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Agenda item - South Cambridgeshire Local Plan Update
South Cambridgeshire Local Plan Update
Meeting of Planning Portfolio Holder's Meeting, Tuesday, 8 November 2016 2.00 p.m. (Item 3.)
In relation to Waterbeach, Councillor Ingrid Tregoing (a local Member) said that residents had expressed concern about the use of the word ‘approximately’ in stating the likely number of dwellings to be built. The anticipated green separation between the existing village and proposed new town to the north had already been lost and this meant that separation should not be referred to in the policy. She suggested that “…a maximum of… would be preferable to “…approximately 8,000 to 9,000 homes…’ as being more transparent. The Planning Policy Manager said that, as yet, there was insufficient evidence to determine the number of dwellings and that ‘approximately’ was more appropriate and consistent with the approach at Bourn Airfield. Following further discussion, including discussion about the new town’s potential impact on Denny Abbey, the Portfolio Holder read out comments from Councillor Peter Johnson (the other local Member), who had been unable to attend the meeting. Councillor Johnson’s concerns related to plans to consider moving the boundary of Waterbeach new settlement further northwards. He indicated that this could jeopardise the setting of Denny Abbey. Councillor Johnson was also concerned that bringing forward the development of Waterbeach New Town could have an impact on Northstowe, given current constraints on the construction industry. The Planning Policy Manager said that discussions with Historic England about the northern boundary were ongoing and that no change to the boundary was proposed in the report. A further report to Members would be brought forward as necessary if discussions indicated that a boundary change could take place while providing an appropriate settingr Denny Abbey.
In relation to the proposed new village on Bourn Airfield, those present discussed the relationship between the Local Plan and proposals by the Greater Cambridge City Deal for a segregated busway through the site. Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins (local Member for Caldecote) prompted discussion about the potential adverse impact on Caldecote should the boundary of the Major Development Site for the new village be moved closer. The areas of particular concern were parcels 3 and 4. Discussion considered whether the impact in relation to parcel 4 could be reduced by widening the area of strategic landscaping.
The Planning Portfolio Holder then proceeded with the remainder of the report.
In relation to the proposed modification to allocate employment land to the south of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Members noted the South Cambridgeshire District Council’s 2015 Green Belt study had found that the site could be developed without significant harm to Green Belt purposes. There remained some local concern about impacts, including on Green Belt and Nine Wells Local Nature Reserve (LNR) and on farmland birds.There was now evidence that the site could be developed without significant impacts regarding flood risk, groundwater hydrology, biodiversity, access and trees. Indeed, scope existed for development to lead to greater tree cover and an increase in biodiversity and the site would provide additional land at the successful Biomedical Campus if it was needed during the plan period.
In relation to the Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment, the emerging Local Plan updated the Council’s assessment carried out in 2011. Reflecting the new Government definition (August 2015), the Assessment concluded that identified need could be met from existing sites except in relation to Travelling Showpeople where a need for 11 plots had arisen since plan submission. Such need was wider than simply South Cambridgeshire and, therefore, might be provided elsewhere so long as there was easy access to the major road network. Councillor Lynda Harford (Housing Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation) supported the Council’s position on the issue, but regretted the changes to the national definition.
Those present noted that the Greater Cambridge City Deal Executive Board had agreed how the 1,000 additional rural homes should be monitored.Proposed modifications would be included in the Local Plan.
In responding to Inspectors’ questions for the forthcoming South Cambridgeshire District Council hearings for Housing and Successful Communities several policy modifications had been proposed in relation to policies for:
· Housing Mix (Policy H/8)
· Rural Exception Site Affordable Homes (Policy H/10)
· Residential Space Standards (Policy H/11)
· Allocation for Open Space (Policy SC/1) and
· Hospice provision (Policy SC/5)
Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Screening had been carried out on all the proposed plan modifications and no significant changes to the existing SA had been identified
Local Plan Update, item 3. PDF 479 KB
App A - Further Proposed Modifications, item 3. PDF 7 MB
App B - Sustainability Appraisal Screening, item 3. PDF 3 MB
App C - Additional Evidence re Bourn Airfield MDS boundary, item 3. PDF 1 MB
App C - App 1 Landscape led settlement Part 1, item 3. PDF 4 MB
App C - App 1 Landscape led settlement Part 2, item 3. PDF 8 MB
App C - App 2 Pt 1 - Report to Quality Panel Jul 2016 Pages 1-10, item 3. PDF 8 MB
App C - App 2 Pt 2 - Report to Quality Panel Pages 11-21, item 3. PDF 4 MB
App C - App 2 Pt 3 - Quality Panel Report - 29 June 2016, item 3. PDF 2 MB
App C - App 3 - Schedule of SCDC Minor Changes inc maps (March 2014), item 3. PDF 979 KB
App C - App 4 - Countryside's Minor Change to MDA, item 3. PDF 9 MB
App D - Council Assessment of evidence re Bourn Airfield MDS, item 3. PDF 3 MB
Part 1 - App E Evidence for Land South of CBC, item 3. PDF 9 MB
Part 2 - App E Evidence for Land South of CBC, item 3. PDF 8 MB
Part 3 - App E Evidence for Land South of CBC, item 3. PDF 9 MB
Part 4 - App E Evidence for Land South of CBC, item 3. PDF 10 MB
Part 5 - App E Evidence for Land South of CBC, item 3. PDF 9 MB
Part 6 - App E Evidence for Land South of CBC, item 3. PDF 8 MB
Part 7 - App E Evidence for Land South of CBC, item 3. PDF 3 MB
App F - Council Assessment of evidence re land at CBC, item 3. PDF 129 KB
App G - Cambridgeshire, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, Peterborough and West Suffolk Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (October 2016), item 3.
App H - Information re Proposed Modifications Identified in Examination Statements, item 3. PDF 251 KB
App I - Evidence for Residential Space Standards, item 3. PDF 1 MB