Question 16. How should the Local Plan help us achieve 'good growth' that promotes wellbeing and social inclusion?

The provision of high quality public open space and a mix of unit sizes and tenures within development, as well as its location in close proximity to local services and facilities all contribute to the promotion of wellbeing and social inclusion. As shown on the illustrative masterplan for the site land south of Horseheath Road, a strong landscape framework has been used to link open spaces and provide opportunities for walking routes as well as formal and informal play and social interaction. The provision of 40% affordable housing and a broad mix of dwelling sizes will facilitate a balanced and mixed community. This site also located a short cycle/ walk from the village centre along a direct and clearly legible route. Development of this site would fulfil the aims of paragraph 91 of the NPPF as well as paragraph 68, through the increase in local population and therefore usership of village services and facilities.

By locating development close to employment and service provision and investing heavily in open spaces, dedicated, lit, cycle and pedestrian routes as well as public transport the Plan can help to promote wellbeing and social inclusion.

We need to build in a statement of provision of community centres and shops etc into every new development of 50 dwellings or more - and whether existing facilities are sufficient or new ones need to be built. Developers should be made aware that they are building new communities not just buildings. Walking and cycling provision is key to community health. No shared space with motor vehicles. Footpaths ideally separated from bicycles and also FLAT, not with slopes every few metres because of the needs of a car driveway - better to consider the needs of wheelchair users. This can be achieved by having verges between footpaths and roads where a slope can be included.

The way we design our communities has a massive impact on wellbeing. Research shows that car-oriented developments isolate people and reduce our sense of community, in addition to the obvious health issues of noise and air pollution and injury/death from car crashes. Children have lost their independence and resilience as a result of the poor design of our communities, prioritising the car above all else. Please look to the Netherlands which has some of the highest rates of mental and physical health, wellbeing and happiness for all ages. CYCLING is key to this and the way communities are developed to enable this way of life. Camcycle has provided an excellent response to this question. Accessibletransportisvitalforwellbeingandinclusioninourcommunity. • Lack of access to transport (due to affordability, unreliability or the non-existence of transport options) is preventing people from accessing education, work and social opportunities. • Safe,convenientandhigh-qualitycyclinginfrastructureisfullyaccessibletopeopleofallagesand abilities. That means more people will be able to cycle, leading to more social inclusion for people who cannot afford to drive or use public transport. • Accessiblecyclinginfrastructuremeansmorechildrenandpeoplewithmobilityissueswillbeable to move freely around our region. • Inclusivecycleparkingdesignstandardswillprovideplacesforpeopletosecurelyparktheirlarger or adapted cycles. Properly designed cycling infrastructure can also be well-utilised by people on mobility scooters, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs and other mobility aids. • Someformsoftransportcanhavenegativeimpactsonwellbeingandinclusion.Livingnearmotor- ways and busy roads reduces well-being. Housing should be designed to be on quiet, local roads with a minimum of motor-traffic. Schools should never be on major roads. • Busy roads are polluted, noisy, and unsafe. They divide communities and trap people in their homes. Planning policies must not allow busy roads to harm communities in the future, and should help fix this problem in existing developments. • Makingwalkingandcyclingsaferandmoreaccessiblewillallowchildrentotravelindependently from their parents at an earlier age leading to improved emotional resilience. “Bicycling allows the user to explore their spatial surroundings and offers constant opportunity for spontaneous interaction with other users and the surrounding environment.” (te Brömmelstroet, 2017) “Many disabled people use cycles as a mobility aid, and many more would do so if the conditions were appropriate. People may be able to cycle perfectly well, but not stand unaided, cycle on two wheels, lift their cycles, or carry associated cycling gear off the cycle.” (Parkin, 2018) “According to Transport for London (TfL), in London alone 12% of Disabled people cycle regularly or occasionally, compared to 17% of non-Disabled people.” (Wheels for Wellbeing, 2019) “If we make cycling facilities inclusive of all types of cycles — and ensure transport modes are in- tegrated and made accessible — more disabled people will make the choice of travelling actively.” (Wheels for Wellbeing, 2019) “Although not all neighbors wish to participate in street communities, streets should be places where communal life is possible and where it can happen if street dwellers want it to.” (Appleyard, 1980) “People living nearer to the new M74 motorway tended to experience poorer mental wellbeing over time than those living further away. We saw a similar pattern in the M8 area, but here it was concentrated among people living with a chronic illness or disability.” (Ogilvie, 2017) “When it comes to the most important major schemes, the reality for some local authorities has been a reluctance to insist on conditions that they think might deter developers who offer eco- nomic regeneration. In other cases where planning officials and elected representatives have ap- proved plans for obviously car-dependent development it seems they could not envision what the alternative might look like, or failed to appreciate the accumulated evidence of the collateral dam- age that a car-dependent society brings in the shape of congestion, environmental degradation and social ill health.” (Taylor, 2011) Evidence for our response to Question 16. • te Brömmelstroet, Marco et al. (2017). Travelling together alone and alone together: mobility and potential exposure to diversity. Applied Mobilities, 2:1, 1-15. • Parkin,John(2018).DesigningforCycleTraffic.InstituteofCivilEngineersPublishing. • WheelsforWellbeing(2019).AGuidetoInclusiveCycling.3rdEdition. • Appleyard,Donald(1980).LivableStreets:ProtectedNeighborhoods?.Annals,AAPSS,451. • Ogilvie D, Foley L, et al (2017). Health impacts of the M74 urban motorway extension: a mixed- method natural experimental study. Public Health Res; 5: 3. • Taylor,IanandSloman,Lynn(2011).Thrivingcities:integratedlanduseandtransportplanning.

It is paramount to ensure the population in the rural communities remain diverse to promote social inclusion. More particularly in respect to the age profile, homes for local people and the availability of various tenures. This view is not only the points expressed herein but that of the Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy (GCHS) (Introduction p8) which states "For South Cambridgeshire, ensuring its villages remain vibrant and sustainable, and working with local businesses to ensure homes are affordable and available to local workers are high priorities for the District." Most villages in South Cambs have a poor mix of dwelling types, tenures and land availability to address the local need. There is a serious lack of affordable housing for social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership for those on low income. There is also a restriction in opportunity to bring new life into such settlements for those that have a willingness to provide rural housing via custom build or a small building enterprise. As such if local people want to meet their own housing need without having to move away from the place they want to live they either remain with family within a concealed household or reliant on the local Private Rented Sector where their spend as a proportion of income is likely to be above the 35% threshold (Which is arguably too high). Those that wish to build there own home locally simply cannot as the current policy of requesting 5% of new major schemes to provide service plots does not meet this need. A plot within a 10,000 house scheme is clearly not an attractive proposition to the custom or small builder where the aspiration is for a home in their own community. . A rural ageing population and a reduction in those that are economically active is compounded by the exclusion of under 35 year olds as being regarded as in housing need. This inbalance leads to a lack of local labour in the rural community and the loss of services including shops with a reduction in local spend. Within service villages there is an opportunity for sustainable growth that would enhance social inclusion of currently disadvantages sectors of the community due to the lack of a mix of available homes. More land is therefore needed in the service villages such as Bourn that provides the opportunity to ensure the current trend of ageing rural communities does not continue thereby providing greater social inclusion. This view supports the conclusion of the GCHS in within Priority 02 (p22) States: "A high priority for the council is to promote vibrancy and sustainability to enable villages to grow and flourish through appropriate development supported by the local community. We want to make sure that we keep our villages alive, where communities thrive and support networks are created. Our villages should be places where people want and can afford to live in, that offer easy access to work and play." The Statement goes on to say: "As well as building homes for local people through the exception sites policy, the introduction of entry level exception sites that provide homes suitable for first time buyers will support the council’s ambitions in terms of economic development and enabling people to come and live in the District close to places of work. This will also help to reinvigorate villages, providing a range of housing opportunities for young families on middle incomes to live in our villages."

An excellent concept ‘Good Growth’ - It has to be carbon neutral or as near as and it has to help rebalance the social composition of communities. It needs to provide a countervailing impetus against the free market forces that will increase spatial social segregation and reduce cohesion across the wider community. We need to guard against perpetuating the homogenization of communities through increasingly unaffordable property values.

The recognition in the Local Plan process of good growth is to be supported by taking seriously the access of disadvantages areas to educational opportunity and higher qualification jobs. The recent economic development of the city has promoted highly qualified science and research based jobs based on the national and international priorities and this needs to be challenged and a and a more balanced and fairer approach adopted in the period up to 2040. I would support a move to a more balanced view of economic development which reduces the need for more housing development to service the growth. The disbenefits of the effects of endless growth have an number of adverse effects for the community and new businesses leading to a lower quality of life. A quality of life which has been the a reason for the attraction of Cambridge as as a place to live and work is being undermined. Good growth should mean a different approach to a different kind of economic development which is fairer, that takes more account of climate heating, cumulative congestion effects, increasing poor air quality and environmental disbenefits . It is not possible to continue with higher levels of new development than is required at higher levels than in many other parts of the country , the balance between new jobs and the environment needs to change to increase wellbeing and health.

• Safe, convenient and high-quality cycling infrastructure is fully accessible to people of all ages and abilities. That means more people will be able to cycle, leading to more social inclusion for people who cannot afford to drive or use public transport.

Good growth is modest integrated growth alongside – and within walking distance of - an existing community.

• Accessible transport is vital for wellbeing and inclusion in our community. • Lack of access to transport (due to affordability, unreliability or the non-existence of transport options) is preventing people from accessing education, work and social opportunities. • Safe, convenient and high-quality cycling infrastructure is fully accessible to people of all ages and abilities. That means more people will be able to cycle, leading to more social inclusion for people who cannot afford to drive or use public transport. • Accessible cycling infrastructure means more children and people with mobility issues will be able to freely move around our region. • Inclusive cycle parking design standards will provide places for people to securely park their larger or adapted cycles. Properly designed cycling infrastructure can also be well-utilised by people on mobility scooters, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs and other mobility aids. • Some forms of transport can have negative impacts on wellbeing and inclusion. Living near motorways and busy roads reduces well-being. Housing should be designed to be on quiet, local roads with the minimal amount of motor-traffic. Schools should never be on major roads. • Busy roads are polluted, noisy, and unsafe. They divide communities and trap people in their homes. Planning policies must not allow busy roads to harm communities in the future, and help fix this problem in existing developments. • Making walking and cycling safer and more accessible will allow children to travel independently from their parents at an earlier age leading to improved emotional resilience.

Make affordable/social housing eco friendly and efficient to save on bills as well as environment. Well thought through green spaces to encourage use by all parts of the community. Good and affordable public transport links and cycle/foot paths to local amenities and city centre. It’s currently cheaper to drive and park that take a family by bus.

Key to social inclusion is building better public transport networks and improving cycling and walking routes at the expense of roads busy with motor vehicles. Cycling in particular needs a comprehensive interconnected network of cycle routes segregated from other traffic and pedestrians, with priority over motor vehicles. Ensure local facilities are built at the same time as housing – with private facilities – shops, pubs, sports facilities etc as important as public sector facilities like schools and community centres. Public Houses should be provided in all new developments. The Councils have belatedly come round to the idea of protecting existing pubs, recognising their value as community assets, but fail to recognise the value of pubs as community facilities in new developments, with pubs usually a poorly executed afterthought. The Fox in Bar Hill and Monkfield Arms in Camourne are just bland, generic ‘estate’ type pubs. Eddington and Great Knighton don’t appear to have any new pubs at all. A lack of facilities like pubs helps turn these neighbourhoods into dormitory suburbs, with less social cohesion and with increased travel required for leisure. Ensure all new communities have a good mix of tenures and types of housing.

Policies that require the highest standards of housing and environment, rigorously enforced. Further growth within Cambridge itself can be damaging to well-being and social inclusion. Already approved developments should require the highest standards of housing and environment, rigorously enforced.

It is considered that meeting housing and affordable housing needs is part of the well-being and social inclusion theme because housing falls within the social objective of sustainable development (as set out in Paragraph 8 of the NPPF). There are substantial affordability issues in Greater Cambridge associated with the high cost of buying and renting housing, and those that cannot afford to live in Cambridge or South Cambridgeshire close to employment opportunities having to endure longer commuting. Paragraph 8 and Chapter 8 of the NPPF identifies the other factors that relate to the wellbeing and social inclusion theme, which are about creating well-designed and safe developments, providing access to services and facilities, and providing open space. It is suggested that to achieve ‘good growth’ the emerging GCLP will need to allocate suitable sites that deliver housing and affordable housing, are accessible to services and facilities, include open space and recreation facilities. The promoted development at land north of Common Lane in Sawston would include housing and affordable housing, open space and other green infrastructure. The promoted development would support the existing services and facilities within Sawston.

Prioritise walking and cycling above all other forms of transport: it's free and good for you. Great sustainable transport design benefits everyone: kids playing, adults walking, people using wheelchairs or walkers, people pushing buggies. It's all about the people.

An Illustrative Masterplan is submitted with this response. The site is located on the western edge of Orwell, immediately adjacent to the development framework boundary for the village. The site is not within the Green Belt. There are no heritage assets within close proximity of the site. Orwell contains a primary school, village store including a post office, a public house, a hairdresser, a village hall, church hall, recreation facilities and a mobile library service. There is a limited bus service to Cambridge. The proposed development would support the existing services and facilities in the village.

• Accessible transport is vital for wellbeing and inclusion in our community. • Lack of access to transport (due to affordability, unreliability or the non-existence of transport options) is preventing people from accessing education, work and social opportunities. • Safe, convenient and high-quality cycling infrastructure is fully accessible to people of all ages and abilities. That means more people will be able to cycle, leading to more social inclusion for people who cannot afford to drive or use public transport. • Accessible cycling infrastructure means more children and people with mobility issues will be able to freely move around our region. • Inclusive cycle parking design standards will provide places for people to securely park their larger or adapted cycles. Properly designed cycling infrastructure can also be well-utilised by people on mobility scooters, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs and other mobility aids. • Some forms of transport can have negative impacts on wellbeing and inclusion. Living near motorways and busy roads reduces well-being. Housing should be designed to be on quiet, local roads with the minimal amount of motor-traffic. Schools should never be on major roads. • Busy roads are polluted, noisy, and unsafe. They divide communities and trap people in their homes. Planning policies must not allow busy roads to harm communities in the future, and help fix this problem in existing developments. • Making walking and cycling safer and more accessible will allow children to travel independently from their parents at an earlier age leading to improved emotional resilience.

By delivering a wider choice of locations to live – see our response above in terms of the Options for Growth. The delivery of new housing within villages will also assist with the provision of new affordable housing in such locations.

Design to promote intergenerational and mixed living. Mix things up massive housing estates with identical housing lead to the same types of people living there, mix small and large, self build with developers, co-housing, social housing etc etc. Big ghettos of one type of person are not a good approach. They foster difference, don’t encourage across community cooperation. Marmalade Lane in Orchard Park is great if it could be more affordable that would be brilliant.

Paragraph 8 of the NPPF identifies the three overarching objectives of sustainable development as economic, social and environmental. It is noted that the social strand of sustainable development specifically relates meeting housing needs with strong, vibrant and healthy communities. It is considered that meeting housing and affordable housing needs must be part of the well-being and social inclusion theme of the emerging GCLP, since housing falls within the social objective of sustainable development. There are substantial affordability issues in Greater Cambridge associated with the high cost of buying housing, and those that cannot afford to live in Cambridge or South Cambridgeshire close to employment opportunities often having to endure longer, more costly and unsustainable commuting. Therefore, ‘good growth’ must include meeting housing and affordable housing needs within emerging GCLP by allocating suitable sites that can meet those needs in the most sustainable locations. It has long been recognised by the Councils that the most sustainable locations in the GCLP area are the City of Cambridge and its urban edge. As set out in Paragraph 8 and Chapter 8 of the NPPF the other factors that relate to the wellbeing and social inclusion theme are about creating well-designed and safe developments, providing access to services and facilities, and providing open space. It is suggested that the emerging GCLP will need to allocate suitable sites that are accessible to services and facilities or can provide those facilities on site. Marchingdale Developments Ltd is promoting the land at NIAB Headquarters on Huntingdon Road for a high quality Build to Rent scheme; the site falls within the land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road Area of Major Change (Policy 20 in the adopted Cambridge Local Plan 2018) and planning permission has been granted for a new neighbourhood in this location. In summary, there is a need to provide purpose-built private rented sector accommodation in Cambridge for those that cannot afford to buy houses in Cambridge. The site is in a highly sustainable location for development, which is accessible by walking, cycling and public transport to the services and facilities in the local area and to employment opportunities in Cambridge. It is requested in these representations that the buildings and land at NIAB Headquarters is specifically allocated in emerging GCLP for a Build to Rent scheme, which would be consistent with the wellbeing and social inclusion theme, and would contribute towards the delivery of ‘good growth’.

Strong, vibrant and healthy communities form an important component of the social objective of sustainable development. The NPPF, paragraph 91, encourages planning policies that aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places which promote social interaction; are safe and accessible; and enable and support healthy lifestyles. In order to achieve healthy lifestyles, the Local Plan should actively seek opportunities that can facilitate the provision of safe and accessible green infrastructure, sports facilities, local shops, access to healthier food, allotments, and layouts that encourage walking and cycling. The Local Plan should positively seek opportunities that support the provision and use of shared spaces, community facilities and other local services to enhance the sustainability of communities and residential environments. Well-designed new development can contribute positively to health and wellbeing, and to the environment via biodiversity improvements. Delivering this objective is not, however, just about access to public open space, but is also about improving social and economic conditions to meet the needs of a diverse population; recognising the individual needs of different ages and abilities. Green infrastructure strategies forming part of new developments not only create an attractive place for people to live and work, but also provide significant benefits in terms of encouraging physical activity. All these factors positively impact the health of the communities that live within them. Development that facilitates healthy lifestyles, via the provision of green infrastructure and other infrastructure that promotes active travel, should be encouraged. Crow’s Nest Farm is a prime example of a site that can deliver significant benefits in terms of health and wellbeing through the delivery of significant on-site green infrastructure, opportunities for sports and play, opportunities for food growing; provision of community facilities and delivery of shared spaces. Crucially, development on the Site also offers a significant opportunity to deliver much improved cycle and pedestrian connectivity between Papworth Everard and Cambourne via a new segregated, safe, off road cycle and pedestrian route. The Site therefore offers the potential to not only provide a healthy place for people to live but also provides the opportunity to significantly improve the health and wellbeing of existing residents living in Papworth Everard.

The Local plan should include a spatial strategy that connects homes with jobs; good quality public transport; facilities/services and high-quality open spaces. Policies should also highlight wellbeing and social inclusion as a key priority for new developments. 4.27 The redevelopment of 104-112 Hills Road with a high-density commercially led mixed-use development will help to achieve ‘good growth’ that promotes wellbeing (including health and mental health) through the delivery of a development which establishes an inclusive and integrated community founded on social equity, civic and community engagement and accessible design. Such principles should be supported within the emerging 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.

The Local Plan should deliver a spatial strategy that connects homes with jobs and ensures that development improves accessibility to good quality public transport, facilities and services and high quality green spaces. 6.20 The Local Plan should also establish a policy framework that allows for innovative ways to deliver ‘affordable housing’ across tenure types. Housing mix policies should also be flexible to allow for the right homes to come forward in the right location. 6.21 Land to the west of Cambridge Road, Melbourn presents an opportunity to deliver development which can contribute to achieving ‘good growth’. The site is located adjacent to one of the largest employment sites in the village, the Melbourn Science Park, and is within walking and cycling distance of a range of services, facilities and public transport modes. Future residents would benefit from easy access to employment, on-site green space, shops and education and community facilities, maximising opportunities for positive influences on their overall health and lifestyle. 6.22 The proposals also seek to deliver affordable housing which would be tenure blind, providing a significant amount of affordable housing in a sustainable location.

5.1 It is considered that the provision of a wide range of housing types and locations will assist the Council in achieving 'good growth' that promotes social well-being and social inclusion. The provision of suitable and affordable housing in existing villages such as Fowlmere will ensure that there is a choice of homes for either young people trying to move out of home yet stay within their community or elderly individuals wishing to downsize within the community. This will assist in providing a balanced community. 5.2 Developments in villages will give rise to economic and social benefits. New residents will use the existing local community services, facilities, clubs and societies within the village. This will support the ongoing provision, vitality and viability of these services. As part of any development proposals, financial contributions could be made, if required, towards these local facilities including education, health and public transport provision to enhance these facilities further; in line with paragraph 78 of the NPPF and the intention of supporting local services through development in rural areas. 5.3 This will positively influence individuals' health and lifestyle by having access to a good range of facilities, including public open space and an established community

5.20 The Local Plan should deliver a spatial strategy that connects homes with jobs and ensures that development improves accessibility to good quality public transport, facilities and services and high quality green spaces. 5.21 The Local Plan should also establish a policy framework that allows for innovative ways to deliver ‘affordable housing’ across tenure types. Housing mix policies should also be flexible to allow for the right homes to come forward in the right location. 5.22 Land at Fishers Lane, Orwell presents an opportunity to deliver development which can contribute to achieving ‘good growth’. The site is located adjacent to existing employment and Local Green Spaces and is within walking and cycling distance of a range of services, facilities and public transport modes. Future residents would benefit from easy access to employment, onsite green space, shops, education and community facilities, maximising opportunities for positive influences on their overall health and lifestyle. 5.23 The proposals also seek to deliver affordable housing which would be tenure blind, providing a significant amount of affordable housing in a sustainable location.

You've referred to briefly to cultural facilities within this section, but there should be a greater emphasis on the contribution of arts and culture to social inclusion, wellbeing and the quality of life within a new development. The arts enable people of different demographics to connect with each other and within a new community this is especially important. https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/exploring-value-arts-and-culture/value-arts-and-culture-people-and-society We believe that inclusion of arts and culture within new communities could be done in a number of ways: - ensure you have a policy in place that secures developer contributions towards arts and cultural provision (either new opportunities or supporting existing facilities, like Wysing, in the district) - if negotiating for 'public art' contributions, ensure any public art provision includes working with an artist/artists with socially engaged practice, and uses the expertise of local arts organisations to support delivery - consider integrating new artist residency opportunities within new developments - consider integrating art facilities within the build (ideally permanently, but otherwise even temporarily is positive) i.e. a studio or shared workshop/workspace facility - use local artists to support the development of public art or art facilities (particularly if in public art you are commissioning an artist from another area). This is important as it uses existing networks and relationships and increases local connections between people. - look at ways of engaging local resources like Wysing Arts Centre when developing art facilities/opportunities or commissions - consider use of pooled developer contributions to support existing arts facilities and arts education programmes like those at Wysing - have policies in place that enable continued support and recognition for important existing cultural facilities in the district, like Wysing Wysing contributes to arts education locally (working with Cambourne, Hinchingbrooke and other schools within Fenland) but has a well respected international impact on arts development. We are a national portfolio organisation for the Arts Council England, have a broad network of artists and experience in delivering public art and other commissions, residencies, exhibitions and touring projects. Consider consulting our expertise if considering arts and cultural provision on a new development, but ways of ensuring support for organisations like ours given our contribution to the arts and cultural offer in the region

5.18 The Local Plan should deliver a spatial strategy that connects homes with jobs and ensures that development improves accessibility to good quality public transport, facilities and services and high quality green spaces. 5.19 The Local Plan should also establish a policy framework that allows for innovative ways to deliver ‘affordable housing’ across tenure types. Housing mix policies should also be flexible to allow for the right homes to come forward in the right location. 5.20 Land south of Hattons Road, Longstanton presents an opportunity to deliver development which can contribute to achieving ‘good growth’. The site is located adjacent to a large employment allocation and an open space allocation, and is within walking and cycling distance of a range of services, facilities and public transport modes. Future residents would benefit from easy access to employment, on-site green space, shops and education and community facilities, maximising opportunities for positive influences on their overall health and lifestyle. 5.21 The proposals also seek to deliver affordable housing which would be tenure blind, providing a significant amount of affordable housing in a sustainable location

Access to green space has been shown to have positive benefits for physical and mental health and people’s sense of wellbeing. It is therefore important that all Greater Cambridge residents, including children and the elderly, have access to greenspace. For example, it has been shown that those with easy access to nature are three times more likely to participate in physical activity and 40% less likely to become overweight or obese. An article from the University of Exeter has estimated that green spaces are worth £2.2bn to public health in England, again through providing opportunities for physical exercise. Providing access to good quality green spaces that are biodiversity rich is therefore likely to be important not only for individual physical health and wellbeing but our health economy as well. If we also took into account the mental health benefits that nature could provide, the economic benefits of nature could be even higher than the above estimates. We believe that an objective for the plan and its policies should be to ensure that all communities have access to quality green space where they can experience nature. Implementing the measures we mention in relation to questions 12-15 will help the plan achieve its wellbeing objectives.

5.19 Policies should highlight wellbeing and social inclusion as a key priority for new developments. 5.20 Good growth that promotes wellbeing (including health) should be inclusive and take account of anti-poverty measures such as: ● Energy efficient homes and employment space that deliver low energy and water bills; ● Access and walkability to local services and facilities ● Allow for a wide range of social infrastructure and open space in new developments that provide pathways to free (i.e. no charge to the user) opportunities for improved health outcomes; ● Promotion of low-cost housing proportionate to income in the area; ● Promotion of ‘fully accessible’ social housing, within active travel of employment;