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Waterbeach New Town Supplementary Planning Document

Representation ID: 167480

Received: 26/10/2018

Respondent: Waterbeach and District Bridleways Group

Representation Summary:

4.2 KEY STRUCTURING ELEMENTS (FIXES)
GREENWAYS AND CORRIDORS
The SPD is premature in the absence of a coordinated approach for the whole development site across both land ownerships. The SPD must agree first:
-Retention of woodland west of the lake
-Safeguarding of land for special school
-Revision of primary school and special school locations away from the A10 and areas of high air pollution
-Impacts to Wicken Fen
-Ecological assessments (bat, hedgehog, birds and hedgerows)
-Revised flood and drainage risk assessments
-Update of green infrastructure- there is now much need for biodiversity given the hundreds of houses that have been built in the last few years in Waterbeach on greenfield.

Collaborative work with wildlife organisations and the national trust to ensure biodiversity is
maximised within the SPD blue print: