Huntingdonshire Local Plan to 2036

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2 Government requirement LPA (district) plans land availability for 5 years housing growth with a further 5 to 10 years in outline Government examines Plan for sufficiency and deliverability

3 NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development Economic Social Environmental defined as Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

4 Local Plan timetable Early 2012 May 2013 Issues and options consultation Strategy and policy consultation May July 2013 Full draft Local Plan consultation August 2013 November 2014 Preparation of proposed submission Local Plan Preparation of evidence base and supporting documents Jan Feb 2015 Targeted further consultation to include Town and Parish Councils Spring 2015 Publication and consultation1 on proposed submission Local Plan Dec / Jan 2016 Formal submission of Local Plan for independent examination (hearings expected Spring 2016) Late 2016 Local Plan adoption 1 NB This consultation is only on soundness and legal compliance

5 Early 2012 May 2013 Issues and options consultation Strategy and policy consultation Low growth option 16,375 Med growth option 17,125 High growth option 20,250 May July 2013 New houses now Jan Feb 2015 New houses now Wyton Airfield Full draft Local Plan consultation 20,595 Wyton Airfield 3750 Targeted further consultation to include Town & Parish Councils 21,000 Wyton Airfield 4500

6 Overall changes Huntingdonshire population increase by 23% from 169,500 to 209,000 i.e. by 39,500 21,000 new homes to be built in District ( Current population of Huntingdon and St Ives is 40,000 with around 17,000 houses )

7 Strategic Expansion Locations By 2036, new or expanded communities in the Strategic Expansion Locations will provide for: Alconbury Weald 5,000 homes (approximately) and a 150ha enterprise zone; St Neots East 3,820 homes (approximately), 22ha of employment land & 120 bed care home Wyton on the Hill 4,500 homes (approximately), 10ha of employment land & 100 bed care home

8 Spatial Planning Areas In the Huntingdon Spatial Planning Area, in addition to Alconbury Weald, allocated sites will provide for approximately: 3,344 homes; 65 bed care home for older people; and 10ha of employment land for business and general industry In the St Ives Spatial Planning Area allocated sites will provide for approximately: 630 homes; and 5.6ha of employment land for business and general industry excluding offices.

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11 How does Hemingford Abbots feature in the Local Plan? This village is defined as a Small Settlement Strategy for Development Small settlements have a limited role in delivering sustainable development. A development proposal located within the built-up area of a small settlement will be considered on its sustainability merits, including availability of services and of sustainable modes of transport efficient use of land and existing infrastructure; scale of development, how it fits in with and its effect on the character of the settlement and surroundings. Exceptions Exceptionally, a proposal that does not necessarily comply with the above requirements but which can bring forward community benefits may be supported.

12 How does Hemingford Abbots feature in the Local Plan? A built-up area is defined as a distinct group of 30 or more homes and their immediate surroundings. It excludes: gardens, paddocks, agricultural land and other undeveloped land in the curtilage of buildings relating more to the surrounding countryside than to the built-up area; outdoor sports facilities, formal open spaces and agricultural buildings Small Settlements all have at least one built-up area. Where they comprise more than one distinct group, each will be treated as a separate built-up area. Countryside The countryside includes all land outside built-up areas and includes those hamlets, groups of buildings and individual buildings that are clearly detached from a built-up area The Countryside is considered to offer only very limited and specific opportunities for sustainable development.

13 Implications for Hemingford Abbots residents Within 5 miles of Hemingford Abbots (and excluding proposed development in Brampton) There will be an additional population of 27,000 the number of new houses to be built is 12,688 If we exclude Alconbury Weald and Northbridge There will be an additional population of 13,500 the number of new houses to be built is 6238 This is almost as large as St Ives town today population 16,000 number of houses 7000

14 Wyton Strategic Expansion Location Key proposal elements: Now in Stage 4 Local Plan 4,500 (approx) homes ~ 10,000 persons Stage2 Options 1750 homes Stage 3 Local Plan 3750 homes 10 ha of employment land Local shopping centre Education and community facilities Transport infrastructure improvements Strategic green infrastructure

15 St Ives West Key proposal elements: Approximately 500 homes 1,100 persons 450m2 shop space Social and community facilities

16 Bearscroft Farm, Godmanchester Key proposal elements: Approx 750 homes 1,600 persons 4.4 ha of employment land A neighbourhood centre with 950m2 retail A primary school Social and community facilities

17 Infrastructure requirements Infrastructure Business Plan 2014/15? Transport how will new population access developments? what effect upon local centres -St Ives, Huntingdon? Water Waste Water Huntingdon WwTW limit 5100 houses/2021 Electricity Gas Education etc.

18 CCC LTTS - Original proposal to the ECC October 2014 following the Consultation process

19 Scheme Do minimum LTTS package without any major road capacity between Wyton Airfield and A14 1.St Ives Northern Bypass Interven tions 2.Hartford to Godmanchester link tested to road address problem 3.Wyton Airfield to Hemingford s in St Abbots link road Ives and on 4.Re-routed A1096 to the east of A1096 St Ives Change in journey times + 79% +47% +153% +15% Included in model run A Loc 6 A1 LTTS al ju 4 Bus / Pla n sc Ped / n ct he Cycl Hou io me e sing n i m p s A m e a s ur e s -3% +157%

20 CCC LTTS - Subsequent proposal to the ECC 11 Nov 2014

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22 CCC LTTS - Subsequent proposal to the ECC 25 Nov 2014 Adopted by CCC with this wording

23 Cambridgeshire County Council Long Term Transport Strategy As adopted by the CC on 25 November 2014 Wyton Airfield Access Further measures (to be determined by additional study work) to identify the most sustainable way to provide for the anticipated transport demand from the development of Wyton Airfield, and mitigate impacts on St Ives and Huntingdon

24 Cambridgeshire County Council Motion carried at the full Council meeting 16 December 2014 Therefore this Council resolves to: continue to encourage and support development that benefits the local community and economy - continue to provide advice to the district councils developing their Local Plans on: o the potential traffic and transport implications of proposed developments; and o potential feasible, affordable and sustainable solutions to mitigate impacts with an assessment of the residual impacts - object to proposals in draft Local Plans if CCC assessments indicate that potential interventions are not deliverable or the residual cumulative impacts of development will be severe - advise district councils that they, or the promoter of sites being put forward for development, should submit their own traffic and transport assessment to the County Council for comment if county council officers are not confident potential solutions are deliverable

25 Your Parish Council has already responded to each of the consultations spoken against the Wyton Road proposal at 2 committee meetings of the County Council resolved to support the joint statement by 10 local PCs, TCs and other relevant organisations seeking suspension of the Local Plan process pending its updating to current circumstances and now needs to hear your opinions to be included in its next response to Huntingdon District Council

26 Questions? Comment s Opinions Response

27 Thank you all for your participation