South Cambridgeshire Local Development Plan The West Cambridge
South Cambridgeshire Local Development Plan The West Cambridge Villages A Vision: 2016 -2031 Coton [Barton Madingley Grantchester]
Introduction • This vision paper is a joint document, agreed between the west Cambridge villages of Coton, [Madingley, Barton, and Grantchester]. • Its purpose is to set out the aspirations of these villages within the South Cambridgeshire Development Plan for 2016 -2031, and should be read as part of that plan. • It draws on the respective Parish Council plans, links to which are attached as annexes. • The paper includes a joint vision for the (4) villages, followed by separate sections for each village.
Summary • We want Cambridge to thrive as much in the next twenty years as is has in the last 800. • We want to protect the balance between town, village, and country • We want to invest in our environment • We want to invest in services and facilities for every age group
Specific Recommendations (1) • The present limits of the West Cambridge City between Madingley Road and Trumpington Road should remain the city limit. • The four west Cambridge villages should be protected as distinct villages set in the countryside • Development in these villages should be locally driven and high quality, using infil sites, preserving the character of the villages
Specific Recommendations (2) • Cambridge should make significant investment in sound reduction measures from the M 11 • Cambridge should invest in environmentallyfriendly transport, in particular, buses, cycle and walking paths between the villages and to the city, to reduce the need for car use. • Other …
The environment • The environment is vital for present and future generations • Cambridge has largely managed to protect the division between town, village, and country, and should continue to do so • Cambridge has not well managed the side effects of development, notably noise and light pollution, and should do more.
Development • Cambridge is thriving, and we have a joint interest that it continues to. • Unplanned unfettered development will damage, not support, Cambridge’s future • West Cambridge will support development that: – Protects the balance between town, village and country – Does not lead to sprawl – Is based on small, organic, individual, developments
Services • Cambridge has a population healthily balanced across all ages • It needs to provide services to meet this wide demographic: – Improved cycle and walking paths between the villages and the city – Continued bus services – Village facilities for all ages
The Villages. Recent History: The Good and the bad What we’ve done well • Good cycle links from the villages to the city (except Madingley) • Thriving local entrepreneurs (Burwash Manor, Polhill) • Environmental projects (Coton Reserve, Madingley 800 wood) • Some individual housing developments What we haven’t • Noise pollution from M 11 • Continued problems of speeding traffic • Low quality housing developments • Poor cycle links between the villages • Litter has got worse, not better
Conclusion • This joint vision has been agreed by: • Date
The Villages Coton
The Villages Barton
The Villages Grantchester
The Villages Madingley
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