Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020

ARU's mission has always been to transform lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. It continues to play a critical role in the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, and has ambitious but realistic plans to ensure that it can continue to make this vital contribution. There are currently just over 11,000 students studying on campus in Cambridge, up around 120 students on the previous year, with further intakes due in May. The year on year increase in numbers is driven by doubledigit growth in both EU and International students: - The EU student population has grown to 1539, a 12% increase on 2018/9 - The International student population has grown to 1962, a 27% increase on 2018/9. Undergraduates make up two-thirds of the population in 2019/20 but Postgraduate Taught student numbers are growing (up 14% on last year). The University has aspirations for further growth, in particular, relating to International, Degree Apprenticeship and Foundation Year courses, of between 5 to 10% over the next 3 years. Higher Education continues to change, making detailed planning for the life of the new Local Plan very difficult. The University would very much welcome the opportunity to discuss its plans in more detail as the Local Plan process continues. Support for University development To ensure that the University of Cambridge and ARU can continue to modernise and maximise their contributions to the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, it is important that the new Local Plan recognises and makes provision for the planned growth. To do this, policies in the new Local Plan need to positively support University development. Policy 43 in the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 states that University Development in the City Centre will be permitted subject to criteria whereas University Development outside the City Centre will be treated on their merits. East Road marks the city centre boundary in that Plan with land to the northwest of the road being inside and land to the southeast of the road being outside the city centre. The Local Plan 2018 acknowledges that the East Road site and area remain the most sustainable location for ARU and the University is keen to continue to concentrate its provision in this area, but the consequence of the spatial differentiation in policy 43 means that development on the University’s East Road campus, which is adjacent to but outside the city centre, and its site at Young Street site will be judged on their merits rather than being permitted (subject to criteria). The new Local Plan needs to include explicit support for modernised and enhanced provision on ARU’s East Road site and area. Student Accommodation It is important that the new Local Plan recognises, is consistent and makes provision for the expected growth in student numbers and need for accommodation. Paragraph 5.28 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 refers to catering for growth in student numbers (at ARU) whilst paragraph 6.14 contradicts this by stating that ARU has confirmed that it has no growth aspirations to 2026. It is acknowledged that the increasing demand for accommodation from students can put pressure on the general housing market. The National Planning Policy Framework 2019 requires sufficient land to come forward to meet the housing needs of different groups, and makes specific reference to students in this regard (paragraph 61). The implications of the wording of Policy 46 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 will unduly limit the opportunities to make the required provision for additional student accommodation. The policy states that “Permanent purpose built student accommodation will not be supported on sites allocated for housing, or with an extant planning permission for residential development, or sites identified as potential housing sites within the Council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment”. Such a wide ranging exclusion together with policies that seek to protect other land uses, unduly limits the opportunities to provide student accommodation. Rather than unduly limit opportunities to provide the required provision for additional student accommodation, the new Local Plan needs to ensure that it provides for sufficient land to meet all the housing needs, including Student accommodation. Masterplan The University is preparing a masterplan for its East Road campus and is keen to ensure that it has a clear, recognised standing as a material planning consideration in the determination of subsequent planning applications. We are keen to continue discussions on how this might be achieved, which could include being a supplementary planning document to a policy hook in the new Local Plan.

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ARU's mission has always been to transform lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. It continues to play a critical role in the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, and has ambitious but realistic plans to ensure that it can continue to make this vital contribution. There are currently just over 11,000 students studying on campus in Cambridge, up around 120 students on the previous year, with further intakes due in May. The year on year increase in numbers is driven by doubledigit growth in both EU and International students: - The EU student population has grown to 1539, a 12% increase on 2018/9 - The International student population has grown to 1962, a 27% increase on 2018/9. Undergraduates make up two-thirds of the population in 2019/20 but Postgraduate Taught student numbers are growing (up 14% on last year). The University has aspirations for further growth, in particular, relating to International, Degree Apprenticeship and Foundation Year courses, of between 5 to 10% over the next 3 years. Higher Education continues to change, making detailed planning for the life of the new Local Plan very difficult. The University would very much welcome the opportunity to discuss its plans in more detail as the Local Plan process continues. Support for University development To ensure that the University of Cambridge and ARU can continue to modernise and maximise their contributions to the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, it is important that the new Local Plan recognises and makes provision for the planned growth. To do this, policies in the new Local Plan need to positively support University development. Policy 43 in the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 states that University Development in the City Centre will be permitted subject to criteria whereas University Development outside the City Centre will be treated on their merits. East Road marks the city centre boundary in that Plan with land to the northwest of the road being inside and land to the southeast of the road being outside the city centre. The Local Plan 2018 acknowledges that the East Road site and area remain the most sustainable location for ARU and the University is keen to continue to concentrate its provision in this area, but the consequence of the spatial differentiation in policy 43 means that development on the University’s East Road campus, which is adjacent to but outside the city centre, and its site at Young Street site will be judged on their merits rather than being permitted (subject to criteria). The new Local Plan needs to include explicit support for modernised and enhanced provision on ARU’s East Road site and area. Student Accommodation It is important that the new Local Plan recognises, is consistent and makes provision for the expected growth in student numbers and need for accommodation. Paragraph 5.28 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 refers to catering for growth in student numbers (at ARU) whilst paragraph 6.14 contradicts this by stating that ARU has confirmed that it has no growth aspirations to 2026. It is acknowledged that the increasing demand for accommodation from students can put pressure on the general housing market. The National Planning Policy Framework 2019 requires sufficient land to come forward to meet the housing needs of different groups, and makes specific reference to students in this regard (paragraph 61). The implications of the wording of Policy 46 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 will unduly limit the opportunities to make the required provision for additional student accommodation. The policy states that “Permanent purpose built student accommodation will not be supported on sites allocated for housing, or with an extant planning permission for residential development, or sites identified as potential housing sites within the Council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment”. Such a wide ranging exclusion together with policies that seek to protect other land uses, unduly limits the opportunities to provide student accommodation. Rather than unduly limit opportunities to provide the required provision for additional student accommodation, the new Local Plan needs to ensure that it provides for sufficient land to meet all the housing needs, including Student accommodation. Masterplan The University is preparing a masterplan for its East Road campus and is keen to ensure that it has a clear, recognised standing as a material planning consideration in the determination of subsequent planning applications. We are keen to continue discussions on how this might be achieved, which could include being a supplementary planning document to a policy hook in the new Local Plan.

ARU's mission has always been to transform lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. It continues to play a critical role in the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, and has ambitious but realistic plans to ensure that it can continue to make this vital contribution. There are currently just over 11,000 students studying on campus in Cambridge, up around 120 students on the previous year, with further intakes due in May. The year on year increase in numbers is driven by doubledigit growth in both EU and International students: - The EU student population has grown to 1539, a 12% increase on 2018/9 - The International student population has grown to 1962, a 27% increase on 2018/9. Undergraduates make up two-thirds of the population in 2019/20 but Postgraduate Taught student numbers are growing (up 14% on last year). The University has aspirations for further growth, in particular, relating to International, Degree Apprenticeship and Foundation Year courses, of between 5 to 10% over the next 3 years. Higher Education continues to change, making detailed planning for the life of the new Local Plan very difficult. The University would very much welcome the opportunity to discuss its plans in more detail as the Local Plan process continues. Support for University development To ensure that the University of Cambridge and ARU can continue to modernise and maximise their contributions to the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, it is important that the new Local Plan recognises and makes provision for the planned growth. To do this, policies in the new Local Plan need to positively support University development. Policy 43 in the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 states that University Development in the City Centre will be permitted subject to criteria whereas University Development outside the City Centre will be treated on their merits. East Road marks the city centre boundary in that Plan with land to the northwest of the road being inside and land to the southeast of the road being outside the city centre. The Local Plan 2018 acknowledges that the East Road site and area remain the most sustainable location for ARU and the University is keen to continue to concentrate its provision in this area, but the consequence of the spatial differentiation in policy 43 means that development on the University’s East Road campus, which is adjacent to but outside the city centre, and its site at Young Street site will be judged on their merits rather than being permitted (subject to criteria). The new Local Plan needs to include explicit support for modernised and enhanced provision on ARU’s East Road site and area. Student Accommodation It is important that the new Local Plan recognises, is consistent and makes provision for the expected growth in student numbers and need for accommodation. Paragraph 5.28 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 refers to catering for growth in student numbers (at ARU) whilst paragraph 6.14 contradicts this by stating that ARU has confirmed that it has no growth aspirations to 2026. It is acknowledged that the increasing demand for accommodation from students can put pressure on the general housing market. The National Planning Policy Framework 2019 requires sufficient land to come forward to meet the housing needs of different groups, and makes specific reference to students in this regard (paragraph 61). The implications of the wording of Policy 46 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 will unduly limit the opportunities to make the required provision for additional student accommodation. The policy states that “Permanent purpose built student accommodation will not be supported on sites allocated for housing, or with an extant planning permission for residential development, or sites identified as potential housing sites within the Council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment”. Such a wide ranging exclusion together with policies that seek to protect other land uses, unduly limits the opportunities to provide student accommodation. Rather than unduly limit opportunities to provide the required provision for additional student accommodation, the new Local Plan needs to ensure that it provides for sufficient land to meet all the housing needs, including Student accommodation. Masterplan The University is preparing a masterplan for its East Road campus and is keen to ensure that it has a clear, recognised standing as a material planning consideration in the determination of subsequent planning applications. We are keen to continue discussions on how this might be achieved, which could include being a supplementary planning document to a policy hook in the new Local Plan.

ARU's mission has always been to transform lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. It continues to play a critical role in the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, and has ambitious but realistic plans to ensure that it can continue to make this vital contribution. There are currently just over 11,000 students studying on campus in Cambridge, up around 120 students on the previous year, with further intakes due in May. The year on year increase in numbers is driven by doubledigit growth in both EU and International students: - The EU student population has grown to 1539, a 12% increase on 2018/9 - The International student population has grown to 1962, a 27% increase on 2018/9. Undergraduates make up two-thirds of the population in 2019/20 but Postgraduate Taught student numbers are growing (up 14% on last year). The University has aspirations for further growth, in particular, relating to International, Degree Apprenticeship and Foundation Year courses, of between 5 to 10% over the next 3 years. Higher Education continues to change, making detailed planning for the life of the new Local Plan very difficult. The University would very much welcome the opportunity to discuss its plans in more detail as the Local Plan process continues. Support for University development To ensure that the University of Cambridge and ARU can continue to modernise and maximise their contributions to the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, it is important that the new Local Plan recognises and makes provision for the planned growth. To do this, policies in the new Local Plan need to positively support University development. Policy 43 in the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 states that University Development in the City Centre will be permitted subject to criteria whereas University Development outside the City Centre will be treated on their merits. East Road marks the city centre boundary in that Plan with land to the northwest of the road being inside and land to the southeast of the road being outside the city centre. The Local Plan 2018 acknowledges that the East Road site and area remain the most sustainable location for ARU and the University is keen to continue to concentrate its provision in this area, but the consequence of the spatial differentiation in policy 43 means that development on the University’s East Road campus, which is adjacent to but outside the city centre, and its site at Young Street site will be judged on their merits rather than being permitted (subject to criteria). The new Local Plan needs to include explicit support for modernised and enhanced provision on ARU’s East Road site and area. Student Accommodation It is important that the new Local Plan recognises, is consistent and makes provision for the expected growth in student numbers and need for accommodation. Paragraph 5.28 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 refers to catering for growth in student numbers (at ARU) whilst paragraph 6.14 contradicts this by stating that ARU has confirmed that it has no growth aspirations to 2026. It is acknowledged that the increasing demand for accommodation from students can put pressure on the general housing market. The National Planning Policy Framework 2019 requires sufficient land to come forward to meet the housing needs of different groups, and makes specific reference to students in this regard (paragraph 61). The implications of the wording of Policy 46 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 will unduly limit the opportunities to make the required provision for additional student accommodation. The policy states that “Permanent purpose built student accommodation will not be supported on sites allocated for housing, or with an extant planning permission for residential development, or sites identified as potential housing sites within the Council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment”. Such a wide ranging exclusion together with policies that seek to protect other land uses, unduly limits the opportunities to provide student accommodation. Rather than unduly limit opportunities to provide the required provision for additional student accommodation, the new Local Plan needs to ensure that it provides for sufficient land to meet all the housing needs, including Student accommodation. Masterplan The University is preparing a masterplan for its East Road campus and is keen to ensure that it has a clear, recognised standing as a material planning consideration in the determination of subsequent planning applications. We are keen to continue discussions on how this might be achieved, which could include being a supplementary planning document to a policy hook in the new Local Plan.

ARU's mission has always been to transform lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. It continues to play a critical role in the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, and has ambitious but realistic plans to ensure that it can continue to make this vital contribution. There are currently just over 11,000 students studying on campus in Cambridge, up around 120 students on the previous year, with further intakes due in May. The year on year increase in numbers is driven by doubledigit growth in both EU and International students: - The EU student population has grown to 1539, a 12% increase on 2018/9 - The International student population has grown to 1962, a 27% increase on 2018/9. Undergraduates make up two-thirds of the population in 2019/20 but Postgraduate Taught student numbers are growing (up 14% on last year). The University has aspirations for further growth, in particular, relating to International, Degree Apprenticeship and Foundation Year courses, of between 5 to 10% over the next 3 years. Higher Education continues to change, making detailed planning for the life of the new Local Plan very difficult. The University would very much welcome the opportunity to discuss its plans in more detail as the Local Plan process continues. Support for University development To ensure that the University of Cambridge and ARU can continue to modernise and maximise their contributions to the educational, research and economic success of the Greater Cambridge area, it is important that the new Local Plan recognises and makes provision for the planned growth. To do this, policies in the new Local Plan need to positively support University development. Policy 43 in the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 states that University Development in the City Centre will be permitted subject to criteria whereas University Development outside the City Centre will be treated on their merits. East Road marks the city centre boundary in that Plan with land to the northwest of the road being inside and land to the 2 southeast of the road being outside the city centre. The Local Plan 2018 acknowledges that the East Road site and area remain the most sustainable location for ARU and the University is keen to continue to concentrate its provision in this area, but the consequence of the spatial differentiation in policy 43 means that development on the University’s East Road campus, which is adjacent to but outside the city centre, and its site at Young Street site will be judged on their merits rather than being permitted (subject to criteria). The new Local Plan needs to include explicit support for modernised and enhanced provision on ARU’s East Road site and area. Student Accommodation It is important that the new Local Plan recognises, is consistent and makes provision for the expected growth in student numbers and need for accommodation. Paragraph 5.28 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 refers to catering for growth in student numbers (at ARU) whilst paragraph 6.14 contradicts this by stating that ARU has confirmed that it has no growth aspirations to 2026. It is acknowledged that the increasing demand for accommodation from students can put pressure on the general housing market. The National Planning Policy Framework 2019 requires sufficient land to come forward to meet the housing needs of different groups, and makes specific reference to students in this regard (paragraph 61). The implications of the wording of Policy 46 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2018 will unduly limit the opportunities to make the required provision for additional student accommodation. The policy states that “Permanent purpose built student accommodation will not be supported on sites allocated for housing, or with an extant planning permission for residential development, or sites identified as potential housing sites within the Council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment”. Such a wide ranging exclusion together with policies that seek to protect other land uses, unduly limits the opportunities to provide student accommodation. Rather than unduly limit opportunities to provide the required provision for additional student accommodation, the new Local Plan needs to ensure that it provides for sufficient land to meet all the housing needs, including Student accommodation. Masterplan The University is preparing a masterplan for its East Road campus and is keen to ensure that it has a clear, recognised standing as a material planning consideration in the determination of subsequent planning applications. We are keen to continue discussions on how this might be achieved, which could include being a supplementary planning document to a policy hook in the new Local Plan.