This post paraphrases information sent out by FeCRA (The Federation of Cambridge Residents Associations):

FeCRA is jointly organising a meeting with Sara Saunders, Planning Policy Manager, City Council Planning Department on the Local Plan.

When: 14 January, 7.30 to 9.30 (latest)
Where: Small Hall, Guildhall

Light refreshments will be available from 7.00.

The meeting follows a public exhibition on the consultation which will also be held in the Small Hall, so FeCRA attendees will also have the opportunity of looking at the exhibition boards either before 7.30 and/or in the second part of the meeting.

The actual consultation is about the Development Strategy and Site Options and is split into 2 parts.

Part 1 is a joint consultation with South Cambs DC on the development strategy for the wider Cambridge area and for six specific site options for housing or employment on the edge of Cambridge on land currently in the green belt. The report contains information about the 2012 Green Belt Study Review. It also looks at site options for a possible community sports stadium.

FeCRA are pleased that the consultation is joint with South Cambs. Their consultation Part 1 is identical in content and duration to City’s.

Part 2 is a City consultation on specific site options within the urban area of Cambridge. (South Cambs have an equivalent part 2 focussing on options within the rural area of South Cambs). City’s part 2 also contains a consultation on residential space standards and car and cycle parking standards.

The meeting on January 14 will mainly focus on Part 1 and will consist of presentations followed by Q&A. The presentations will be made by City and South Cambs planning staff. A representative from the County Council Transport Department will be present to answer questions on transport / infrastructure issues. We expect this session to last for 60-80 minutes.

After this, the meeting will break up to allow attendees to look at the exhibition board on Part 2.

The consultation runs from January 7 to February 18 2013, and the consultation documents will be available from January 7. You can, of course, see them online but the City planners are making one hard copy of the full consultation document available for each RA on their mailing list.

FeCRA asks that residents please advise them if you or colleagues from your RA intend to come to this
meeting on January 14, so they can get a feel of numbers. At this stage they are not limiting the numbers per RA.