Planning
Villages Getting More Influence over Design of New Developments
Eight South Cambridgeshire villages are getting more of a say in the look and feel of new developments in their communities, as part of a ground-breaking planning initiative.
2014 Local Plan Found Sound by Planning Inspectors
The BIG news is that the Planning Inspectors examining the 2014 Local Development Plan have given their report and have found that the plan is sound subject to the main modifications. The announcement was made on 3rd September 2018 with publication by South Cambridgeshire District Council of the Inspectors final report and the Appendix that […]
Is Submission of Planning Application for Bourn Airfield Imminent?
That is the question I had to ask after I and other residents of Highfields Caldecote received a glossy A5 leaflet from Countryside Properties last week, inviting us to view their exhibition on their proposals for the “new village” at Bourn Airfield. They called it public consultation – I guess it ticks
New Consultation on Bourn Airfield Development & Infrastructure
SCDC has launched the next stage of the process for the Local Development Plan. It is a consultation on the changes and modifications that the Council has proposed as well as extra work that the Inspectors have asked the Council to do. The Consultation runs from Friday 5th January 2018 to Friday 16th February 2018. You […]
The SCDC Local Development Plan – How Councillors Voted
The debate, if one can call it that, that took place on 13th March 2014 on the proposed draft local development plan ended in a vote that was closer than most people expected. I have already given you a flavour of what occurred in a previous article. The voting was recorded and following is the […]
SCDC Draft Local Plan Voted Through By Small Margin
At the full council meeting held on Thursday 13th March 2014, councillors at South Cambridgeshire District Council voted by a small majority to accept the proposed draft local development plan and send it off to the Planning Inspector for examination. 27 councillors voted for, 21 against and 5 abstained. In short, 26 of the
The Tory Deal That Signals Disaster For Rural Communities near Northstowe
“Multi-million pound deal struck to provide community facilities at Northstowe” This is the spin that South Cambridgeshire District Council put on the recent agreement to let developers off with a bonus of £30 million! According to the press release, a report presented to the Northstowe Joint Development Control Committee today (Wednesday 29 January) outlines […]
Council extends local plan consultation by two weeks
The current South Cambridgeshire Local Plan consultation is being extended by two weeks. This final consultation was originally due to close on Monday 30 September but this is being extended to 5pm on Monday 14 October 2013. The news release from the council earlier this afternoon says that “Council bosses took the decision […]
Council consults on its draft Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule
South Cambridgeshire District Council is currently working towards the introduction of a charging schedule under the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulation 2010 (amended). Community Infrastructure Levy is expected to be a more simplified way of securing planning obligations compared to the Section 106 agreements, and is based on simple formulae on a per square […]
Caldecote and Bourn villages sold out by Council for sake of expediency
On a number of occasions at planning committee meetings, I have told the South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) administration that Caldecote residents felt “dumped on” by the decisions of the council. Little did I know that it was going to get worse … This time, its not just a dumping on, but a betrayal, a […]