Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Great places
Representation ID: 58718
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: The Church Commissioners for England
Agent: Deloitte LLP
The Church Commissioners for England strongly advocate the Councils’ aim of sustaining the unique character of Greater Cambridge and complementing it with beautiful and distinctive development, creating a place where people want to live, work and play.
As discussed in response to Policy S/CB, the Commissioners’ vision for the Site is the realisation of a new place that exemplifies how people and nature can co-inhabit the landscape sustainably, in a place where they want to be. The Commissioners’ accompanying Vision Document details how it envisages this will be achieved.
The Church Commissioners for England strongly advocate the Councils’ aim of sustaining the unique character of Greater Cambridge and complementing it with beautiful and distinctive development, creating a place where people want to live, work and play.
As discussed in response to Policy S/CB, the Commissioners’ vision for the Site is the realisation of a new place that exemplifies how people and nature can co-inhabit the landscape sustainably, in a place where they want to be. The Commissioners’ accompanying Vision Document details how it envisages this will be achieved.
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Homes
Representation ID: 58729
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: The Church Commissioners for England
Agent: Deloitte LLP
As was highlighted in the response to the Plan’s emerging vision and aims, the Church Commissioners for England consider that the Councils could be more aspirational in relation to the number of homes to be delivered within the Plan period. Whilst paragraph 16(b) of the NPPF calls for strategic policies within Plans to be “aspirational”, the aim contained at page 258 is to simply, “plan for enough housing to meet our needs”. As previously stated within this representation, the Commissioners suggest that the aim is updated to read “…for enough housing to meet our needs, as a minimum”.
Section 3.6 of the First Proposals relates to ‘Homes’ policies. It is noted that the Councils’ aim, as stated at page 258 of the First Proposals document, it to “plan for enough housing to meet our needs, including significant quantities of housing that is affordable”. As was highlighted in the response to the Plan’s emerging vision and aims, the Church Commissioners for England consider that the Councils could be more aspirational in relation to the number of homes to be delivered within the Plan period. Whilst paragraph 16(b) of the NPPF calls for strategic policies within Plans to be “aspirational”, the aim contained at page 258 is to simply, “plan for enough housing to meet our needs”. As previously stated within this representation, the Commissioners suggest that the aim is updated to read “…for enough housing to meet our needs, as a minimum”.
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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
H/AH: Affordable housing
Representation ID: 58735
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: The Church Commissioners for England
Agent: Deloitte LLP
The Commissioners support the need for an affordable housing policy within the Local Plan which will deliver the level of provision required within Greater Cambridge. At this early stage in the plan-making process, the Council acknowledges further work regarding the Plan’s viability is required in order to justify this proposal. The Commissioners wish to reiterate the importance of ensuring that a whole Plan viability assessment, which takes into account infrastructure and emerging policy requirements. is undertaken at the appropriate time to ensure the policy is robust.
The Commissioners support the need for an affordable housing policy within the Local Plan which will deliver the level of provision required within Greater Cambridge. At this early stage in the plan-making process, the Council acknowledges further work regarding the Plan’s viability is required in order to justify this proposal. The Commissioners wish to reiterate the importance of ensuring that a whole Plan viability assessment, which takes into account infrastructure and emerging policy requirements. is undertaken at the appropriate time to ensure the policy is robust.
