Comment

Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options

Representation ID: 56955

Received: 09/12/2021

Respondent: Mr Jaroslaw Mielnik

Representation Summary:

Future policy should recognise the social, intellectual and environmental capital that community-led development offers. The key factors are securing the land and thinking outside the box. It is vital to understand the differences between the needs for community-led development and traditional housing.
In the end, the Community-led developments can serve as perpetual affordable housing by implementing more progressive funding models that residential developers cannot even consider. This model is empowering people, so the policy should enhance this passion.

Full text:

Future policy should recognise the social, intellectual and environmental capital that community-led development offers. The key factors are securing the land and thinking outside the box. It is vital to understand the differences between the needs for community-led development and traditional housing.
In the end, the Community-led developments can serve as perpetual affordable housing by implementing more progressive funding models that residential developers cannot even consider. This model is empowering people, so the policy should enhance this passion.