All options will require more detailed transport assessment work to understand the transport implications, across all modes, of the proposals including their interrelationship with emerging proposals under development by the County Council as part of the City Deal programme. Although this is true of all options, this is particularly the case for those that propose higher levels of development which might require significant transport intervention, over and above existing investment plans, to ensure that transport impacts are not severe. This applies to both the local networks (walk, cycle, bus, and highway) and also the strategic road (ie. Highways Agency) and rail
(ie: Network Rail} networks.

The retention of the strategic aggregate railhead is supported. It's relocation onto land which is currently on the eastern side of the Water Recycling Centre would be consistent with the allocation for a new Transport Zone made by the adopted Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Site Specific Proposals Plan.

The inclusion of an indicative location for the new Household Recycling Centre and inert recycling facility is also supported, together with the caveat that gives the flexibility for this to be located on alternative 82, 88 or sui generis land in the vicinity of Cowley Road.

It is noted that the Veolia Waste Transfer Station site would be redeveloped. This site is safeguarded through the adopted Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Site Specific Proposals Plan, but scope exists for this use to be accommodated on other land proposed for 82, 88 and sui generis uses.

The existing inert waste recycling centre within the curtilage of the Water Recycling Centre would be displaced under this Option. This existing facility is time limited but lies within an allocated Area of Search for a permanent site for such a use (allocated by the adopted Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Site Specific Proposals Plan). There may also be an opportunity for it to be accommodated within the proposed new areas for B2, B8 and Sui Generis uses.

The provision made for the temporary storage of aggregates for the improvement of the A14 is supported. A temporary facility in this location (with time restricted access directly on to the A14) will assist in the efficient movement of mineral for the scheme.

The provision of new heavy goods vehicle access and the new north-south route is supported; this will enable traffic movements associated with the railheads, waste management and other 82, 88 and sui generis uses to be separate from Cowley Road which will be subject to additional use by station and other users.

Option 4 is dependant upon the relocation of the Water Recycling Centre. As Anglian Water has no operational need to make such a change and their shareholders will not bear the costs of doing so, for this to take place a viable financial arrangement would need to be in place, potentially involving other land owners/developers in the wider CNFE.

The Employment Options Study (October 2014) sets out the results of the high level financial appraisal of the 4 development options. In the case the Option 4 (Maximum Development) the appraisal demonstrates that the development will deliver a surplus, after acquisition costs, of £354,6601gross acre (£21,988,933). Whilst this option generates a surplus this is less than 1 0% of the gross development value and consequently the viability could be considered marginal. A range of sensitivity tests were applied to consider variations to Option 4, e.g. increasing sales values, share of residential floor space or storey heights. Only the "Values up 1 0%" variant made positive impact on viability.

The relocation of the Water Recycling Centre has been considered in the past, if it is to be demonstrated at Examination that this Option is feasible evidence needs to be presented to show that a site(s) which meets Policy CS17 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Core Strategy is deliverable in principle. It is suggested that this could be pursued through a bespoke study which considers potential sites against the criteria of the Policy and other relevant constraints.

The redevelopment of the Station car park following provision of a new multi-storey car park is noted. The new multi-storey car park lies in South Cambridgeshire, and if the County Council were not the developer a planning application for this use would need to be submitted to South Cambridgeshire District Council as it will not be a County Council development.

To conclude, Option 4 is not supported due to the significant viability concerns, previous experience of the difficulties of trying to move water recycling centres, concern that subsidy would be needed to move the water recycling centre and the highlighted concerns about the transport impacts.