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Policy S/RSC: Other site allocations in the Rural Southern Cluster

Figure 36: Map showing locations of other site allocations in the rural southern cluster
Figure 36: Map showing locations of other site allocations in the rural southern cluster

What will this policy do?-

This policy will allocate sites for housing in villages within the southern cluster area.

Proposed policy direction-

The following housing and employment allocations are proposed in or adjoining villages within the rural southern cluster.

New allocations

Housing

 

S/RSC/HW Land between Hinton Way and Mingle Lane, Great Shelford

  • Site area of 10 hectares
  • Maximum capacity limited to 100 homes, relating to Cambridgeshire Fire Service requirements for no more than 100 homes to be served via a single vehicular access. There may be potential for a higher capacity if an additional access could be provided.
  • Very well located in relation to existing railway station, with resulting excellent access to Cambridge, and to Cambridge Biomedical Campus once the new Cambridge South station is open, providing the exceptional circumstances required for release.
  • should accommodate the following constraints:
    • Design of development should preserve key views from Stapleford including from Mingle Lane past St Andrew’s Church and the adjacent vicarage.
    • to be provided to the east of the built development to help provide compensatory improvements to the environmental quality and accessibility of remaining .
    • Non-vehicle access only from the access adjacent to the vicarage to St Andrew’s Church, Stapleford.
Figure 37: Map of proposed new allocation S/RSC/HW
Figure 37: Map of proposed new allocation S/RSC/HW​​​​​

S/RSC/MF Land at Maarnford Farm, Hunts Road, Duxford

  • Site area of 2 hectares
  • Capacity for approximately 60 homes
  • Well related to existing village – close to school, and within walking distance of Whittlesford Parkway Station. Site is supported by the parish council.
  • should accommodate the following constraints:
    • Provide space for existing telecoms mast
    • Space for substantial landscape edge
Figure 38: Map of proposed new allocation S/RSC/MF
Figure 38: Map of proposed new allocation S/RSC/MF

Employment

 

S/RSC/CC Comfort Café, Fourwentways

  • Site area of 0.8 hectares
  • Suitable for employment Class E(g)(ii) (Research and development of products or processes) with ancillary E(g)(i) Offices (to carry out any operational or administrative functions) providing laboratory space for start-up and small businesses primarily.
  • A brownfield site meeting evidenced demand for start-up and grow on space close to existing research parks, in a sustainable location with close proximity to the proposed future travel hub for the South East Cambridge Transport Scheme.
  • should accommodate the following constraints:
    • Tree Preservation Orders located upon western boundary
    • Transport proposals in the area including the A505 study, the South East Cambridge busway and GCP Linton Greenway proposals (contributions will be expected).
Figure 39: Map of proposed new allocation S/RSC/CC
Figure 39: Map of proposed new allocation S/RSC/CC

Continuing existing allocations

Housing

 

The following allocation which is included within the South Cambridgeshire 2018 is proposed to be carried forward into the new :

  • S/RSC/H/1 (c): land south of Babraham Road, Sawston (Part of the site is in Babraham Parish) (pdf)

Allocations not proposed to be carried forwards

The following allocations are not proposed to be carried forward for the reasons set out below:

Housing

  • Dales Manor Business Park, Sawston (H1/a): much of the site has been taken forward for redevelopment as employment land, making it no longer available for housing.
  • Land north of Babraham Road, Sawston (H1/b): the housing development is under construction.

Employment

  • Pampisford: West of Eastern Counties Leather, London Road (E/4:2) – the Employment Land and Economic Evidence Study (November 2020) recommends that the allocation is no longer required, as the wider area has been substantially developed.