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Cambr idge L

• c al Plan

(2018)

Pre se nta tio n to F e CRA Pla nning Po lic y T e a m

Gr e ate r Cambr idge

Pla nning Se rvic e 16 Ma y 2019

1. Gre a te r Ca mbridg e Sha re d Pla nning 2. Wha t is the L

• c a l Pla n?

3. Ke y issue s for the Pla n 4. Wha t’s ne xt? 5. Que stions

Conte nts

• Merging Cambridge City Planning and South

Cambridgeshire Planning into a shared planning service

• Phase 1 management structure implementation

Spring 2018

• Phase 2 staff consultation closed recently, phased

implementation anticipated throughout the rest of 2019

• Planning Policy teams have worked closely for a

number of years on the joint development strategy now in the aligned adopted Local Plans

Gr e ate r Cambr idge Shar e d Planning

Wr itte n doc ume nt & Polic ie s Map

What is the L

• c al Plan?

Pla n for future susta ina ble de ve lopme nt in Ca mbridg e : Polic ie s

against whic h all planning applic ations ar e c onside r e d.

Alloc a tions

Ke y ar e as of land ide ntifie d for de ve lopme nt to de live r the home s, jobs and se r vic e s ne e de d in the distr ic t

Whe r e doe s the L

• c al Plan fit in?

Na tiona l polic y:

• NPPF
• NPPG

De ve lopme nt Pla n:

• Mine r

als and Waste L

• c al Plan
• L
• c al Plan
• Ar

e a Ac tion Plans

• Ne ighbour

hood Plans

Supple me nta ry Pla nning Doc ume nts (SPD)

Joint Str ate gy Appr

• ac h

• tT
• tal housing r

e quir e me nt uir e me nt

• al housing r

e quir e me nt

Joint Gr

• wth Ove r

vie w

T

• tal housing r

e quir e me nt

Cambr idge : 14,000 home s South Cambs: 19,500 home s

T

• tal: 33,500 home s

T

• tal jobs r

e quir e me nt

Cambr idge : 22,100 jobs South Cambs: 22,000 jobs

T

• tal: 44,100 jobs

Spatial Str ate gy

L

• c al Plan: joint issue s with South Cambr

idge shir e ’s L

• c al Plan

Spatial Str ate gy

L

• c al Plan: joint issue s with South Cambr

idge shir e ’s L

• c al Plan

Commitme nt to e ar ly plan r e vie w

L

• c al Plan: joint issue s with South Cambr

idge shir e ’s L

• c al Plan

T

• inc lude :
• Housing ne e ds
• Spatial str

ate gy de live r y: pr

• gr

e ss on ne w se ttle me nts

• Housing ne e ds of tr

ave lle r s not me e ting national planning de finition i.e . c e ase d to tr ave l pe r mane ntly

Ke y issue s for the Cambr idge L

• c al Plan 2018

2: Spatial Str ate gy

• Vision
• De ve lopme nt ne e ds
• Spa tia l Stra te g y
• Gre e n Be lt
• Stra te g ic tra nsport

infra struc ture

• Hie ra rc hy of c e ntre s
• Rive r Ca m
• Se tting of the City
• Re vie w of L
• c a l Pla n

De ve lopme nt ne e ds

14,000 home s 22,000 jobs Othe r ne e ds: Anglia Ruskin fac ulty spac e , e duc ation, hote l be dr

• oms,

le isur e , r e tail, waste and e ne r gy

3: City Ce ntr e , Ar e as of Major Change , Oppor tunity Ar e as and site spe c ific pr

• posals

F itzro y/ Burle ig h St. / Gra fto n Are a : Artist’ s impre ssio n o f Burle ig h St. sha re d surfa c e

City Ce ntr e & r e tail de ve lopme nt Re fur bishme nt of F itzr

• y / Bur

le igh / Gr afton ar e a (phase d ove r 15 ye ar s) Ar e as of Major Change

• L

and Nor th of Che r r y Hinton (R47)

• NE

C, South of Coldham’s L ane , Southe r n F r inge , We st Cambr idge , NIAB

• Station Ar

e as We st and Clifton Road and Old Pr e ss/ Mill L ane Oppor tunity Ar e as

• Mitc ham’s Cor

ne r Oppor tunity Ar e a

• E

aste r n Gate

• Mill Road
• Cambr

idge Railway Station, Hills Road Cor r idor to the City Ce ntr e

• Old Pr

e ss/ Mill L ane

4: Re sponding to c limate c hange and managing r e sour c e s

• Polic y r

e quir ing c ar bon r e duc tion fr

• m all ne w

de ve lopme nt and BRE E AM for ne w non r e side ntial de ve lopme nt

• Wate r

e ffic ie nc y standar ds for all ne w de ve lopme nt

• Re quir

e me nt for all de ve lopme nt to addr e ss c limate c hange adaptation

• All ne w de ve lopme nt to inc or

por ate sustainable dr ainage syste ms.

• Ne w r

e quir e me nt for house holde r applic ations to inc lude c ost- e ffe c tive impr

• ve me nts to the e ne r

gy e ffic ie nc y

• No longe r

se le c tive manage me nt of the e c onomy polic y, or r e quir e me nt to de monstr ate a ne e d for a Cambr idge loc ation

• Continue d pr
• te c tion of B1(c ), B2 and

B8 use s in pr

• te c te d industr

ial site s

• L
• c ations for

Unive r sity/ fac ulty de ve lopme nt in the City Ce ntr e and be yond ar tic ulate d

• Spe c ialist c olle ge s and language

Sc hools: Polic y appr

• ac h has c hange d.

T he y ne e d to pr

• vide r

e side ntial ac c ommodation and ame nity fac ilitie s.

5: Suppor ting the Cambr idge e c onomy

Ca mb ridg e Bio me dic a l Ca mpus: MRC L a b o ra to ry o f Mo le c ula r Bio lo g y

6: Maintaining a balanc e d supply of housing

• Mor

e de taile d polic y for stude nt ac c ommodation, applic able to not just ARU and UoC but all e stablishme nts that

• ffe r
• ne ye ar

ac ade mic c our se s and longe r

• Stude nt housing not pe r

mitte d on housing alloc ations

• Ne w spe c ialist housing polic y (for
• c c upation by olde r

pe ople , those with disabilitie s and vulne r able pe ople )

• Applic ation of National Spac e

Standar ds pr

• pose d by the Counc il

Cla y F a rm: Ne w ho using

6: Maintaining a balanc e d supply of housing

Affor dable housing

• Polic y 45 r

e quir e s:

–

11- 14 units – 25%

–

15 or more units – 40%

• NPPF

subse que ntly ide ntifie s affor dable housing pr

• vision on site s of 10 or

mor e units

• Re por

t to planning c ommitte e – signific ant we ight to the lowe r thr e shold in the NPPF

• Mix of dwe llings size s and type s

r e quir e d within affor dable housing

Cla y F a rm: Ne w ho using

6: Maintaining a balanc e d supply of housing

De ve lopme nt on Gar de n land

• Re c ognise gar

de ns ar e an impor tant e nvir

• nme ntal r

e sour c e and ar e a vital c ompone nt of Cambr idge ’s c har ac te r

• Cle ar

par ame te r s se t by polic y

7: Pr

• te c ting and e nhanc ing the

c har ac te r

• f Cambr

idge

• Similar

polic ie s to 2006 plan: Re sponding to c onte xt and c r e ating suc c e ssful plac e s

• Se ve r

al ne w polic ie s c ove r ing

• De signing ne w buildings;
• alte r

ing/ e xte nding e xisting buildings;

• de signing landsc ape and the public

r e alm;

• T

all buildings;

• Conse r

vation and e nhanc e me nt of Cambr idge ’s histor ic e nvir

• nme nt.
• Pr
• te c tion of site s of biodive r

sity and ge odive r sity impor tanc e

• Pr
• te c tion of pr

ior ity spe c ie s and habitats

Ca mb ridg e : All Sa ints Ga rde n

8: Se r vic e s & L

• c al F

ac ilitie s

• More de ta ile d polic y for:
• de ve lopme nt a nd c ha ng e of use in

distric t, loc a l a nd ne ig hbourhood c e ntre s

• Ne w / loss of c ommunity, sports a nd

le isur e fa c ilitie s

• Ne w polic y sa fe g ua rding public house s

a nd the ir site (liste d in Appe ndix C)

• Appe ndix K provide s furthe r g uida nc e
• n g e ne ra l ma rke ting a nd more spe c ific

re quire me nts for diffe re nt la nd use s/ fa c ilitie s/ site s i.e . pubs, c ommunity a nd le isur e fa c ilitie s

Ca mb ridg e : Pub lic ho use s o n Bridg e St.

8: Se r vic e s & L

• c al F

ac ilitie s

• More de ta ile d visitor a c c ommoda tion

polic y (Polic y 77 & supporting te xt). T his inc lude s:

– Pre fe rre d loc a tion a nd qua lity – T

re a tme nt of a pa rt- hote ls a nd se rvic e d a pa rtme nts (with ma ximum sta ys up to 90 da y)

• In 2017, 8.1m pe ople visite d Ca mbridg e ,

with a n e c onomic va lue of £835m a c c ounting for 22% of e mployme nt in Ca mbridg e .

Ca mb ridg e : Unive rsity Arms Ho te l,

• St. Andre ws St.

9: Infr astr uc tur e

• Ne w a ll- e nc ompa ssing polic y

prioritising wa lking , c yc ling a nd public tra nsport in ne w de ve lopme nts

• Ne w more de ta ile d polic y on c a r

pa rking , c yc le pa rking a nd disa ble d a nd inc lusive pa rking re quire me nts.

• Re vise d pa rking sta nda rds in

Appe ndix L

• f the pla n.
• Ne w a ll- e nc ompa ssing polic y on

infra struc ture provision in ne w de ve lopme nts.

• De ta ils on how Se c tion 106 monie s a re

a lloc a te d c a n be found he re : https:/ / www.c a mb ridg e .g o v.uk/ o ur-a ppro a c h-to -s106

Ca mb ridg e : Cyc le pa rking

What’s ne xt?

• North E

a st Ca mbridg e Are a Ac tion Pla n

• Commitme nt to pre pa re in both

a dopte d L

• c a l Pla ns
• Broa d time ta ble a g re e d in the L

DS Oc tobe r 2018:

–

Issue s and Options – Spr ing 2019 (c omple te )

–

Dr aft Plan c onsultation – Spr ing 2020

–

Pr

• pose d submission c onsultation – Spr

ing 2021

–

Submission to Se c r e tar y of State for E xamination – Summe r 2021

–

Adoption - 2022

What’s ne xt?

• Pre pa ra tion of a ne w Gre a te r

Ca mbridg e L

• c a l Pla n
• Commitme nt in both a dopte d L
• c a l

Pla ns

• Broa d time ta ble a g re e d in the L

DS Oc tobe r 2018:

–

Issue s and Options – Autumn 2019

–

Dr aft Plan c onsultation - Autumn 2020

–

Pr

• pose d submission c onsultation – Autumn

2021

–

Submission to Se c r e tar y of State for E xamination – Summe r 2022

–

Adoption - 2023

L

• ndo n-Sta nste d

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Str ate gy- making c onte xt

L

• c a l

I ndustria l Stra te g y No n- Sta tuto ry Stra te g ic Spa tia l F ra me wo rk L

• c a l

T ra nspo rt Pla n

Joint L

• c a l

Pla n

Que stions

F

• r

de taile d que r ie s:

• Spe ak to a me mbe r
• f the planning polic y te am
• E

mail polic ysur ve ys@c ambr idge .gov.uk