I strongly object to S/CBC-A being released from the green belt and further extension of the CBC. I believe this will create a harsh commercial edge to the city that is highly visible on the A1307 approach down from Wandlebury. There will be a high level of harm to the area with significant loss of open space and leisure routes on the edge of the city.

Wrapping the CBC around residential housing of Ninewells and Babraham Road is unacceptable and will have an extremely negative impact on the amenity of these existing residences. I feel the CBC could make better use of existing campus space and meet future growth needs through redevelopment of their existing campus and higher density development toward the train line. They could also seek an alternate approach of meeting new demand by collocating common services at off-site research campuses. I also object to the idea of realigning Granhams Road to create further expansion of the campus and erosion of the green belt.

The land denoted by S/CBC-A supports a large amount of wildlife and I believe mitigation for the loss of habitat in the proposed area of major change is likely to be insufficient. The area is prone to flooding and it’s possible that development could exacerbate existing drainage problems on the Ninewells development.

The CBC already has a large number of private car trips and local roads are extremely congested with spill over parking in the local area. The transport infrastructure is already insufficient with no viable alternatives provided for current use, never mind future increased demand. Credible infrastructure improvements need to be delivered and improvements to wellbeing of surrounding communities provided before future development is permitted (within existing campus boundary only).