Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020
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New searchVillage character, as expressed in Village Design Statements or Neighbourhood Plans, should be the overriding concern when considering larger development within village frameworks. Too many houses are being built from developer catalogues with little respect for the local character.
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New development should be focused on a. regeneration / intensification of sites within Cambridge b. development of integrated new towns on Brownfield sites already well-connected to key infrastructure to minimise travel. c. proportionate addition to a village (no more than +1% p.a. per site except where approved in a Neighbourhood Plan)
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Densification within Cambridge is appropriate if handled sensitively (e.g. Montparnasse in Paris).
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Urban creep of Cambridge has to be subject to approval in the affected village’s Neighbourhood Plan
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Urban creep of Cambridge has to be subject to approval in the affected village’s Neighbourhood Plan
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New settlements are almost impossible to plan and implement effectively and damage neighbouring communities with ten miles.
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Modest growth of villages, with their consent via Neighbourhood Plans, is acceptable.
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Siting development along transport corridors seems almost as stupid as building isolated settlements then attempting to join them up – the transport is only one dimension of the challenge.
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Several policies do not make sense: a. S/8, 9, 10, 11 The criteria and weighting used in determining sustainability of a village, especially when these can deteriorate overtime b. CC/8 Sustainable Drainage is not fit for purpose in many fen-edge villages. c. NH/2 and NH/3 Add nothing to the requirements of NPPF d. H/11 The use of “adjoining” is unnecessarily restrictive; walking distance from the village centre is more relevant. e. H/15 There seems no reason why this should not extend beyond a single property.
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The role of Neighbourhood Plans could and should be much greater if the Local Plan does not impose too many policies as “strategic”
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