Cottenham Neighbourhood Plan - submission consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 167689

Received: 25/03/2019

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy COH/4-2: Multi-purpose Village Hall + Policy COH/4-3: Nursery

a) It is noted that a planning application for the Nursery was approved 20 December 2018 Ref S/2705/18/FL and for the Village Hall on 21 September 2018 Ref S/2702/18/FL. The supporting text could be helpfully updated to clarify this situation.

b) The maps to show where these uses will be located are not clear. Figure 26 and 27/28 contradict each other. Fig 26 shows a larger site that will accommodate both uses.

Comment

Representation ID: 167690

Received: 25/03/2019

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy COH/4-4: Sports Facilities

a)This policy would benefit from having a clear map to show the proposed allocation for the sports facilities. Figure 26 is confusing if you are not familiar with this part of the village.

b)SCDC has concerns about the impact on residential amenity in relation to criterion d) which seeks floodlit outdoor sports facilities. The site is adjacent to a recent residential planning consent and therefore floodlighting could have a significant detrimental impact without very careful design consideration. It could also have a detrimental impact on the wider fen edge. Policy COH/1-1 requires "subdued lighting on the village edge.

Comment

Representation ID: 167691

Received: 25/03/2019

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy COH/5-1: New Recreation Ground

a) It is unclear why Policy COH/4-4 has been given 5 years to be fully achieved? Whilst recognising that additional recreation facilities will be required by the growing population of Cottenham there is a lack of evidence to support the 5-year deadline for the land adjacent to the Recreation Ground. This is not mentioned in the policy relating to this site - COH/4-4.

b)Whilst recognising that more recreation land is required, the Plan is not clear at explaining where this would be found if not adjacent to the existing recreation ground. Criteria d) implies it would be to the south-east of the village? If this is what is intended then perhaps it should be made clearer?

Comment

Representation ID: 167692

Received: 25/03/2019

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy COH/6-1: Extension of burial grounds

SCDC welcomes the inclusion of this policy to ensure that there is adequate burial land within the village. As worded the policy is not clear whether it is actually allocating sites or providing criteria for the consideration of new sites? The supporting text (para 6-1d) refers to extensions or provision of new space but the policy only refers to extensions.

Comment

Representation ID: 167693

Received: 25/03/2019

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy COH/7-1: Village Employment

While this approach is supported, we would question whether such an approach is achievable given the shortage of suitable land for providing additional car parking. Is it feasible to require sites in such a tight knit village core to provide on‐site parking?

Comment

Representation ID: 167694

Received: 25/03/2019

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy COH/7-2: Rural employment

a) As currently worded, the policy allows any proposals that increase rural employment and there is no indication of the scale of development or whether the proposal is on a brownfield site. It is not clear whether this policy applies to any site outside the Development Framework? If it does, then the sustainability of such a policy is questioned as it may not conform to the NPPF

b) The employment policies in the Local Plan could cover the aspirations of this policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 167695

Received: 25/03/2019

Respondent: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Policy COH/7-3:new Durman Stearn site (X11 in Figure 14)

a) The site is located in the Green Belt and the proposal is potentially contrary to Green Belt policies. The Local Plan does not allow for amendments to be made to the Green Belt in Cottenham. There would have to be very special circumstances to include a policy in the Plan within the Green Belt

b) There is a current planning application for this site - Ref S/4747/18/OL