Histon & Impington Neighbourhood Plan - Submission consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 168119

Received: 18/07/2019

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire Lead Local Flood Authority is surprised at lack of detail on flood risk and drainage in Plan.

Plan should shrive to promote SuDS - an approach to manage surface water run-off which seeks to mimic natural drainage systems and retain water on or near the site. Significant advantages over conventional piped drainage systems in reducing flood risk.

Variety of SuDS techniques available means that virtually any development should be able to include a scheme based around these principles.

Object

Representation ID: 168230

Received: 31/07/2019

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Policy HIM02 Interesting Buildings

Cambridgeshire County Council as landowner, objects to the inclusion of 3 New School Road, The Infant School on the list of Interesting Buildings. Please refer to further comments submitted by Cambridgeshire
County Council under Policy HIM17.

Object

Representation ID: 168232

Received: 31/07/2019

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Policy HIM03 Size, Scale and location of New Housing

Cambridgeshire County Council, as landowner, objects to requirement, under HIM03, that 'Entry to the estate should be no further than 800m, by a safe and direct walking and cycling route, from one of the two Community Centre' as it is too prescriptive, does not allow for individual site requirements and may limit potential for appropriately located, integrated and accessible development to meet future needs as required.

Cambridgeshire County Council, as landowner, would suggest that the wording be refined as follows, 'Entry to the estate should be preferably no further than about 800m, by a safe and direct walking and cycling route ' to allow for greater flexibility to account for individual site requirements/constraints when a site is brought forward for development.

Comment

Representation ID: 168233

Received: 31/07/2019

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Policy HIM07 The School Hill Site
The Tesco Site is the currently location of Histon Library which is a leasehold property. Cambridgeshire County Council, as leaseholder, has no comments to submit on the proposals for this policy. Work is currently being undertaken by Cambridgeshire County Council to look at the long-term options for a library in
Histon.

Object

Representation ID: 168234

Received: 31/07/2019

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

Policy HIM10 Bypass Farm

Cambridgeshire County Council, as landowner, objects to Policy HIM10 which safeguards the land (Ref: V1) for community recreational use. It is currently agricultural land which is let on a Farms Business Tenancy. Cambridgeshire County Council submitted this site as part of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan 'Call for Sites' and will continue to promote it in the future. If the land is not allocated for residential development in the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, it is currently intended that the land will remain in agricultural use. Cambridgeshire County Council would be willing to work with the community to provide recreational space as part of a wider future development.

Object

Representation ID: 168237

Received: 31/07/2019

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

HIM12 - Local Green Space

Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC), as landowner, objects to both allocation of Infant School Field on New School Road (Ref V14) and northern part of Northern Buxhall Farm site (Ref V4) as designated Local Green Spaces as defined in NPPF.

Infant School Field already designated as PVAA under Local Plan. Regarding northern part of Northern Buxhall Farm site: to be designated as a Local Green Space, land needs to meet tests set out in NPPF. Northern part of Northern Buxhall Farm site currently outside of village envelope , remote from village core; is not readily accessible on foot; and holds little significance in terms to historic significance, recreational value or beauty. Already green belt.

CCC wants to work with community to provide recreational/amenity space as part of a wider future development. CCC already provides permissive access to Histon Wood and Girton Wood (Table5: HIM12 V12, V13). CCC submitted southern area of Buxhall Farm Site as part of Greater Cambridge Local Plan 'Call for Sites' and will continue to promote it in future.

Object

Representation ID: 168238

Received: 31/07/2019

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

HIM13 - Important Natural Habitats

Cambridgeshire County Council, as landowner, objects to designation of northern part of Buxhall Farm (including the permission path and green infrastructure corridor off the B1049 and around Buxhall Farm Fields) (Map 18 - HIM13 - V4) as an area to be included under Policy HIM13. CCC is willing to work with local and agricultural communities to enhance and protect wildlife where appropriate. CCC actively encourages its agricultural tenants to enter into schemes to improve farms environmental features. This area of land is currently used for commercial arable farming, with all attendant responsibly used fertiliser and sprays required to produce a crop. Not an important natural habitat.

Comment

Representation ID: 168239

Received: 31/07/2019

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

HIM15- Walking & Cycling Routes

Cambridgeshire County Council, as landowner, is willing to work with the local community, where appropriate, to support the inclusion of easy and safe walking and cycling routes or linkages to maximise opportunities for convenient non-vehicular access to one of the two village centre and/or other parts of the Community as part of a wider future development of its land assets.

Object

Representation ID: 168241

Received: 31/07/2019

Respondent: Cambridgeshire County Council

HIM17 - The Infant School

Cambridgeshire County Council, as landowner, objects to designation for site to be safeguarded for community use only. Proposals for a new school site are being developed at Buxhall Farm but there is no absolute guarantee that CCC will be successful in obtaining planning permission. Long-term plans for site, if CCC is successful in obtaining planning permission, have yet to be determined. Policy highlights a preference for health facilities to be located on site. No direct approach has been received from our health partners regarding site. Policy states that if during the plan period, it becomes evident that there is no demand for community facilities on this site, then alternative uses of benefit to the community, including an affordable housing scheme to meet prevailing Community needs, will be supported. CCC objects to inclusion of this wording as it is too prescriptive. CCC submitted site as part of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan 'Call for Sites' -will continue to promote it in future. CCC aware of community's interest in site - willing to engage to consider long-terms plans for area.