Local Development Plan

Council runs Local Plan Exhibitions for residents

The Future of South Cambridgeshire is at stake as the District Council goes into the final stages of preparing a new Local Plan that will set out the vision for the district over the coming years up to 2031.   A public consultation for the Proposed Submission Local Plan began on Friday 19 July running […]

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Andrew Lansley MP wades into debate to stop Bourn Airfield Development

The debate about the suitability or otherwise of the proposals in the new draft Local Development Plan (LDP) for the Bourn Airfield Development goes up a notch as Andrew Lansley MP wades in with his views.   StopBAD (Stop Bourn Airfield Development) the campaign being led by Des O’Brien, is working hard to get this […]

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City residents campaign to stop 430 homes in Worts Causeway and keep green belt

This article in the Cambridge News caught my eye because it is very topical right now as people in Caldecote and Bourn Wards campaign to Stop Bourn Airfield Development plans. Hundreds of Cambridge city residents are opposing the proposed construction of 430 homes either side of Worts’ Causeway, warning the project would destroy beautiful countryside […]

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Final chance to tell Council your views on the local development plan

Today is the launch of a consultation to give residents, business and stakeholders across South Cambridgeshire district what the council calls “a final chance” to have their say on proposed plans for creating 22,000 new jobs and 5,000 additional new homes over the next 20 years.   Both South Cambridgeshire District and Cambridge City councils […]

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Villagers up in arms at Bourn Airfield development plans

The proposed Bourn Airfield Development of up to 3,500 homes is causing more upset as villagers in Bourn take up arms in protest at its inclusion in the South Cambridgeshire District Council development plan. The protest movement, started by Des O’Brien a resident of Bourn, started last week with an interview on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Andie […]

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Cabinet approves draft Local Development Plans for public consultation

On Thursday 27th June 2013, South Cambridgeshire District Council cabinet approved further public consultation on the draft local development plan that proposes to build up to 3500 homes in a new village at Bourn airfield, 1500 more homes in Cambourne and a new town of 8000 houses in Waterbeach. The consultation is planned to take […]

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Sites in local villages to provide new homes

South Cambridgeshire District Council yesterday announced plans for more new homes in villages. This comes two weeks after its announcement that it is to build new settlements at Bourn Airfield, Waterbeach and West Cambourne. According to the news release, supporting new jobs and sustaining quality of life in villages are at the centre of the […]

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Proposed new village at Bourn Airfield flies in face of local opinion

The most frequently asked question by residents of Caldecote following the announcement of the proposal to build up to 3500 homes on Bourn Airfield is “why was the site chosen?”   It is a valid question considering that the summer 2012 South Cambridgeshire Issues and Options consultation document Chapter 5 listed two pros and three […]

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Plans proposed for Bourn Airfield development, Waterbeach and West Cambourne

The news today that South Cambridgeshire District Council has agreed growth plans jointly with Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridge City council was welcome. However, what is less welcome and certainly very concerning is the proposal to build three new new villages at Waterbeach, Bourn Airfield and Cambourne West. Bourn Airfield Development and West Cambourne are […]

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South Cambridgeshire Consultation on proposed new Local Development Plan

As those who follow my monthly reports will know, I have for the last two months been emphasizing the fact that South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) is shortly to embark upon the next stage of the creation of the new Local Development Plan (LDP). This stage being the Issues and Options Consultation, which involves asking […]

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