Local Development Plan
First Proposals for Greater Cambridge Local Plan approved by Cabinet for Consultation
Local plan is an important set of document for identifying development needs of our area, where they should be met, and how they should be met. South Cambs Cabinet on Friday approved the First Proposals for the emerging Greater Cambridge Local Plan for Public Consultation in November 2021.
Planning a City for our Children to Inherit
Cambridge City Council Leader, Lewis Herbert wrote in this weeks Cambridge Independent, explaining again in clear terms the reasons for the preferred options, first proposals we have put forward in the emerging Greater Cambridge Local Plan. Too many are struggling to rent, never mind buy. Trainee nurses, newly-appointed teachers and hundreds of people in their […]
Local Plan Adopted by South Cambridgeshire Councillors
The much awaited South Cambridgeshire Local Plan finally got to be presented to Full Council at its meeting on Thursday 27th September 2018. This was a date that for me came with very mixed emotions, given the events that led up to that point in time. I had spent considerable time thinking about what I […]
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 […]
Bourn Airfield Development Consultation on Modifications-My thoughts
Is South Cambridgeshire District Council trying to build Cambourne East by stealth? That is the question that has been on my mind, and voiced by others, since Bourn Airfield was proposed for the development of up to 3,500 houses in the Draft Local Development Plan which is currently undergoing verification by
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 releases new SHLAA assesment with revised data for Bourn Airfield Development
Two weeks ago, South Cambridgeshire District Council announced it was extending the consultation period for the new draft Local Development Plan by two week and would provide some revised housing data information, intended to rectify an omission. The StopBAD campaign had its first victory in its fight to stop the Bourn Airfield Development by highlighting […]
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 […]