Policy S/RRA/FID: Fulbourn and Ida Darwin Hospitals

• Ida Darwin Hospital site has a site area of 13.47 hectares. 
• Capacity for approximately 200 homes on the eastern part of the site. A developable area of approximately 7 hectares was agreed though the planning application currently under construction. 

1.

This refers to development in its widest sense, including buildings, and streets, spaces and places. It also refers to both redevelopment, including refurbishment, as well as new development.

proposals must demonstrate how they will meet the following requirements: 

  a. Redevelopment of the existing built footprint of the Ida Darwin Hospital into a different configuration, comprising residential redevelopment on the eastern part of the Ida Darwin site and the transfer of part of the building footprint to the Fulbourn Hospital site for new mental health facilities; 

  b. Redevelopment must create a landscape green wedge on the western part of the Ida Darwin site to provide a compensatory enhancement to the openness of the

A statutory designation made for the purposes of checking the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas, preventing neighbouring towns from merging into each other, assisting in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment, preserving the setting and special character of historic towns and assisting in urban regeneration by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land. Specific Green Belt purposes have been set out for Cambridge.

in this location. This green wedge will also provide enhanced public access to the countryside; 

  c. Siting and design of buildings, in regard to height, scale, form and materials, must respond positively to the local character and setting to ensure no unacceptable adverse impacts on the setting of nearby heritage assets, including the Fulbourn Hospital

Areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance. You can find more information on the Councils’ websites:

Cambridge: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/conservation-areas 

South Cambridgeshire: https://www.scambs.gov.uk/planning/natural-historic-and-built-environment/historic-environment/conservation-areas/

; 

  d.

This refers to development in its widest sense, including buildings, and streets, spaces and places. It also refers to both redevelopment, including refurbishment, as well as new development.

must use a landscape-led approach to site boundary configurations, particularly along the southern boundary of the Ida Darwin Hospital area, to mitigate the impact of development on the character of the

A statutory designation made for the purposes of checking the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas, preventing neighbouring towns from merging into each other, assisting in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment, preserving the setting and special character of historic towns and assisting in urban regeneration by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land. Specific Green Belt purposes have been set out for Cambridge.

in this location; 

  e. Appropriate noise and vibration mitigation must be incorporated as part of the development to limit the impacts of the adjoining railway line on sensitive planning uses; 

  f. Given the area’s potential for archaeological remains, development proposals must be accompanied by an appropriate archaeological assessment which includes information on the significance of the heritage asset, including the extent, character and condition of the archaeological resource and the likely impact of the development on the archaeological remains; and 

  g.

This refers to development in its widest sense, including buildings, and streets, spaces and places. It also refers to both redevelopment, including refurbishment, as well as new development.

will accord with the approved Ida Darwin and Fulbourn Hospitals

This refers to development in its widest sense, including buildings, and streets, spaces and places. It also refers to both redevelopment, including refurbishment, as well as new development.

Brief (December 2013).