhD and Postdoc opportunities • Attract world leading researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs • Retain global talent • Encourage the development of skills and expertise across the community • Promote skilled employment opportunities across the local and Cambridge wide community • Promote Outreach educational opportunities to the Cambridge area community • Utilise opportunities on the wider campus estate to increase biodiversity • Utilise the opportunities on the wider campus estate to provide community amenity through footpath corridors along and adjacent to the River Granta • Maintain and increase current key worker housing • Utilise the wider estate to provide potential renewable energy opportunities. • Increase use and support of local public transport initiatives being implemented by GCP/CA

Employment floor-space within up to five new build and two replacement R and D buildings for a minimum of 30,000sqm of floor-space to provide R and D facilities for early stage start up and scale up Life Science companies. See accompanying attached Drawing 1 for location of development areas within Campus estate. Replacement and Renovation of existing key worker housing (60 dwellings) in developed area of campus (“The Close”)

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Mature site with entrance to campus off roundabout on A1307. Additional lanes into campus introduced with most recent permitted development (RD2) in 2017/18 Good access to the campus via roundabout on A1307 (constructed in 2007 as part of section 106 agreement in first phase of campus development). New increased main entrance and roadway infrastructure added in 2017 to further improve access and exit from/onto roundabout and allow for any increase in occupancy on campus. All traffic enters/exits campus via the above. Additional cycle access added in 2017 at same time as public multi user path was constructed through campus estate grounds, improving cycle access to campus along Cambridge to Abington Greenway.

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Heritage setting and Flood risk in areas adjacent to River Granta. Previous developments have responded to heritage setting with reference to 1999 Master plan design principles to protect the heritage setting. All developments include flood mitigation as demonstrated in condition discharge from Outline and Reserve Matters planning approvals (see previous section). These include flood run-off areas, SUDS drainage systems, raised height buildings within flood zone, storm water attenuation, aqua cells.

Mains water, gas and electrical supply in place for future development, Broadband communications infrastructure in place for campus and additional development. On campus, sewerage treatment plant in place and Cambridge Water Company local Babraham adopted foul system confirmed to have capacity and capability to connect into.

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Mains water, gas and electrical supply in place for future development, Broadband communications infrastructure in place for campus and additional development. On campus, sewerage treatment plant in place and Cambridge Water Company local Babraham adopted foul system confirmed to have capacity and capability to connect into.

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Also specified Next 5 years and Next 6-10 years. Identified zones for R and D development have available land plots and infrastructure in place for development and/or can be connected into existing infrastructure. Where not available now require demolition of existing buildings when vacant

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See accompanying Supporting Documents 2 and 3 on campus benefits and impact, illustrating the demand for R and D space within Babraham Research Campus and more broadly Cambridge region and UK nationally.

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Please note that where demolition required this has been factored in to development costs.

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