Draft Greater Cambridge Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document Consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 200403

Received: 24/01/2025

Respondent: U+I (Cambridge) Limited and Cambridge 4 LLP

Agent: Carter Jonas

Paragraph 15.14 states that at the time of publication, the Sport England Facilities Calculator requires £236 for swimming pool provision from each new person. The Cambridge swimming contribution per dwelling size.

Paragraph 15.12 states that projects will be identified in consultation with service providers. It is therefore unclear how a blanket payment per person or per dwelling correlates to funding a specific project. A contribution should be directly linked and calculated for a specific project as per the Regulation 122 tests.

Comment

Representation ID: 200408

Received: 24/01/2025

Respondent: U+I (Cambridge) Limited and Cambridge 4 LLP

Agent: Carter Jonas

Paragraph 20.11 states “the provision of an element of affordable employment space will be most suited to large commercial schemes, and as a minimum over 10,000m2, in use classes E(g), B2 and B8. In London typical agreements have secured 10% of space within qualifying schemes.”

A comparison to London is provided but London is a different market place with different rent levels, supply and demand. There does not appear to be a local policy basis to ask for a contribution in relation to affordable workspace and therefore U+I (Cambridge) Limited and Cambridge 4 LLP question if the planning obligation meets the Regulation 122 tests.

Comment

Representation ID: 200409

Received: 24/01/2025

Respondent: U+I (Cambridge) Limited and Cambridge 4 LLP

Agent: Carter Jonas

The list included in the second paragraph appears to contain a broad list of requirements as a "catch-all" at the end of the document. Although policy references are listed alongside the potential obligations, the policy wording is also vague. Planning obligations should fall within Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) and should be specific requiring the land to be used in a specific way or restricting the development or use of the land in a specific way. The inclusion of general obligations in this chapter should be reviewed.

Comment

Representation ID: 200566

Received: 24/01/2025

Respondent: U+I (Cambridge) Limited and Cambridge 4 LLP

Agent: Carter Jonas

Paragraph 7.23 where it states “Small grants scheme (community chest): A contribution, to be agreed, will be required for the development of community grants or an investment fund to support local residents of the new development". We consider this to be a broad requirement and again recommend that further evidence is provided.

Paragraph 7.27 states the cost of community centres as well as the costs associated with maintaining. It is unclear how these figures have been derived, what comparable schemes have been used and how these costs have been calculated in relation to specification. Same comments apply to figures in the community contribution by dwelling size table.