Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 57589
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mrs Jennifer Jump
Whilst I understand Cambridge is expanding, I object to the scale of the expansion proposed which seems an unsubstantiated vanity project by non-residents.The Green belt is narrow enough and provides an outer edge to a small city - its lungs. The Biomedical Campus is surrounded by many new developments already and in this dry area there is no evidence that a water supply can be sustained on the scale proposed, and the residential roads are already under pressure. This proposal would create a concrete jungle which wealthier residents will seek to flee, encouraging further development forever outwards.
Whilst I understand Cambridge is expanding, I object to the scale of the expansion proposed which seems an unsubstantiated vanity project by non-residents.The Green belt is narrow enough and provides an outer edge to a small city - its lungs. The Biomedical Campus is surrounded by many new developments already and in this dry area there is no evidence that a water supply can be sustained on the scale proposed, and the residential roads are already under pressure. This proposal would create a concrete jungle which wealthier residents will seek to flee, encouraging further development forever outwards.