Object

Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Representation ID: 167284

Received: 23/10/2018

Respondent: Sue Edwards

Representation Summary:

5.2 MOVEMENT and PLACE
Objection: The A10 should be fully upgraded before any development on the Barracks site commences.
Objection: The railway station should not be moved from its present site until the quantum of the new development is greater than that in Waterbeach village.

Full text:

1. The A10 should be fully upgraded before any development on the Barracks site commences.
2. More health centre/GP provision should be in place at a very early stage of the development.
3. The railway station should not be moved from its present site until the quantum of the new development is greater than that in Waterbeach village.
4. No construction traffic should be permitted to access the site through the village of Waterbeach

The site is currently earmarked for 8-9,000 properties although up to 11,000 could eventually be built. I object to this number because the A10 cannot possibly cope with the huge amount of traffic the development, in its construction stage and afterwards. It is already heavily congested and at peak times is at a standstill. No development should commence on the site until the A10 is properly upgraded. There is an estimate that 25,000 people will live on the new development yet it seems that only one GP surgery/health centre is mentioned. It is also envisaged that the existing health centre in Waterbeach copes with additional demand, from Section 106 contributions, during the early stages of the development. This health centre already is at full capacity. There is no mention of health care beyond that provided by the GP surgery. Addenbrooke's Hospital is frequently on black alert - how can it cope with this additional 25,000 people, plus those from other developments taking place in the county. I do not consider that the railway station should be moved from its present site until the quantum development of the new town is greater than that in Waterbeach village. Those people presently living in the village, especially at the southern end, would no longer be able to easily walk to the new station.