Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020
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Greenfield, Arable land
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A mixture comprising farm buildings and greenfield land.
Proposed residential development of up to 100 units, with associated open space provision and access from Milton Road.
Housing to meet local need and new open space provision.
Site covers approx. 3.5 ha. Policy H/8 - Housing Density requires that new developments in Rural Centres achieve densities on 30 dwellings per hectare. A policy compliant development would therefore provide approx. 100 homes and open space.
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Vehicular access can be achieved from Milton Road, and cycle and pedestrian access onto Clay Close Lane.
There are no environmental or landscape designations on the site, and no heritage assets on or adjacent to the site. The site is level, and lies entirely within Flood Zone 1, the area at least of risk of flooding. No public rights of way cross the site. There are no Tree Preservation Orders on the site. A small area in the southern part of the site lies within the Histon and Impington Conservation Area, along Clay Close Lane. There is no Conservation Area Appraisal available for this Conservation Area. Any development of the site will therefore need to consider the impact on the Conservation Area and its setting.
Utilities would need to be connected from Milton Lane or Clay Close Lane. No pylons cross the site. We are not aware of any pipelines crossing the site.
The development of the site is contingent on release of the site from the Green Belt through the preparation of the Greater Cambridge Local Plan. The Plan is due for submission to the Planning Inspectorate in 2022; if the site were released, it would then take up approx. 2-3 years to bring forward the site and secure planning permission.
Highly attractive due to proximity to Cambridge, sustainable transport options and unconstrained site.
None known.
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2025
2026
2
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Land adjacent to Bassingbourn Nr Royston Hertfordshire
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Agricultural
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None
Cultivated agricultural field
Housing
Additional housing (including affordable) adjacent to Bassingbourn Primary School and Bassingbourn Village College. The site is well related to the village boundary and other village services: - Bassingbourn Primary School: 100 metres -Bassingbourn Village College: 700 metres - Bassingbourn High Street: 400 metres - Nearest bus stop: 300 metres
Total number of dwellings: 52 At a density of 22dph, of which a proportion will be affordable. The landowners own further land (as marked by the blue line on the enclosed plan) and are happy to discuss options relating to the extent of the land considered and the density.
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Vehicular access from Brook Road
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The land is bordered to the east by a Flood Zone 3 area however this does not affect or encroach onto the land in question.
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The site does not currently have access to services however service connections are located in close proximity.
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Attractive to the market - the site is relatively level with good access and well related to the village and village amenities. There are no known constraints on the site.
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As soon as possible
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Orchard
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No planning history on the site.
Greenfield
Proposed development of up to six homes, accessed from Chiswick End, incorporating an agricultural access to the remainder of the orchard to the north, with landscaping and SUDS features along the front of the site.
The development could provide market and self build housing to meet local needs.
There is an area of the site adjacent to Chiswick End which is shown on the Environment Agency website as being vulnerable to flood risk. It is therefore proposed that this area forms a landscaped area which provides SUDS capacity. The access road into the site will go to the north of this landscaped area, curving into the site, and then the homes will be located facing south across the road and the SUDS feature, backing onto the orchard. A flood risk assessment will be undertaken in due course to determine the exact extent of the likely flooding, and the amount of water storage/drainage needed. On this basis, it is likely that up to 6 homes could be accommodated on the site.
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Existing site access from Chiswick End would need to be improved. Please see attached map.
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As set out above, the majority of the site lies in Flood Zone 1, the area at lowest risk of flooding, but there is a small area at the front of the site which is at risk of fluvial and surface water flooding. It is proposed that any new homes are located to the north and west of this area, in Flood Zone 1. There are no contamination, biodiversity or heritage constraints on the site.
As set out above, the majority of the site lies in Flood Zone 1, the area at lowest risk of flooding, but there is a small area at the front of the site which is at risk of fluvial and surface water flooding. It is proposed that any new homes are located to the north and west of this area, in Flood Zone 1. There are no contamination, biodiversity or heritage constraints on the site.
Mains utilities are located on Chiswick End and would need to be linked to the site
Site is in my client’s ownership and part of it could be released now. No market research has been done to date.
We believe that the site would be very attractive because of the attractive rural nature of the site yet it is also within walking distance of the village primary school, shops and services.
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2022
2022
1
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Existing dwelling at road frontage, amenity land and small wooded/scrub area.
Not developed.
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Existing dwelling and greenfield land.
Sustainable residential development.
Healthcare - No, however contributions can be provided through the development. The proposed development is on amenity back land, which has no significant planning constraints or environmental designations and lies outside the Green Belt. The site has excellent access to major road networks, including Junction 28 of the new A14 (approx. 1 mile from the site) and the guided busway station in Swavesey (approx. 1.4 miles from the site), providing sustainable transport links to St Ives and Cambridge. The eastern part of the site, and access from Boxworth End, lie within the development framework of Swavesey. Swavesey is identified in Policy S/9 of the South Cambs adopted Local Plan as a minor rural centre having ‘a greater level (of services and facilities) than most other villages in South Cambridgeshire, and often perform a role in terms of providing services and facilities for a small rural hinterland.’ The proposal could provide new market and affordable housing to contribute to meeting the significant housing need across the District, along with Public Open Space. It could also provide additional employment and business growth in the area. The sustainable nature of the settlement of Swavesey with the Guided Busway, reduces reliance on car travel to reduce carbon emissions.
The site covers an area of 0.87 ha. This includes the existing dwelling and access road. Assuming that 70% of the gross site is deliverable, allowing for green infrastructure, open space and infrastructure provision, and assuming 30 dwellings per hectare, this equates to 18 dwellings on the site.
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To serve the proposed development, it is anticipated the existing dwelling at 86 Boxworth End will need to be demolished to provide vehicular access to the site, along with pedestrian and cycling connectivity. Indicative access is shown on the attached plan. The type of access junction will depend upon advice from highways consultants and on discussions with the Highways Authority.
The site is relatively unconstrained and there are no known physical constraints on the site.
There are no known constraints. There are no known biodiversity, contamination, drainage or heritage constraints on site.
Mains utilities would need to be connected to the site to serve the proposed development.
Mains utilities would need to be connected to the site to serve the proposed development.
If the site is allocated for development, the site can be brought forward as soon as possible. The landowner proposes to work with the Greater Cambridge to deliver residential development on the site.
Swavesey is defined as a minor rural centre in South Cambs District Council Local Plan adopted 2018 and is considered sustainable. The site would be of substantial interested to promoters and developers if considered suitable for allocation.
There are no known legal or land ownership constraints.
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2024
2027
3
The existing property at 86 Boxworth End would need to be demolished to provide vehicular access. This, however, would not cause a delay to the delivery of the site.
Land at Hoback Farm, south of Cambridge Road, Wimpole
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Agricultural land with Solar Park on part
Not applicable to agricultural land. Solar Park in use but could be relocated in part or as a whole if required to other land in the applicants’ ownership
Construction of solar PV development (Ref S/0155/13/FL), approved 16 Sep 2013 on southern part of the site.
Greenfield plus Solar Park
Sustainable, free-standing residential led development of at least 2,900 new homes, employment space and associated infrastructure, community facilities, educational facilities and green space, with two new potential vehicular access points onto A603, and with potential for green energy provision to serve the new development from solar farm on site.
Employment (Other) - New business space in the form of co-working space or start up units, or live/work units. The proposed development is on agricultural land which has no significant planning constraints or environmental designations, and lies outside the Green Belt. The site has potentially excellent access to the major road network. The development would be of a sufficient scale to support public transport provision and to provide local shops and services on site. The proposal could provide new market and affordable housing to contribute to meeting the significant housing need. It could also provide business employment land to create opportunities to significantly reduce car travel and to reduce carbon emissions. There is a solar farm on site which could potentially be used to provide zero carbon energy to the new development.
The site covers an area of 105 ha. Policy H/8 of the adopted South Cambs Plan proposes a density of 40 dwellings per hectare in new settlements. Assuming that 75% of the site is deliverable, allowing for green infrastructure, open space, education and infrastructure provision, and in light of the fact the site is relatively unconstrained, the site has potential capacity for 3,150 residential units, or 2,900 residential units and 5-6 hectares employment land, (approximately 27,000 sq m B1 floorspace, assuming two storey offices). Some solar PV panels could be relocated to other land owned by my client adjacent to the site, which is annotated on the attached plan. This would enable development of the northern or any other part of the solar farm land.
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To serve the scale of development proposed, it is anticipated that two new vehicular access points would be created onto the A603; these may be in the form of a roundabout and a T junction. Indicative access points are shown on the attached plan, but clearly the exact location and type of junctions will depend advice from highways consultants, and on discussions with the Highways Authority.
The site is relatively level. The north end of the site lies at 27m AOD, the southern end of the site, some 1.6km further south, lies at 17m AOD. The ground is stable and there are no known physical constraints to development.
No known constraints. There is a very narrow area of floodplain along the River Cam, which forms the south western boundary of the site. There are no known biodiversity, contamination, drainage or heritage constraints on site. The western boundary of the site lies some 800m east of The Avenue, which is a registered park or garden. Wimpole Hall is a Grade I listed building which lies 1.8km to the north of the A603, the road which forms the northern boundary of my client’s site.
Gas pipeline which runs from Great Barford to Duxford crosses the site. Map off the pipeline will be provided.
Mains utilities would need to be connected to the site to serve the proposed development. A pipeline crosses the site and underground cables link the solar farm to the grid.
If the site is allocated for development, we assume that it would take some considerable time from adoption of the Plan to prepare a masterplan and outline application for the site, and the for reserved matters to be approved. It is possible that the site may be delivering houses in less than 10 years but in our experience far safer to suggest 10 plus.
The site would be of substantial interest to promoters and developers if considered suitable for an allocation. There is currently no interest purely because the site has not been marketed. However, if the site were allocated, we believe that this site would be very attractive to the market due to: • Large greenfield site with lack of constraints; • Excellent accessibility on A603; • Proximity to Royston and Cambridge; • High quality environment.
No legal or land ownership constraints.
Not applicable.
2031
2046
15
The above figures are realistic and allow for some delays to the Local Plan and Planning Application and delivery processes and thus may prove to be cautious
