3.2.3 Design
Object
Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Representation ID: 31001
Received: 13/07/2016
Respondent: Mr Edward Leigh
Support, but this needs to be much bolder. The aim should be to create an exemplary development that sets a new benchmark for future developments.
Support, but this needs to be much bolder. This is a unique opportunity to set a design benchmark for Cambridge. The aim should be to create a multi-award winning reference site that elevates the standard for future private developments. Every aspect of the development must be exemplary: highly visible and usable public spaces, promoting a strong sense of community; high proportion of affordable rented accommodation; generous internal spaces (meeting or exceeding Policy 50 standards in the Draft Local Plan), with maximal penetration of daylight; ultra-low energy and water use; well-concealed, secure and convenient storage areas for bins and cycles (including trikes, cargo & trailer bikes); high levels of craftsmanship in building designs and landscaping.
Object
Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Representation ID: 31018
Received: 13/07/2016
Respondent: Mrs Ros Greensmith
Paragraph 3.2.3 Design
The sentence 'the block of garages should be retained in the short-term...' should be deleted. The sentence should be amended to read "Should the Inspector at the Local Plan Inquiry determine that the garages should be part of the site any scheme should be capable of accommodating their phased future redevelopment should they become available after 2031"
Paragraph 3.2.3 Design
The sentence 'the block of garages should be retained in the short-term...' should be deleted. The sentence should be amended to read "Should the Inspector at the Local Plan Inquiry determine that the garages should be part of the site any scheme should be capable of accommodating their phased future redevelopment should they become available after 2031"
Object
Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Representation ID: 31035
Received: 21/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge Association of Architects
Proposals should also include a direct response to the site's industrial past, with opportunities for larger scale along the railway edge, and material sensitivity to the historic use of iron and timber on site, in order to maintain a hint of its past character.
Please define merit of coach house separately to the later/lesser extension.
Proposals should also include a direct response to the site's industrial past, with opportunities for larger scale along the railway edge, and material sensitivity to the historic use of iron and timber on site, in order to maintain a hint of its past character.
Please define merit of coach house separately to the later/lesser extension.
Support
Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Representation ID: 31071
Received: 19/07/2016
Respondent: Historic England
Paragraph 3.2.3 Historic England welcomes the proposed retention of the Listed former Free Library building, the language school and the gatehouse building to the south of the site. The NPPF makes it clear that the Government attaches 'great weight' to the conservation of designated heritage assets (paragraph 132). Any proposals for the site should consider the setting of the listed building and seek and preserve and enhance this. The NPPF confirms that the significance of heritage assets derives not only from a heritage asset's physical presence, but also from its setting (paragraph 132).
Paragraph 3.2.3 Historic England welcomes the proposed retention of the Listed former Free Library building, the language school and the gatehouse building to the south of the site. The NPPF makes it clear that the Government attaches 'great weight' to the conservation of designated heritage assets (paragraph 132). Any proposals for the site should consider the setting of the listed building and seek and preserve and enhance this. The NPPF confirms that the significance of heritage assets derives not only from a heritage asset's physical presence, but also from its setting (paragraph 132).
Object
Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Representation ID: 31161
Received: 03/06/2016
Respondent: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
I have read the SPD and note that the development would be for potentially 167 dwellings with 40% affordable homes and open space. This office would be happy to consult with future developers to discuss Secured by Design principles and measures to mitigate against Crime and Disorder.
I have read the SPD and note that the development would be for potentially 167 dwellings with 40% affordable homes and open space. This office would be happy to consult with future developers to discuss Secured by Design principles and measures to mitigate against Crime and Disorder.
Support
Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Representation ID: 31166
Received: 22/07/2016
Respondent: Cllr Richard Robertson
Retention and refurbishment of the row of coach houses on the west of the site
Building design to reflect that in the surrounding streets though allowing much higher buildings along the railway ie away from streets of existing, predominantly two storey, houses
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Object
Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD
Representation ID: 31201
Received: 22/07/2016
Respondent: Cambridge GRT Solidarity Network
Design response to context: while para 3.2.3 proposes a "contextual approach to scale and massing" neither figs 42 and 45-53, nor the text in 4.6.6-8 acknowledge or tackle the disparity (clear in fig 53) between the scale of the traditional pitched roof forms in the area, and the bulk and height of what the SPD suggests for the Depot site.
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