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

• 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 move freely 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 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. • 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. “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 integrated 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 economic regeneration. In other cases where planning officials and elected representatives have approved 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 damage 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). Designing for Cycle Traffic. Institute of Civil Engineers Publishing. • Wheels for Wellbeing (2019). A Guide to Inclusive Cycling. 3rd Edition. • Appleyard, Donald (1980). Livable Streets: Protected Neighborhoods?. Annals, AAPSS, 451. • Ogilvie D, Foley L, et al (2017). Health impacts of the M74 urban motorway extension: a mixedmethod natural experimental study. Public Health Res; 5: 3. • Taylor, Ian and Sloman, Lynn (2011). Thriving cities: integrated land use and transport planning.

Increase identification and information around best practice developments around the UK and in other countries such as Netherlands and Germany. These key factors are often missing and the effect of this upon the ‘health of a community’ is significant. Social Inclusion works well when people are together in trusting teams. I would support and grow local sport, education, community groups/charities and has initiatives where all ages get together. Examples - Men's football teams working with the young children's teams, Local Charity working on Beer Festival over 60s lunch and sporting memories. Local pubs and cafes putting on initiatives like games and discussions. Getting communities working together across ages, organisations to drive and improve bigger picture initiatives.

• The concept of ‘good growth’ is a misnomer. First it must be decided what that growth entails, the effect on the existing natural and built environment, and the ability of the necessary infrastructure to support it. Growth cannot be ‘good’ unless it is also sustainable and balanced. Any growth will inevitably have negative connotations and, in Greater Cambridge, those are most likely to outweigh any perceived ‘benefits’. • Further growth in Greater Cambridge, over and above the more than 35,000 new homes (and associated employment developments) already allowed for in the 2018 Local Plan, should be curtailed until the impact of these developments can be seen and properly assessed. In the light of recent research and observations which clearly show the climate emergency to be gathering pace (this includes loss of species, loss of insects, and the depletion of water resources locally), there is even a case to be made for the new Local Plan to reduce the present planned growth.

1.7 Studies have shown that people experience greater social interactions through use of sustainable modes of travel, particularly walking and cycling, than when using private cars. The delivery of sites where people can walk and cycle to meet their daily needs also helps residents to establish lifestyles that benefit their physical and social health. Therefore, when allocating sites for new homes priority should be given to sites near to the services and facilities of higher order settlements, like Comberton, where residents will have greater opportunities to walk, cycle and use public transport to meet their daily needs. 1.8 The Councils’ own Issues and Options document acknowledges that Cambridge is one of the most unequal cities in the UK. This view is supported by the Cities Outlook 2019 Report, produced by Centre for Cities, that ranks Cambridge as having the 3rd highest housing affordability ratio (based on average house prices to average wage) in Great Britain. 1.9 Inevitably it is the lowest earning people employed in the Greater Cambridge area, or who have grown up here, that are unable to afford to live in the area. These people have no other option than to live in the surrounding areas and commute into the area. To counter this trend, ‘good growth’ needs to focus the delivery of new homes in the most sustainable locations within the Greater Cambridge area near to jobs so that residents have the option to choose sustainable modes of travel. This ‘good growth’ also needs to ensure the delivery of affordable housing in these same sustainable locations to meet the growing number of people on the Councils’ housing lists. 1.10 The delivery of sites that don’t achieve the Councils’ targets for affordable housing do little address this imbalance. The amount of infrastructure needed to deliver strategic sites like Northstowe, Cambourne West, Waterbeach and Bourn Airfield means that the percentage of affordable housing they deliver is inevitably reduced. Therefore, ‘good growth’ involves delivering a range of different scale of development sites with a focus on maximising the use of existing social and transport infrastructure. 1.11 Given that our clients’ site is on the edge of an existing village there are unlikely to be significant infrastructure costs associated with its development. Even if it were to form part of a larger allocation with the land to the west it is likely that the site would still be able to deliver 40% affordable housing. The minor works that have been identified to enhance the pedestrian and cycle connectivity of the site are unlikely to be significant constraints on the viability of any development proposals. 1.12 Comberton presently has good cycle infrastructure for those travelling in the direction of Cambridge, though there are areas where it could be improved. The Greater Cambridge Partnership’s proposed greenway to serve the village is proposed to the east of the site on Long Road. This route will further enhance the cycle and pedestrian connectivity with Cambridge and the rest of the village making it more attractive for new and existing residents to use sustainable modes of transport.

1.7 Studies have shown that people experience greater social interactions through use of sustainable modes of travel, particularly walking and cycling, than when using private cars. The delivery of sites where people can walk and cycle to meet their daily needs also helps residents to establish lifestyles that benefit their physical and social health. Therefore, when allocating sites for new homes priority should be given to sites near to the services and facilities of higher order settlements, like Comberton, where residents will have greater opportunities to walk, cycle and use public transport to meet their daily needs. 1.8 The Councils’ own Issues and Options document acknowledges that Cambridge is one of the most unequal cities in the UK. This view is supported by the Cities Outlook 2019 Report, produced by Centre for Cities, that ranks Cambridge as having the 3rd highest housing affordability ratio (based on average house prices to average wage) in Great Britain. 1.9 Inevitably it is the lowest earning people employed in the Greater Cambridge area, or who have grown up here, that are unable to afford to live in the area. These people have no other option than to live in the surrounding areas and commute into the area. To counter this trend, ‘good growth’ needs to focus the delivery of new homes in the most sustainable locations within the Greater Cambridge area near to jobs so that residents have the option to choose sustainable modes of travel. This ‘good growth’ also needs to ensure the delivery of affordable housing in these same sustainable locations to meet the growing number of people on the Councils’ housing lists. 1.10 The delivery of sites that don’t achieve the Councils’ targets for affordable housing do little address this imbalance. The amount of infrastructure needed to deliver strategic sites like Northstowe, Cambourne West, Waterbeach and Bourn Airfield means that the percentage of affordable housing they deliver is inevitably reduced. Therefore, ‘good growth’ involves delivering a range of different scale of development sites with a focus on maximising the use of existing social and transport infrastructure. 1.11 Our client’s approved site at Bennell Farm has delivered 40% affordable housing as it is a greenfield site that is on the edge of a well-developed existing settlements with only minimal improvements needed to the existing infrastructure. The additional sites that will in effect extend the approved site will benefit from these infrastructure improvements and as such they will be able to deliver a policy compliant level of affordable housing. 1.12 Comberton presently has good cycle infrastructure for those travelling in the direction of Cambridge, though there are areas where it could be improved. The Greater Cambridge Partnership’s proposed greenway to serve the village will further enhance this route making it more attractive for new and existing residents to use.

• Cambridge is the most unequal city in the UK, any sort of growth must aim to redress this. Growth is likely to compromise net zero ambitions, and Cambridgeshire already struggles with water levels. I appreciate that there are obligations to meet national requirements for home building, but I challenge the assertion that we should be aiming to grow and grow and grow. Before building new homes, it should be ensured that there are enough schools and GP practices, bus transport, and other facilities nearby. • 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 avoid being 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.

The promotion of social inclusion in Cambridgeshire is an important consideration. We note the disparities in quality of life and life expectancy in the most deprived areas of the county compared to the least deprived areas*. These disparities are not easy to resolve even over one Local plan period because they are influenced by underlying socio demographics including aspirations and wages. The creation of new employment opportunities, where a wide mix of housing types can be provided, and where open spaces, leisure and cultural activities are available to all, will helps to improve the life chances of all residents and improve social inclusion. Access to public transport is a key measure of social inclusion. In less affluent households, a second car is often not available, limiting the ability of the household to access employment opportunities. The creation of truly mixed-use communities where access to jobs and facilities is maximised for all residents is therefore a key measure in assessing which sites should come forward for development. *Greater Cambridge Local Plan Scoping Report p39

Lolworth Developments Ltd (LDL) has submitted a 100ha employment site proposal to the 'Call for Sites' consultation in March 2019. LDL has submitted further supporting evidence as to why the site is the best location to serve the area and the 'final mile' into Cambridge. See Strategic Case Report and Vision Document submitted under Q2. Policies should highlight wellbeing and social inclusion as a key priority for new developments. Good growth that promotes wellbeing (including health) should be inclusive and include anti-poverty measures including: ● Energy efficient employment space that delivers low energy and water bills; ● Promotion of commercial development and job creation that offers the Living Wage and opportunities for those on lower incomes to increase wages to easily access jobs; ● Allow for a wide range of social infrastructure and open space in new developments for improved health outcomes. A spatial strategy that connects homes with jobs; good quality public transport; facilities/services and highquality open spaces. Assessment of schemes throughout the combined authority areas using a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) methodology that reflects best practice. Thresholds for HIAs should reflect the scale of the scheme and its ability to effect health outcomes. Develop a policy framework that is based on empirical evidence of how good growth is delivered, rather than rely on policies based on perceived and sometimes unproven determinants of wellbeing and social inclusion. Focus policies on what really makes a difference. Engagement with the combined authority, county council and CCG to understand community care and primary health care issues and needs, and to ensure facilities are available to deliver funded services. Summary Policies should highlight wellbeing and social inclusion as a key priority for new developments. Good growth that promotes wellbeing (including health) should be inclusive and include anti-poverty measures. Summary of Comments: Please see comments above.

Thakeham believes that the Councils’ should ensure the Local Plan locates new development where it can bring wider benefits to existing communities in terms of access to services, facilities and green space. Development should also enable access to new employment spaces for both existing and new communities. Thakeham urge the Councils’ to allocate development and growth across the wider district including existing villages and via new settlements, in order to allow them to grow and thrive in accordance with Paragraph 78 of the NPPF. The key is to ensure new development focusses on placemaking, with open space and sustainable living and movement at the heart of development principles.

Lolworth Developments Ltd (LDL) has submitted a 100ha employment site proposal to the 'Call for Sites' consultation in March 2019. LDL has submitted further supporting evidence as to why the site is the best location to serve the area and the 'final mile' into Cambridge. See Strategic Case Report and Vision Document submitted under Q2. Policies should highlight wellbeing and social inclusion as a key priority for new developments. Good growth that promotes wellbeing (including health) should be inclusive and include anti-poverty measures including: ● Energy efficient employment space that delivers low energy and water bills; ● Promotion of commercial development and job creation that offers the Living Wage and opportunities for those on lower incomes to increase wages to easily access jobs; ● Allow for a wide range of social infrastructure and open space in new developments for improved health outcomes. A spatial strategy that connects homes with jobs; good quality public transport; facilities/services and highquality open spaces. Assessment of schemes throughout the combined authority areas using a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) methodology that reflects best practice. Thresholds for HIAs should reflect the scale of the scheme and its ability to effect health outcomes. Develop a policy framework that is based on empirical evidence of how good growth is delivered, rather than rely on policies based on perceived and sometimes unproven determinants of wellbeing and social inclusion. Focus policies on what really makes a difference. Engagement with the combined authority, county council and CCG to understand community care and primary health care issues and needs, and to ensure facilities are available to deliver funded services. Summary Policies should highlight wellbeing and social inclusion as a key priority for new developments. Good growth that promotes wellbeing (including health) should be inclusive and include anti-poverty measures. Summary of Comments: Please see summary above.

Compile data of areas that are socially and/or financially and/or educationally and/or culturally impoverished. Identify causes, including local forum and individual discussions. Establish strategies to design them out and mitigate existing issues.

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 at Beach Road in Cottenham would include housing and affordable housing, open space and other green infrastructure. The promoted development would support the existing services and facilities within Cottenham. Cottenham is defined as a Rural Centre in the settlement hierarchy because it contains a good range of services and facilities, is accessible, and is one of the more sustainable villages in South Cambridgeshire. It is considered that additional development in Cottenham would represent ‘good growth’ for Greater Cambridge.

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. 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. Land off Beach Road, Cottenham presents an opportunity to deliver development which can contribute to achieving ‘good growth’. The site 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. The proposals also seek to deliver affordable housing which would be tenure blind, providing a significant amount of affordable housing in a sustainable location.

4.52 Good growth is essential to closing the gap in wealth across Greater Cambridge. The Local Plan can help the county achieve good growth by encouraging development which provides local employment and is accessible to the current population, particularly those living in rural areas who may have limited access to public transport. 4.53 The office and logistics sector provides a steady source of job growth and the sector offers a range of well-paid employment opportunities across the occupational spectrum and the local economy is in need of additional jobs so as to keep pace with population growth and close the wealth gap. The jobs available are likely to consist of a variety of employment roles including professional, technical and managerial, skilled and elementary occupations. 4.54 Good growth also means the decoupling of carbon emissions and climate change impact from new development to which Newlands is committed to deliver UK decarbonisation goals.

“Good growth” is an inappropriate misnomer in this context. More growth will only exacerbate the existing scarcity of affordable/social housing. Yet more housing, and employment, will take up yet more open land and space that is essential for wellbeing and quality of life. Very serious consideration needs to be given, urgently and with the utmost priority, to how to resolve existing inequities. A key focus of this Local Plan is for well-being and quality of life. As demonstrated, the suggested growth rate is in direct contradiction to this aim of well-being and quality of life.

Please refer to the Sustainability Vision Statement which seeks out opportunities to bring the big themes to life in every aspect of the project.

European Property Ventures (Cambridgeshire) agree that the Local Plan should seek to achieve 'good growth' that promotes wellbeing and social inclusion across the whole plan area. As such, the social and housing need of smaller communities such as at Group Villages and Rural Centres should not be ignored. The Plan mus positvely address the needs of all its communities to be able to provide for 'good growth'. To achieve the 'good growth' benefits the Councils are seeking, the Plan must deliver development that also recognises the needs of existing communities, including the needs of the settlements within the rural areas. This is especially relevant to the provision of affordable housing and homes that address specific needs such as small families, down-sizing households and the needs of larger families. The housing stock within villages has not benefited by the delivery of such accommodation, with development relying upon small infill development that is not of a scale that can contribute to these requirements. Similarly, the existing facilities within villages has not been able to be supported by required growth levels, with schools relying upon larger and larger catchments, whilst shops and pubs have not has sufficient customer base to sustain their business. To address the wellbeing of existing communities and contribute to their social inclusion, the Plan must consider the positive distribution of a suitable level of development. European Property Ventures (Cambridgeshire) believe that the expansion of settlements such as Oakington, with good facilities and access to wider facilities at nearby strategic allocations through public transport and sustainable modes of transport such as cycling; would be an effective way to provide good growth that address this objective. Pursance of this strategy would mean including suitable sites such as the sit south of Dry Drayton Road at Oakridge within the Development Framework and capable of delivery. Claremont Planning are instructed on behalf of European Property Ventures(Cambridgeshire) to promote the site south of Dry Drayton Road, Oakington for residential development to achieve the 'good growth' and its consideration within the emerging spatial strategy for allocation. The site is available, suitable and viable for residential development, representing a location to acheieve moderate growth of the village that will be able to contribute towards the housing supply of the Plan area within a location that has previously been identified for strategic levels of expansion nearby through the Nothstowe new settlemen at Longstanton. As such, Oakington should be reconsidered as a poissible settlement that could accommodate development that would deliver the over the extended plan period. THE SITE: The Dry Drayton Road site has access to Gas Main, Foul Sewer, Water Main and electricity from the highway frontage. Vehicular access from Dry Drayton Road exists with full visibility splays to th east and west along the national speed limit highway. The site experiences some noise levels from traffic along Dry Drayton Road but at a level that can be mitigated through building orientation and glazing specification. An existing footpath connects the site to Oakington, and shared pedestrian-cycle paths connect Oakington with Cambridge. The northern boundary of the site is defined by hedgerows and shrubs which run parallel to a footpath and Dry Drayton Road, which leads to Oakington to the east. Beyond the Dry Drayton Road is Oakington Tomato Farm. To the east of the site is Fare Acres Farm and the Avicentre pet shop, with Oakington town approximately 350m east. Further east are the towns of Rampton and Cottenham which are also part of Cottenham Ward, located 4.5km and 5.5km from the site respectively. The proximity of Oakington to the new settlement of Northstowe should not be disregarded, particularly in respect of the community facilities that will be provided. Oakington is effecively contiguous with the Northstowe Settlement as demonstrated through the allocation's masterplan, so the suitability of Oakington village to accommodate expansion and extension of the existing Development Framework is justified. The site is influenced by the local drainage environment, with a number of brooks located beyond the site's limits. Fluvial flood risk Zone 2 influences the southern areas of the site where housing development could be suitably located, with flood water mitigation provided with Flood Zone1 areas. As such housing development would be set back from the road frontage to mitigate against flood risk and noise impacts, that affect the route of Dry Drayton Road. The environment of the site is characterised by its current pastural use, alongside mature hedgerows to the boundaries. An assessment of its potential biodiversity contribution has not identified significant biodiversity apart from the hedgerows and related ditches, although the site has the potential to contribute toward providing connectivity across the highway and local green connectivity. The ditches were inspected and deemed unsuitable for dormice due to their engineered structure. From this assessment of the site's biodiversity contribution it can be identified that significant enhancements are possible through the site's development. This enhancement would be in the form of naturalised ditch courses and drainage features as well as the delivery of new orchard planting areas. Views into the site are currently restricted due to the surrounding hedgerows and shrubs, to the northern and southern boundary with some gaps into the site. Views into the site from the northern boundary are from Dry Drayton road and from the southern boundary is from a dirt track running along the boundary. Views into the site from the eastern boundary are restricted by Fare Acres Farm. Views into the site from the western boundary are from a dirt track into the site, past the Oakington Garden Centre. Given the context of the Northstowe new settlement, the character and context of the village is expected to be changed significantly. Amendment to the Development Framework to include the promoted site and existing development along Dry Drayton Road would respond positively to the change in the north-eastern landscape and establish a revised settlement limit to the southwest where substantial planting could be focused to provide an identifiable settlement edge. The promoted site at Dry Drayton Road is advanced for development alongside the promotion of Oakington as a sustainable location where appropriate extension of the Development Framework could deliver suitable locations for new housing delivery. These potential homes would contribute toward widening the local housing stock through housing that responded to specific local requirements rather than just strategic growth. Summary of Comments: Distribution of some growth across smaller settlements within the rural area is essential to deliver good growth and address local needs.

5.20 Good growth that promotes wellbeing (including health) should be inclusive and include antipoverty measures including: ● Energy efficient homes and employment space that deliver low energy and water consumption; ● Promotion of commercial development and job creation that offers the Living Wage and opportunities for those on lower incomes to increase wages to easily access jobs; ● Allow for a wide range of social infrastructure and open space in new developments; and ● Promotion of ‘fully accessible’ social housing, within active travel of employment. 5.21 The Local Plan should include for a policy framework that requires a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) throughout the Greater Cambridge area, using a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) methodology that reflects best practice. Thresholds for HIAs should reflect the scale of the scheme and its ability to effect health outcomes. 5.22 The Local plan should ensure a policy framework is developed that is based on empirical evidence of how good growth is delivered, rather than rely on policies based on perceived, and sometimes unproven, determinants of wellbeing and social inclusion. Policies should focus on what really makes a difference. 5.23 Engagement with the combined authority, county council and Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will also be required to understand community care and primary health care issues and needs, and to ensure facilities are available to deliver funded services. 5.24 For reference as to how the Gas Field, Madingley Road could help achieve ‘good growth’ please refer to Section 2 of these representations and the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal prepared by Ecology Solutions.

There is no such thing as ‘good growth’. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the growth economic model has to be substantially modified or even abandoned if the human race is to survive. However, there can be good developments in which effective planning and design can promote wellbeing and social cohesion. A good mix of housing, with sufficient truly affordable housing which includes housing for different age groups and housing suitable for the physically challenged will assist. Consideration needs to be given to ongoing care and maintenance, including security and the delivery of services, if wellbeing and social cohesion are to be maintained. More green and blue integrated infrastructure will assist mental health and well-being. Design standards should be maintained through provision of Design Guides and Landscape and Townscape Assessment. There must be a strong policy on building to meet the challenges of climate change minimisation and mitigation. Design Standards and build quality musty be firmly enforced once permission for development is granted to ensure the actual development is carried out in precise accordance with standards and policies. Building control must be strengthened and returned to be completely under the control of the local planning authority.

4.22 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. 4.23 The redevelopment of Kett House and 10 Station Road with a high density commercial-led use development can help achieve ‘good growth’ that promotes wellbeing (including health) through the following inclusive and anti-poverty measures: ● Energy efficient buildings that maximise opportunities for enhancing sustainability on site; ● Promotion of commercial development and job creation that offers the Living Wage and opportunities for those on lower incomes to increase wages to easily access jobs; and ● 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.

Q16 – Q19 Wellbeing and social inclusion We agree that addressing requirements for climate change and green spaces, in addition to other national planning policy requirements will help to promote wellbeing and social inclusion. This should be a key consideration in the preparation of the Local Plan biodiversity and green infrastructure evidence base. Access to sustainable transport and access to nature, close to people’s homes, can have a significant influence on mental and physical wellbeing. As indicated above there is an accessible natural greenspace deficit across Greater Cambridge, and particularly South Cambridgeshire. This needs to be addressed through the new Local Plan to improve opportunities for people, to improve health and wellbeing, in addition to delivering wider environmental benefits including air quality and climate change. Creation of an enhanced and extended ecological network brimming with high quality open space, biodiversity rich habitat, community orchards, allotments etc. will make a significant contribution towards enhanced wellbeing.

4.16 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. 4.17 Good growth that promotes wellbeing (including health) should be inclusive and include antipoverty measures including: ● Energy efficient homes and employment space that deliver low energy and water bills; ● Promotion of commercial development and job creation that offers the Living Wage and opportunities for those on lower incomes to increase wages to easily access jobs; ● 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; and ● Promotion of ‘fully accessible’ social housing, within active travel of employment.

4.18 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. 4.19 The Local Plan should include for a policy framework that requires a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) throughout the Greater Cambridge area, using a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) methodology that reflects best practice. Thresholds for HIAs should reflect the scale of the scheme and its ability to effect health outcomes. 4.20 The Local plan should ensure a policy framework is developed that is based on empirical evidence of how good growth is delivered, rather than rely on policies based on perceived, and sometimes unproven, determinants of wellbeing and social inclusion. Policies should focus on what really makes a difference. 4.21 Engagement with the combined authority, county council and Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will also be required to understand community care and primary health care issues and needs, and to ensure facilities are available to deliver funded services. 4.22 Development on Land at Capital Park could help achieve ‘good growth’. Good growth that promotes wellbeing (including health) should be inclusive and include anti-poverty measures. The proposed development on the site would help to promote measures to improve welling by including of anti-poverty measures including: ● Energy efficient homes that deliver low energy and water bills; ● Access and walkability to local services; ● Access to key cycle routes to enable healthy means of travel to employment areas; ● Promotion of low-cost housing proportionate to income in the area; ● 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; and ● Promotion of ‘fully accessible’ social housing, within active travel of employment.

The Issues and Options documents recognises that the Local Plan can be a powerful tool to improve wellbeing and social inclusion through directing what kind of jobs are created, and where; the availability of suitable and affordable housing; access to services; cultural facilities; green spaces; learning opportunities and employment; as well as positively influencing individuals’ health and lifestyle. It is important that decision-makers recognise that good growth can be delivered within new settlements in the rural area, where opportunities present themselves in locations that can also deliver on climate change and other objectives.

2.16 The IWM as a visitor destination delivers social value derived from the wellbeing impact on visitors and volunteers, as well as from its bespoke programme of community activities and education activities. These social impacts are generated from the array of activities that IWM carries out which include: • Day-to-day activities of the museum; • Events such as Air Shows and large conferences; and • Third party organisations located at the Duxford site from aircraft and maintenance engineering companies to organisations associated with military heritage. 2.17 The social impacts that IWM provides bring great value to the community (local, regional, national and international). These impacts include improved learning outcomes, increased social cohesion, increased health and wellbeing and preservation of heritage. 2.18 An Economic and Social Impact of IWM report was commission January 2019, by Hatch Regeneris. This records how the IWM is visited by thousands of school children each year and almost one fifth of all schools in the East visit the museum annually. The role of volunteers at IWM make a significant contribution to its operations. Volunteering can have very positive impacts on the personal health and well-being of volunteers, improving mental and physical health, life satisfaction, self-esteem and happiness. 2.19 The important role in promoting well-being and social inclusion that IWM and visitor attractions in the region have, needs to be recognised in the new plan and given weight. Improving accessibility to these facilities for all by improving sustainable transport links from rural areas (see response to Q37) should be supported to improve social inclusion in the Greater Cambridge area. 2.20 The IWM should therefore continue to be recognised as an important major tourist / visitor attraction, educational and commercial facility as is currently established in the current local plan policy E/7.

The Local Plan’s role is to promote sustainable development. In order to ensure that such development promotes wellbeing and social inclusion, it will need to create better integration between existing and new developments, delivering the homes and jobs people need, whilst balancing these against social and environmental objectives, including relating to carbon, biodiversity and the affordability of housing. We set out below some of the priorities for CUH through the next Local Plan. Great Places Aligned to the objective of creating Great Places, new development should encourage open green spaces, well maintained, overlooked and lit pedestrian and cycle links and make provision for outdoor recreation. Opportunities to cycle or walk from home to work should be encouraged, as should opportunities to take exercise during the working day through the provision of ancillary uses, such as gymnasiums, washing and changing facilities on employment sites. This applies equally to residential development, as it does to our own Hospital projects. CUH has prepared a masterplan framework (with Allies & Morrison) to set clear expectations of how any projects that come forward contribute to a coherent place over time. Health provision in Planning Health provision should be integrated with the needs of the population. As part of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP), we wish to be closely involved with the development of the new Greater Cambridge Local Plan to ensure the best possible health outcomes are a key part of the plan and that health infrastructure is given appropriate priority in planning decision making. The identified priorities of the STP are as follows: • Integrated out of hospital care. Focusing on population needs, we will join up out-of-hospital services more effectively, building on the foundations of strong primary care and providing additional support where necessary. • Outpatient transformation. We will change the way we deliver our outpatient services to ensure that our patients are seen by the right professionals in the right places. • Redesigning care pathways to improve efficiency and reduce unwarranted variation. We will improve the quality of the care we provide by reducing variations in the way services are delivered, adopting best practice. • Making the most of our assets. We will identify opportunities to make the best use of our high fixed cost assets, including estates and digital infrastructure. The STP is developing its strategy in this area and is looking to appoint a single point of contact to engage on policy development, Local Plans, planning applications and CIL/S106. We will contact the Greater Cambridge Planning Service in due course. As part of this, the NHS system is working towards the development of some model Local Plan policies which we would wish to see incorporated in all Local Plans, to promote health, wellbeing and social inclusion and to contribute to Great Places. We would be pleased to engage further with the Greater Cambridge Planning Service to support preparation of policies for the new Local Plan. Housing in the right place that our staff can afford The Local Plan will also need to deliver a mix of housing sizes and styles at an affordable price. A key strategic priority for CUH is to support the delivery of more affordable housing in the right place, for our staff. We have submitted two documents in support of our representations: 1) “Assessing the Housing Need of Hospital Workers” report prepared by Savills in January 2020. This is research undertaken on our behalf which highlights the real affordability challenges facing our staff, and some of the less desirable outcomes arising as a result. See our comments on questions 31 to 33. 2) We have prepared a summary report entitled “Delivering Affordable Housing for our Hospital Workers: The Case for Change”. This is a simple, accessible document, which draws out the key findings of the Savills research, and sets out CUH’s corporate priorities in terms of housing, highlighting the critical importance of delivering of genuinely affordable housing in accessible locations, to ensure the growth and prosperity of the area can be supported by the NHS, including through recruitment and retention of staff. The research highlights housing as one of the key barriers to CUH in recruiting and retaining key staff and skills. To build on some of the recommendations of the report, CUH is seeking to work in partnership with a range of stakeholders to delivery significant discounts on market rents, and discounts on purchase, on high quality housing located within no more than 40-50 minutes of the Hospital.

3.31 Policies should highlight wellbeing and social inclusion as a key priority for new developments. The proposed development of 30 homes in Longstowe is a development of sufficient size both spatially and in terms of the population it brings to make a substantial beneficial impact on Longstowe and brings benefit to social inclusion and wellbeing through a strongly community led scheme responding directly to residents needs. Furthermore, the site delivers a substantial amount of on-site green infrastructure, creating exercise and recreation opportunities for new and existing residents.

The Local Plan’s role is to promote sustainable development. In order to ensure that such development promotes wellbeing and social inclusion, it will need to create better integration between existing and new developments, delivering the homes and jobs people need, whilst balancing these against social and environmental objectives, including relating to carbon, biodiversity and the affordability of housing. CUHP considers housing to be a key priority and a barrier to the successful growth of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), and our ability to continue to attract world-leading occupiers to further the vision for the campus. We are developing early thinking about the housing needs of current occupiers, and those issues raised by prospective tenants and partners at the CBC. We note and support the research in this arena commissioned by our partners and support expanding this research to include others. A CBC Strategy Group with representation from all campus organisations has agreed to develop a Vision 2050 for the CBC. Subject to ratification by the CBC Strategy Group, this will be shared with the Greater Cambridge Planning Service by summer 2020 to define the extent, scale and location of development proposed throughout the timescale of the next Local Plan, and the anticipated number of jobs to be supported by the CBC by 2050. All of this should be part of an ecosystem approach to promoting the health and wellbeing of our population, and clustering internationally significant expertise and research at the campus.

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 commutes. 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 Mill Lane Site, Sawston is owned by Northwest Biotherapeutics (NW Bio), a biotechnology company developing novel immune therapies to treat cancer. NW Bio’s DCVax®-L immune therapy for Glioblastoma brain cancer is in the NIHR's Priority Portfolio, and was the first product to receive PIM designation as a Promising Innovative Medicine from the Ministry of Health. NW Bio currently has offices in London but is planning to develop a head office in Sawston, where they are working together with Advent BioServices to develop the Vision Centre on the former Spicers site. Advent is one of only a small number of companies in the world that specializes in technology/process development and advanced manufacturing for cell and tissue therapies for cancer and other diseases. The Vision Centre is located just across the A1301 (a 5 or 10 minute walk) from the proposed residential site on Mill Lane. The Vision Centre is an advanced manufacturing facility that will produce cell therapy products for the UK and for export to the European Union and worldwide. The development of the Vision Centre will involve the creation of up to 450 new high-value jobs across a wide range of skill levels in phases over the next few years. A key factor which will affect the pace at which personnel can be hired for these jobs will be the availability of housing nearby to the Vision Centre. A proportion of Vision Centre employees will have to live close to the site because producing and managing living cell products requires unpredictable and varied hours (e.g. when tissues are received from hospitals for processing at any time of the day or evening). The jobs at the Vision Centre will be for a range of employees, from school leavers through to PhD level, with a private apprenticeship programme also under development. This will result in increased employment and learning opportunities within Sawston and South Cambridgeshire as a whole which will have benefits for social inclusion. The ability of other employees of the Vision Centre to live in close proximity to the site will also have clear benefits for their health and well-being by avoiding the need for significant commuting and promoting opportunities for active forms of travel such as walking and cycling. The residential development of the Mill Lane Site, Sawston would also provide additional housing that is much needed for nearby surrounding employment sites, including existing sites to the east and north of Sawston; Huawei’s emerging business and research campus at the former Spicers site; Granta Park; Cambridge Biomedical Campus; and the expanding Wellcome Genome Campus. The Mill Lane Site is also in a location with extensive existing transport access by walking, cycling, bus and train and the Site has good accessibility (a 15 minute or so walk or a short cycle ride) to existing services and facilities within Sawston including nurseries, schools, doctors, dentists, pharmacy, opticians, sports centre, pubs, convenience stores, hairdressers and beauticians. Having all of these services and facilities within close proximity of the Site will allow future occupants to access these services using sustainable travel modes and will assist the development, and its occupants, in integrating into the wider Sawston community.

4.11.1 Policies should highlight wellbeing and social inclusion as a key priority for new developments. 4.11.2 Good growth that promotes wellbeing (including health) should be inclusive and include antipoverty measures including: ● Energy efficient homes and employment space that deliver low energy and water bills; ● Promotion of commercial development and job creation that offers the Living Wage and opportunities for those on lower incomes to increase wages to easily access jobs; ● 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; ● “ensure delivery of planned investment in transport infrastructure that improves connectivity between key employment locations and more deprived areas” Anti Poverty Strategy (DG23) 4.11.3 A spatial strategy that connects homes with jobs; good quality public transport; facilities/services and high-quality open spaces. 4.11.4 A policy framework that allows for innovative ways to deliver ‘affordable housing’; being a housing solution that provides for homes that are cheaper to buy or rent, whatever the planning mechanism; so long as the mechanism is robust and can be secured within a planning decision. 4.11.5 Assessment of schemes throughout the combined authority areas using a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) methodology that reflects best practice. Thresholds for HIAs should reflect the scale of the scheme and its ability to effect health outcomes. 4.11.6 Develop a policy framework that is based on empirical evidence of how good growth is delivered, rather than rely on policies based on perceived and sometimes unproven determinants of wellbeing and social inclusion. Focus policies on what really makes a difference. 4.11.7 Engagement with the combined authority, county council and CCG to understand community care and primary health care issues and needs, and to ensure facilities are available to deliver funded services.