Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 58353
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Dr Chris Lindley
The timescale of NEC providing housing before Marshalls is wrong.
- Marshall’s have committed to passing over a vacant site by 2030
- Supposedly the construction of NEC will start in 2028.
However, construction on a mostly “green" site (the airport), is a lot more predictable than construction on an old sewage works.
Demolition of CWWTP is going to be done after the developers take possession post 2028 (see p2-53 Anglian Water's EIA Scoping Report).
So a strong argument that housebuilding on Marshall's will start before NEC where the developer will undoubtedly find many unpleasant surprises before starting building.
The timescale of NEC providing housing before Marshalls is wrong.
- Marshall’s have committed to passing over a vacant site by 2030
- Supposedly the construction of NEC will start in 2028.
However, construction on a mostly “green" site (the airport), is a lot more predictable than construction on an old sewage works.
Demolition of CWWTP is going to be done after the developers take possession post 2028 (see p2-53 Anglian Water's EIA Scoping Report).
So a strong argument that housebuilding on Marshall's will start before NEC where the developer will undoubtedly find many unpleasant surprises before starting building.