Draft Bourn Airfield Supplementary Planning Document - June 2019

The SPD claims "A fundamental principle of the new village will be to provide excellent connectivity and access for residents and visitors, by a range of modes, with an emphasis on sustainable, low-carbon / low-emission and active modes
of travel - walking, cycling and public transport". This is a great objective but the design suggests that the emphasis is on facilitating private car journeys, whilst making it possible for those who really want to use the bus or cycle to do so if they are committed enough to travel further than they would if they drove. If you are really serious about walking, cycling and public transport, make these things the easiest and most accessible - ie put the busway and cycle way through the middle of the village (currently the route of the "primary street") and move the "village centre" and the community building to the middle of the village rather than the northeastern corner.

The lack of health care facility in a new development of this size, and the expectation that this will be provided for by expanding the provision in Cambourne is short-sighted. This contradicts the SDP which states, "It is essential that the new village has its own sense of public life and community: a place where people live, work, learn and socialise, which provides for residents' changing needs throughout their lives, and for residents with different incomes, abilities and needs." The current plan forces the most needy out of the development to find help.

I recognise there is a need for new housing. I would like the new development to be as good as possible for those who come to live there, and for those who already live in surrounding villages. The potential car journeys generated by this development that are forced onto local roads because there is no direct access to the A428 is a major concern. You're expecting traffic queues out of the village (see section on busway needing dedicated lane at roundabout). Please re-visit this major omission for all our sakes.