Question 25. What kind of business and industrial space do you think is most needed in the area?

any and every, pit villages show the weakness of depending on one sector, obviously tech and bio tech at the front, but also tourism

Primarily that which offers employment opportunities to those of working age who currently lack any employment.

All types. There has been a tendency for older and smaller industrial and related concerns to be redeveloped for either housing or for office/hi-tech type uses. Those, sometimes quasi-industrial uses are still needed, and they are needed within the city otherwise there are further adverse transport impacts. Examples include car repair garages and sales, builders’ yards, driving schools, undertakers, laundries, petrol stations, and open storage uses. All such uses employ people locally but also provide important local services. The growth of on-line retailing inevitably results in the demand for more warehousing space which needs to be accommodated somewhere on appropriately located accessible sites. There is possibly a case for ‘transfer-type’ warehousing outside of Cambridge where goods are switched to smaller vehicles for delivery into the City and HGV delivery lorries are suppressed or their operating hours controlled. Finally, there are a number of growing small businesses in the high-tech sector in the Plan area. Many of these do not wish to be located on large scale business or research parks and indeed may not be overly suitable for such parks, which tend to be office/lab dominated. Therefore, there is a need for a greater level of high tech manufacturing/production space in suitable locations. This sector is generally best located out of Cambridge itself and so there should be allocations for new employment land in key villages where there are some local services and existing/planned housing growth.

All types identified are needed. In particular that reflects the rapidly changing technologies that are constantly developing (e.g. 5G) that will change the nature of employment and make home working more prevalent.

We are not aware of any particular shortages in our Parish.

Infrastructure to support Farmstarts/small growers

All types.

All types.

Skateshop/Skateparks and Art galleries The city has no youthful culture spaces

A mixture of B1, B2 and B8 industrial spaces are required as well as small incubator units be they for industrial, research and development or office based businesses to provide opportunity for small business to start and hopefully grow in to larger premises.

A mixture of B1, B2 and B8 industrial spaces are required as well as small incubator units be they for industrial, research and development or office based businesses to provide opportunity for small business to start and hopefully grow in to larger premises.

All types.

All types.

All types. There has been a tendency for older and generally poorer quality industrial and related concerns to be redeveloped for either housing or for office/hi-tech type uses. Those, sometimes quasi-industrial uses are still needed, and they are needed within the city otherwise there are further adverse transport impacts. Examples include car repair garages and sales, builders’ yards, driving schools, undertakers, laundries, petrol stations, and open storage uses. All such uses employ people locally but also provide important local services. The growth of on-line retailing inevitably results in the demand for more warehousing space which needs to be accommodated somewhere on appropriately located accessible sites. There is possibly a case for ‘transfer-type’ warehousing outside of Cambridge where goods are switched to smaller vehicles for delivery into the City and HGV delivery lorries are suppressed or their operating hours controlled. This is an approach advocated by paragraph 82 of the NPPF. There is also a need to recognise that there is a greater demand for flexible and home working and appropriate technology needs to be incorporated into all forms of development to allow this to occur. Finally, there are a number of growing small businesses in the high-tech sector in the Plan area. Many of these do not wish to be located on large scale business or research parks and indeed may not be overly suitable for such parks, which tend to be office/lab dominated. Therefore, there is a need for a greater level of high tech manufacturing/production space in suitable locations. This sector is generally best located out of Cambridge itself and so there should be allocations for new employment land in key villages and new settlements, such as Stapleford where there are local services, planned public transport improvements and existing/planned housing growth.

All types. There has been a tendency for older and generally poorer quality industrial and related concerns to be redeveloped for either housing or for office/hi-tech type uses. Those, sometimes quasi-industrial uses are still needed, and they are needed within the city otherwise there are further adverse transport impacts. Examples include car repair garages and sales, builders’ yards, driving schools, undertakers, laundries, petrol stations, and open storage uses. All such uses employ people locally but also provide important local services. The growth of on-line retailing inevitably results in the demand for more warehousing space which needs to be accommodated somewhere on appropriately located accessible sites. There is possibly a case for ‘transfer-type’ warehousing outside of Cambridge, such as land to the south of Cambridge Services, where goods are switched to smaller vehicles for delivery into the City and HGV delivery lorries are suppressed or their operating hours controlled. This is an approach advocated by paragraph 82 of the NPPF. There is also a need to recognise that there is a greater demand for flexible and home working and appropriate technology needs to be incorporated into all forms of development to allow this to occur. Finally, there are a number of growing small businesses in the high-tech sector in the Plan area. Many of these do not wish to be located on large scale business or research parks and indeed may not be overly suitable for such parks, which tend to be office/lab dominated. Therefore, there is a need for a greater level of high-tech manufacturing/production space in suitable locations. This sector is generally best located out of Cambridge itself and so there should be allocations for new employment land in key villages and adjacent to existing areas of employment i.e. land to the south of the A14 services and Buckinway Business Park.

The College considers there is a need for a range of jobs and employment space. Given Cambridge’s international reputation and skills base, this will mean attracting high tech opportunities requiring laboratory, specialist manufacturing and office space for start-ups, incubator and shift-on spaces. The success of existing business clusters shows that to accommodate the long-term growth potential of new sectors, the new Local Plan will need to allocate sustainable new sites for new technology business clusters. In turn we consider such opportunities will give rise to wide range of job types for different skills levels.

Paragraph 82 of the NPPF states that planning policies and decisions should recognise and address the specific locational requirements of different business sectors. This includes making provision for clusters or networks of knowledge and data-driven, creative or high technology industries; and for storage and distribution operations at a variety of scales and in suitably accessible locations. In September 2018 the Commission published the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Review (CPIER). The report identified the national importance of Knowledge Intensive (KI) businesses located in the Greater Cambridge area and their reliance on agglomeration (clustering) effects. A consequent Key Recommendation (3) of the CPIER report was that:- The UK Government should adopt a ‘Cambridge or overseas’ mentality towards KI business in this area, recognising that in an era of international connectivity and footloose labour, many high value companies will need to relocate abroad if this area no longer meets their needs. Ensuring that Cambridge continues to deliver for KI businesses should be considered a nationally strategic priority. There remains, therefore, a need to ensure that sufficient land and business space is identified to meet the ongoing needs and growth of KI businesses in the Greater Cambridge area. This should include the provision of employment land outside of the City and its Green Belt in well connected locations, near to housing and providing the opportunity for people to live close to their place of work. However, as highlighted in our response to Q27 below, there is also an imperative to ensure that business and industrial space is provided that complements KI businesses to ensure their retention and continued contribution towards the Greater Cambridge economy and the aspiration to double GVA by 2042. As an example, research published by Savills (The Oxford-Cambridge Innovation Arc) has concluded that land for an additional 69 million sq. ft. of warehouse space needs to be identified and delivered by 2050 across the Arc if its economic growth ambitions are to be met.

All types. There has been a tendency for older and smaller industrial and related concerns to be redeveloped for either housing or for office/hi-tech type uses. Those, sometimes quasi-industrial uses are still needed, and they are needed within the city otherwise there are further adverse transport impacts. Examples include car repair garages and sales, builders’ yards, driving schools, undertakers, laundries, petrol stations, and open storage uses. All such uses employ people locally but also provide important local services. The growth of on-line retailing inevitably results in the demand for more warehousing space which needs to be accommodated somewhere on appropriately located accessible sites. There is possibly a case for ‘transfer-type’ warehousing outside of Cambridge where goods are switched to smaller vehicles for delivery into the City and HGV delivery lorries are suppressed or their operating hours controlled. Finally, there are a number of growing small businesses in the high-tech sector in the Plan area. Many of these do not wish to be located on large scale business or research parks and indeed may not be overly suitable for such parks, which tend to be office/lab dominated. Therefore, there is a need for a greater level of high tech manufacturing/production space in suitable locations. This sector is generally best located out of Cambridge itself and so there should be allocations for new employment land in key villages where there are some local services and existing/planned housing growth.

All types. There has been a tendency for older and generally poorer quality industrial and related concerns to be redeveloped for either housing or for office/hi-tech type uses. Those, sometimes quasi-industrial uses are still needed, and they are needed within the city otherwise there are further adverse transport impacts. Examples include car repair garages and sales, builders’ yards, driving schools, undertakers, laundries, petrol stations, and open storage uses. All such uses employ people locally but also provide important local services. The growth of on-line retailing inevitably results in the demand for more warehousing space which needs to be accommodated somewhere on appropriately located accessible sites. There is possibly a case for ‘transfer-type’ warehousing outside of Cambridge where goods are switched to smaller vehicles for delivery into the City and HGV delivery lorries are suppressed or their operating hours controlled. This is an approach advocated by paragraph 82 of the NPPF. There is also a need to recognise that there is a greater demand for flexible and home working and appropriate technology needs to be incorporated into all forms of development to allow this to occur. Finally, there are a number of growing small businesses in the high-tech sector in the Plan area. Many of these do not wish to be located on large scale business or research parks and indeed may not be overly suitable for such parks, which tend to be office/lab dominated. Therefore, there is a need for a greater level of high-tech manufacturing/production space in suitable locations. This sector is generally best located out of Cambridge itself and so there should be allocations for new employment land in key villages and larger allocations, such as Fulbourn and Abington Park Farm where there are local services, planned public transport improvements and existing/planned housing growth.

All types. There has been a tendency for older and generally poorer quality industrial and related concerns to be redeveloped for either housing or for office/hi-tech type uses. Those, sometimes quasi-industrial uses are still needed, and they are needed within the city otherwise there are further adverse transport impacts. Examples include car repair garages and sales, builders’ yards, driving schools, undertakers, laundries, petrol stations, and open storage uses. All such uses employ people locally, comprise a varied skills base and also provide important local services. The growth of on-line retailing inevitably results in the demand for more warehousing space which needs to be accommodated somewhere on appropriately located accessible sites. There is possibly a case for ‘transfer-type’ warehousing outside of Cambridge where goods are switched to smaller vehicles for delivery into the City and HGV delivery lorries are suppressed or their operating hours controlled. This is an approach advocated by paragraph 82 of the NPPF. There is also a need to recognise that there is a greater demand for flexible and home working and appropriate technology needs to incorporated into all forms of development to allow this to occur. Finally, there are a number of growing small businesses in the high-tech sector in the Plan area. Many of these do not wish to be located on large scale business or research parks and indeed may not be overly suitable for such parks, which tend to be office/lab dominated. Therefore, there is a need for a greater level of high-tech manufacturing/production space in suitable locations. This sector is generally best located out of Cambridge itself and so there should be allocations for new employment land in key villages and new settlements, such as Northstowe where there are local services and existing/planned housing growth.

Small scale, varied, well insulated in terms of sound-pollution etc. and - especially - CHEAP to rent for new start up and for developing small businesses. I also believe in unicorns (the kind with horns).

All types.

• Businesses and industrial spaces need to be connected to the high-quality cycling network, as well as public transport, in order to ensure that people have the opportunity to get to work without driving. • New developments should always include some space for adaptable businesses and light industrial uses, in order to provide employment in the community that is easily accessed on foot or bike, and a healthy mix of activities in new developments. • The Local Plan must not allow car-dependent 'dormitory estates' where everyone is forced to travel long distances to access everyday activities like jobs, schools, surgeries and shopping.

* Business developments must be mandated to provide cycle parking, changing rooms and electric bike charging • Businesses and industrial spaces need to be connected to the high-quality cycling network, as well as public transport, in order to ensure that people have the opportunity to get to work without driving. • New developments should always include some space for adaptable businesses and light industrial uses, in order to provide employment in the community that is easily accessed on foot or bike, and a healthy mix of activities in new developments. • The Local Plan must not allow car-dependent 'dormitory estates' where everyone is forced to travel long distances to access everyday activities like jobs, schools, surgeries and shopping.

• Businesses and industrial spaces need to be connected to the high-quality cycling network, as well as public transport, in order to ensure that people have the opportunity to get to work without driving. • New developments should always include some space for adaptable businesses and light industrial uses, in order to provide employment in the community that is easily accessed on foot or bike, and a healthy mix of activities in new developments. • The Local Plan must not allow car-dependent 'dormitory estates' where everyone is forced to travel long distances to access everyday activities like jobs, schools, surgeries and shopping.

• Businesses and industrial spaces need to be connected to the high-quality cycling network, as well as public transport, in order to ensure that people have the opportunity to get to work without driving. • New developments should always include some space for adaptable businesses and light industrial uses, in order to provide employment in the community that is easily accessed on foot or bike, and a healthy mix of activities in new developments. • The Local Plan must not allow car-dependent 'dormitory estates' where everyone is forced to travel long distances to access everyday activities like jobs, schools, surgeries and shopping.

Businesses and industrial spaces need to be connected to the high-quality cycling network, as well as public transport, in order to ensure that people have the opportunity to get to work without driving. New developments should always include some space for adaptable businesses and light industrial uses, in order to provide employment in the community that is easily accessed on foot or bike, and a healthy mix of activities in new developments. The Local Plan must not allow car-dependent 'dormitory estates' where everyone is forced to travel long distances to access everyday activities like jobs, schools, surgeries and shopping.

• Businesses and industrial spaces need to be connected to the high-quality cycling network, as well as public transport, in order to ensure that people have the opportunity to get to work without driving. • New developments should always include some space for adaptable businesses and light industrial uses, in order to provide employment in the community that is easily accessed on foot or bike, and a healthy mix of activities in new developments. • The Local Plan must not allow car-dependent ‘dormitory estates’ where everyone is forced to travel long distances to access everyday activities like jobs, schools, surgeries and shopping.

The local plan should not produce business, shopping and residential areas that are compartmentalised to the point where it becomes difficult to travel between home/work/school etc. without having to take long car journeys.

The Local Plan must not allow car-dependent 'rural industrial estates' where everyone is forced to travel long distances to access them. Businesses and industrial spaces need to be connected to the high-quality cycling network, as well as public transport, in order to ensure that people have the opportunity to get to work without driving. New developments should always include some mixed-use areas. There should be space for adaptable businesses and light industrial uses, in order to provide employment in the community that is easily accessed on foot or bike, and a healthy mix of activities in new developments. The Local Plan must not allow car-dependent 'dormitory estates' where everyone is forced to travel long distances to access everyday activities like jobs, schools, surgeries and shopping.