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Comment Details

Please enter the planning reference number S/3729/18/FL

Please tell us the address of the application you are commenting on Site H/1:b - Land North of Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambs

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UPLOAD FILE(S) Babraham Parish Council Comments Amendment 14 Days_1173.pdf

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Page 3 of 3 South Cambridgeshire Hall Cambourne Business Park Cambourne Cambridge, CB23 6EA www.scambs.gov.uk 0345 045 5215

Planning and New Communities Sam Bramley, Babraham Parish Clerk Contact: Rebecca Ward 83, FULBOURN ROAD Direct Dial: 01954 713236 TEVERSHAM Direct Email: [email protected] CAMBRIDGE Our Ref: S/3729/18/FL CAMBRIDGESHIRE Date: 19 February 2019 CB1 9AJ

PLEASE NOTE CORRECT CLERK NAME AND ADDRESS Don Powell Babraham Parish Clerk 68 Woodland Road Sawston Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 3DU

Dear Sir/Madam

Proposal: Change of use to residential use and erection of 158 residential units. Application Ref: S/3729/18/FL Location: Site H/1:b - Land North of Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambs Applicant: ., Hill Residential Ltd

The above planning application has been amended. A copy of the revised plans is attached.

Updated plans and documents - please see formal response statement for break- down

Any comments that your Parish Council wishes to make should be made on this form and returned to the above address not later than 14 days from the date of this letter. (You should note that at the expiry of this period the District Council may determine the application.)

Recommendation of the Parish Council:- (please tick one box only) Approve Refuse √ No Objections

Signed: Date: 4 March 2019 Clerk of the Parish Council or Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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OL Outline LD Lawful Development Certificate FL Full PA Prior Notification of Agricultural Development RM Reserved Matters PD Prior Notification of Demolition Works LB Listed Building Consent PT Prior Notification of Telecommunications Development CA Conservation Area Consent HZ Hazardous Substance Consent AD Advertisement Consent VC Variation or Removal of Condition DC Discharge of Condition

Comments of the Parish Council: We were not able to access the Figures listed in the Applicant Response.

The Applicant presents their response to comments and arguments for retention of their current scheme to develop H/1:b at a density of 43 dph for a total of 158 dwellings.

Babraham Parish Council objects to Application S/3729/18/FL for the reasons detailed in its original objection that have not been addressed, and for the following reasons arising from the Applicant response.

The Applicant proposal establishes a dangerous precedent for the SCDC Local Plan If SCDC exceeds its Local Plan allocation for the site by 97.5%, as under the Applicant proposal, it sets a precedent under which SCDC has weakened grounds to establish H/1:c at Local Plan values.

Indeed, this precedent would imply development of up to 670 dwellings (as opposed to 540 in the Local Plan), leading to much greater impact on Sawston and Babraham.

Table 1: Local Plan and precedential values Site Area (ha) Local Plan Under proposed values Dwellings Density Dwellings Density H/1:a 10.7 200 18.7 0 0 H/1:b 3.64 80 22.0 158 43.4 H/1:c 11.64 260 22.3 514 44.1

Total 25.98 540 672

Babraham Parish Council believes that SCDC would be mistaken in approving the increase of 97.5% in the allocation for H/1:b because of the harms that could arise from this precedent.

Consequences of H/1:b densities translated to H/1:c Sawston housing stock is increased by 20% As shown above, the precedent set by H/1:b could translate as an additional 670 dwellings. Sawston has around 3200 dwellings.

Recommendation of the Parish Council:- (please tick one box only) Approve Refuse √ No Objections

Signed: Date: 4 March 2019 Clerk of the Parish Council or Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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Local services would suffer The increase in demand would place severe pressure on local services, including educational and medical provision. Traffic would increase to unacceptable levels Morning peak traffic in Babraham would increase by an additional 60% at an H/1:c density of 44 dph (a further 84 vehicles).

Applicant modelling suggests H/1:b contributes 26 vehicles to the morning peak of 144 from Babraham Road, Sawston turning into High Street, Babraham.

Although we are unable to model the consequences for the centre of Sawston, the A1301 and A505 junctions from Applicant data, we can reasonably conclude that the effects would be similarly severe impacts throughout the village.

The argument that planned stock will be lost from the Local Plan is not supported by evidence As of 18 months ago (July 2017), 40% of planned dwellings under Policy H/1 had been approved (338 of 860: SCDC Local Plan, par. 7.6, p. 137).

There is no evidence – and no reason to believe – that SCDC will face severe problems achieving the H/1 Policy target of 860 dwellings.

The 97.5% increase in H/1:b allocation is not justified by change in use of H/1:a The Applicant argues that, by exceeding the SCDC Local Plan allocation for the site by 97.5%, their proposal offsets the loss of H/1:a to commercial use (SCDC Local Plan value 200 dwellings).

Babraham Parish Council argues that this is not a valid reason for such a disproportionate increase in numbers of dwellings or density and consequent impacts.

Applicant is not correct to assert that there will be limited impact at proposed density The Applicant asserts:

Recommendation of the Parish Council:- (please tick one box only) Approve Refuse √ No Objections

Signed: Date: 4 March 2019 Clerk of the Parish Council or Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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Impact of additional Limited impact. The TA The greatest impact will traffic on local road indicates the road be for Sawston & network network can cope with Babraham residents who the intended traffic experience greater traffic levels. movements on the local road network within their villages. Applicant Health Impact Assessment, p 26

Babraham Parish Council presented data extrapolating for H/1:c in its original objection: where possible, these are summarised in Table 2.

Table 2: Effects on movements in Babraham High Street Site Morning Increase in Increase in Increase in peak morning evening junction vehicles peak peak transit time H/1:b @ 80* 13 9% 8% H/1:b @ 158† 26 18% 15% 31% H/1:b +ACD‡ 57 42% 33% H/1:b + H/1:c + ACD$ 57% 48% Estimated data in italic type: data from Application in roman type *Calculated from 80/158 †Applicant data ‡Based on 158 dwellings for H/1:b and already consented developments (ACD) $Based on 158 dwellings for H/1:b, existing density for H/1:c (260 dwellings) and already consented developments (ACD)

These impacts are not ‘limited’: they are severe even in isolation. With H/1:c they are compounded.

Severe impacts of H/1:b will be mitigated at lower housing density If H/1:b is approved at Local Plan density (80 dwellings), the increase in morning peak is mitigated to around 10% (projecting 14 vehicles from Applicant data).

We have interpolated from Applicant Table 5.3 to examine the effect of lower density of housing.

Table 3: Lower density of H/1:b mitigates effects on traffic

Morning peak (0800-0900) Evening peak (1700-1800) Recommendation of the Parish Council:- (please tick one box only) Approve Refuse √ No Objections

Signed: Date: 4 March 2019 Clerk of the Parish Council or Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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Arrive Depart Total Arrive Depart Total Vehicle trips (158) 20 51 71 48 22 70 Eastward (No) 10 26 36 24 11 35 Vehicle trips (120) 15 39 54 36 17 53 Eastward (No) 8 20 27 18 8 27 Vehicle trips (80) 10 26 36 24 11 35 Eastward (No) 5 13 18 12 6 18 Modified from Applicant Table 5.3 Vehicle trip rates and forecast vehicle trips, to calculate vehicles at lower densities

Moreover, a density of 80 dph mitigates morning peak increase (with already consented developments, ACD) to 28%, rather than 40% at Applicant proposed density of 158 dph.

Even so, the effects of H/1:c will exacerbate the already severe impacts from H/1:b and ACD.

Policy H/1 can be achieved by a more considered approach The target of 540 dwellings under Policy H/1 could be achieved by a more considered approach that increases the density of H/1:c as well as H/1:b. Table 4 shows that a more measured approach would produce balanced densities and achieve the desired 540 dwellings.

Table 4: Densities to achieve 540 dwellings Local Plan target (540) Dwellings Density H/1:a 0 0 H/1:b 127 34.9 H/1:c 413 35.5

Plan total 540

Although this does not address the concerns of Babraham and Sawston Parish Councils, nor does it serve the interests of Babraham Parish Council (traffic would still be unacceptable), it does offer a more phased development (H/1:c is not submitted yet), during which time GCP and other plans might mitigate transport problems produced by the siting of more than 250 dwellings in Babraham Parish.

Recommendation of the Parish Council:- (please tick one box only) Approve Refuse √ No Objections

Signed: Date: 4 March 2019 Clerk of the Parish Council or Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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Construction impacts are likely to be significant Applicant Health Impact Assessment: Construction argues limited impact.

Impact of Limited impact. The development will not The TA suggests the construction generate significant traffic movements, especially impact will be very traffic on road when compared with the existing road network limited. The greatest network use for Sawston Village College and Dales Manor impact will be on a Business Park which includes both light and heavy Saturday when Sawston vehicle movements. Construction workers will be Village College and advised on the best route to use to avoid smaller, Business Park traffic is more rural access routes i.e. through Babraham far reduced. Village.

Babraham Parish Council disagrees with the following points.

• “The development will not generate significant traffic movements, especially when compared with the existing road network…” Applicant data show limited OGV and light goods vehicle movements at weekends through Babraham High Street. The impact of works including delivery on Saturdays is likely to be significant.

• “Construction workers will be advised on the best route to use…” The comment that construction workers will be advised to avoid Babraham High Street is inadequate.

Should H/1:b be approved at any density, operators of OGV and LGV must be required by contract to use other routes not via Babraham High Street throughout the week and throughout the project. Penalties should be applied for breach of this condition.

• “The greatest impact will be on a Saturday…” This is indeed true, for there is considerable parking on Babraham Road, Sawston, for the many youth football teams enjoying amenity use of Icknield Recreation ground: the carriageway is effectively reduced to single lane as a result of (legal) on-street parking.

The impact of construction traffic will be significant on Saturdays.

Recommendation of the Parish Council:- (please tick one box only) Approve Refuse √ No Objections

Signed: Date: 4 March 2019 Clerk of the Parish Council or Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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Signed: Date: 4 March 2019 Clerk of the Parish Council or Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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Signed: Date: 4 March 2019 Clerk of the Parish Council or Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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Recommendat on of the Parish Council:- (please tick one box only) Approve Refuse √ No Objections

Signed: Date: 4 March 2019 Clerk of the P rish Council or Chairman of the Parish Meeting

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