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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
WS/IO: Creating inclusive employment and business opportunities through new developments
Representation ID: 57420
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mission Street Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
To achieve an increase in high skilled jobs, we suggest that text should be included within Policy WS/IO that supports employment related development that would generate high skilled jobs within the local area. This would draw on the identified strengths of the local economy to generate more knowledge driven employment clusters Suggested text is included below:
"Consistent with the actions to upskill the local population, within South Cambridgeshire District, proposals for employment related developments will be encouraged and supported where evidence has been submitted that a development would generate higher-skilled occupations."
To achieve an increase in high skilled jobs, we suggest that text should be included within Policy WS/IO that supports employment related development that would generate high skilled jobs within the local area. This would draw on the identified strengths of the local economy to generate more knowledge driven employment clusters Suggested text is included below:
"Consistent with the actions to upskill the local population, within South Cambridgeshire District, proposals for employment related developments will be encouraged and supported where evidence has been submitted that a development would generate higher-skilled occupations."
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
J/NE: New employment and development proposals
Representation ID: 57423
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mission Street Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
We recommend the following text is included within Policy J/NE:
"A degree of flexibility will be provided when considering the accessibility and transport options available to a proposal for employment development, to consider nearby short, medium and long term sustainable transport projects that may influence the sustainability of a proposal beyond the nearby infrastructure currently available."
We recommend the following text is included within Policy J/NE:
"A degree of flexibility will be provided when considering the accessibility and transport options available to a proposal for employment development, to consider nearby short, medium and long term sustainable transport projects that may influence the sustainability of a proposal beyond the nearby infrastructure currently available."
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
S/DS: Development strategy
Representation ID: 57427
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mission Street Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
Given the need for high skilled jobs and the express high level of high skilled jobs provision within Cambridge, combined with the need to balance such employment opportunities more widely across the Greater Cambridge area, we suggest that a high priority and degree of support should be given to Research and Development related proposals. The following text is suggested to be included within Policy S/DS as a strategy proposal:
"Supporting proposals for Research and Development employment-related schemes, particularly within sustainable settlements across South Cambridgeshire District."
Given the need for high skilled jobs and the express high level of high skilled jobs provision within Cambridge, combined with the need to balance such employment opportunities more widely across the Greater Cambridge area, we suggest that a high priority and degree of support should be given to Research and Development related proposals. The following text is suggested to be included within Policy S/DS as a strategy proposal:
"Supporting proposals for Research and Development employment-related schemes, particularly within sustainable settlements across South Cambridgeshire District."
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
J/AW: Affordable workspace and creative industries
Representation ID: 57429
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mission Street Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
We suggest that affordable workspace provision be flexibly sought on a proportionate, site by site basis.
Clarity must be given on how affordable workspace is to be calculated and applied across the districts.
Clarification should be given as to what constitutes a ‘larger commercial development’ in the context of the requirement to deliver affordable workspace.
Flexibility should also be included within the policy so that the rate of affordable workspace is proportionate to the scale of the development.
We suggest that affordable workspace provision be flexibly sought on a proportionate, site by site basis.
Clarity must be given on how affordable workspace is to be calculated and applied across the districts.
Clarification should be given as to what constitutes a ‘larger commercial development’ in the context of the requirement to deliver affordable workspace.
Flexibility should also be included within the policy so that the rate of affordable workspace is proportionate to the scale of the development.
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
I/ST: Sustainable transport and connectivity
Representation ID: 57434
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mission Street Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
In the interests of a holistic, long term vision of growth, we recommend that a degree of flexibility be specifically applied in such cases to take into account the long term connectivity and travel projects – such as the Foxton Travel Hub – that are underway or due to come forward within the plan period or other such contextual development that may better enable long term sustainable transport opportunities in the future when considering the immediate requirements and acceptability of a proposal. The text we suggest above in respect of that policy could similarly be drafted into Policy I/ST.
In the interests of a holistic, long term vision of growth, we recommend that a degree of flexibility be specifically applied in such cases to take into account the long term connectivity and travel projects – such as the Foxton Travel Hub – that are underway or due to come forward within the plan period or other such contextual development that may better enable long term sustainable transport opportunities in the future when considering the immediate requirements and acceptability of a proposal. The text we suggest above in respect of that policy could similarly be drafted into Policy I/ST.
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
I/EV: Parking and electric vehicles
Representation ID: 57438
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mission Street Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
The specific levels of demand however, for EVC points needs to be supported by further evidence, as the levels of provision for employment and retail developments appear arbitrary.
We therefore iterate that such flexibility within parking standards should be reflected within the final policy for both vehicular and cycle parking.
The specific levels of demand however, for EVC points needs to be supported by further evidence, as the levels of provision for employment and retail developments appear arbitrary.
We therefore iterate that such flexibility within parking standards should be reflected within the final policy for both vehicular and cycle parking.
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity
Representation ID: 57440
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mission Street Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
The proposed direction and wording of local policy should therefore be revised to match national policy, simply citing that the Secretary of State preferred metric and value will be used when measured biodiversity gains rather than specifying a specific metric within local policy.
The proposed direction and wording of local policy should therefore be revised to match national policy, simply citing that the Secretary of State preferred metric and value will be used when measured biodiversity gains rather than specifying a specific metric within local policy.
