South West Cambridge Action Group www.swcag.org.uk Please note that anyone can join the South West Cambridge Action Group mailing list for updates – just drop a line to info@swcag.org.uk. You’ll find all updates on the News and Events page of www.swcag.org.uk. As we reported earlier this autumn, in spite of Thakeham’s insistence that it would work within the Greater Cambridge Local Plan structures like everyone else, the Call for Sites stage is now over and Thakeham has still not made a submission to South Cambridgeshire District Council, which holds statutory responsibility for planning. The Greater Cambridge Local Plan, the statutory framework for development, is produced jointly by South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council and must follow accountable democratic processes. This Plan is being built on principles of sustainable development, climate change and water resource, and affordable housing for a local workforce. The Plan’s ‘First Proposals’, now out for consultation, do not include land to meet Thakeham’s South West Cambridge new town aspiration. However, the current consultation period is a window during which new proposals can be brought forward. This is a legal requirement. So, if you support the First Proposals as they stand, please add your voice by responding to say so! The consultation closes on 13th December. See the First Proposals and respond to the consultation here: https:// www.greatercambridgeplanning.org/localplan SWCAG continues to watch potential national government channels including the OxCam Arc. The Electoral Commission website has updated Thakeham’s donations to the Conservative Party with another £100,000, bringing the total to approximately £637,000. Cllrs Susan van de Ven, Jose Hales, Sebastian Kindersley, Peter McDonald and Aidan Van de Weyer www.swcag.org.uk
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