CAMBOURNE NORTH SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL:
Public Consultation
General
South Cambridgeshire District Council has prepared a Site Specific Policies Development Plan Document (“DPD”) as part of their Local Development Framework (“LDF”) which will replace the current Local Plan. The DPD was submitted to the Secretary of State in January 2006. The document is now subject to examination by the independent Inspectors appointed by the Secretary of State. The examination commenced on 27 November 2007.
Based upon evidence at the examination, the Inspectors have indicated that they are minded to conclude that there is a substantial shortfall of housing land supply in meeting the strategic housing requirement during the plan period to 2016.
Harcourt Developments Ltd and Martin Grant Homes Ltd are promoting land at Camborune, north of the A428, to create a sustainable extension to provide for a development for up to 2,500 dwellings, with the delivery of around 1,750 dwellings during the period to 2016.
In response to further information requested by the Inspectors at the Cambourne Examination Session, Woolf Bond Planning LLP has prepared a Sustainability Appraisal. This is accompanied by Illustrative Master Plan (No. 1205-108C) together with an explanatory note.
Sustainability Appraisal
The accompanying Sustainability Appraisal (“SA”) confirms the sustainability merits of the proposed development.
You now have an opportunity to comment upon the attached SA and to inform the Inspectors' decision relating to the identification of potential development sites in helping to meet the identified shortfall in housing land supply during the plan period to 2016.
We are seeking your views on the content of the attached SA.
The consultation period commences on Monday 17 th March 2008 and runs for a period of 6 weeks until Monday 28 th April 2008.
All representations received will be forwarded to the Inspectors and South Oxfordshire District Council.
The SA can be inspected at the following locations:
• Cambourne Library
Sackville House
Sackville Way
Great Cambourne
Cambridge
CB23 6HD Copies of the SA documents can be downloaded here in PDF format:
Letter - Programme Officer - Cambourne
Cambourne North - Sustainability Appraisal
Explanatory Note to Sustainability Appraisal
Illustrative Master Plan
Link to Adobe Acrobat Reader Responses should be directed to:
Woolf Bond Planning LLP
The Mitfords
Basingstoke Road
Three Mile Cross
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 1AT Email: office@woolfbond.co.uk
For further information please contact Jeremy Woolf, Steven Brown or Caroline Miles on 01189 884923.
All comments must be received by 5.30pm on Monday 28 th April 2008 |
