Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options

Huntingdonshire District Council support the proposed policy aims to support business clusters to the South of Cambridge “through ensuring that more business space is provided where needed to support existing clusters, and through a limited amount of new housing in and around villages that are well-connected to jobs by public transport, cycling and walking facilities. It is agreed that there is a case to be made for exceptional circumstances to release some limited areas of Green Belt land here if it results in generating less carbon emissions from car use.

Huntingdonshire Council agree with the proposed policy for additional B2 (industry) and B8 (warehousing) uses associated specifically with the use requirements of the Genome Campus.

Huntingdonshire District Council agree with the proposed policy if the release of green belt does not impact on important landscape features, biodiversity and heritage. It is agreed that development should be restricted to research and development (use class (E(g)(ii) Research and development of products or processes) and appropriate supporting ancillary uses and infrastructure.

Huntingdonshire District Council has no comment.

Huntingdonshire District Council has no comment.

Huntingdonshire District Council has no comment.

The First Proposals document identifies the following sites:
• S/RRA/SAS Land to the south of the A14 Services - Site area of 18.2 hectares with a focus on warehousing and distribution; and
• S/RRA/BBP Land at Buckingway Business Park, Swavesey - Site area of 2.1 hectares extension to Buckingway Business Park and considered suitable for Class B2 (General Industrial) or Class B8, (Storage or Distribution). B8 uses would be limited to small to medium sized premises.

Huntingdonshire District Council would welcome further discussions regarding these sites before any comment is provided. Further information would be welcomed specifically in relation to the potential transport and economic impact of these sites and their relationship with the Huntingdonshire economy and the nearby Lakes Business Park.

Huntingdonshire District Council support the proposed policy S/RRP/L: East of bypass, Longstanton to provide new open space, community facilities and affordable housing.

Huntingdonshire District Council support the proposed policy S/RRP/E/6: Papworth Hospital which will guide the redevelopment and re-use of the former Papworth Hospital site. This would include a “sequential approach to finding replacement uses for the site beginning with healthcare, and then more general employment uses, with residential limited to conversions of character buildings where it would be the most appropriate use.” Given the size and nature of the site that the policy is flexible enough to allow for mix-use developments should healthcare and general employment not be successfully attracted to the site. This will allow for greater certainty of redevelopment to perpetuate the sustainability of the village.

Huntingdonshire District Council have no objection to carrying forward the policy related to Fen Drayton Former Land Settlement Association Estate (S/RRP/H/5) which promotes the legacy of the network of smallholdings and sustainable living.

Huntingdonshire District Council commend the proposed policies in relation to climate change.

Huntingdonshire District Council support the proposed policy CC/NZ.
The incorporation of extra climate adaptation and resilience features into new developments could boost the acceptance amongst developers of these approaches and improve market demand for them, hence potentially boosting their viability for application across Huntingdonshire.