Representation by Nick Moir
- Date submitted
- 18 July 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I write as the incumbent (rector/vicar) of Fen Ditton, Horningsea and Teversham, as a resident of the new Marleigh development, a parish councillor in Fen Ditton, and as a long-time resident in Cambridge, having an interest in local history and Cambridge’s unique character. I do not believe that the impact assessment about the Green Belt takes enough into consideration the location of Honey Hill and its surrounding area as the beginnings of the open land north of the High (or Fleam ) Dyke (an unwooded peninsula that was the territory of Horningsea Minster) that was surrounded by fenland stretching to Wicken and beyond. The landscaping proposed will change the historic character of the immediate area and of the eastern approach to Cambridge. With the developments at Marleigh, Springstead and Cambridge East this side of Cambridge is faced with swathes of development – but these are all south of the dyke and the A14. Placing such building infrastructure north of these is a major infringement on the ancient landscape that stretches unspoilt north towards Ely. Other concerns include the impact of traffic during construction and beyond at a junction that already sees long periods of congestion and high volumes of traffic at a school drop-off point.