Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan
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Current stage
Great Shelford Parish Council has a website dedicated to the Neighbourhood Plan.
Stapleford and Great Shelford Parish Councils submitted their Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents to us on 21 November 2024.
We are seeking your views on the Neighbourhood Plan before it is considered by an examiner, and can proceed towards a referendum. Comments can be submitted to us between 9am on Wednesday 18 December 2024 and 5pm Wednesday 12 February 2025. The Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan, its supporting documents, and details how to make comments, can be viewed on the dedicated Neighbourhood Plan website.
Key dates
- Neighbourhood area designated by us: 8 November 2016
- Pre-submission public consultation (Regulation 14): 11 March 2024 to 30 April 2024
- Neighbourhood Plan submitted to us: 21 November 2024
- Submission public consultation (Regulation 16): 18 December 2024 to 12 February 2025
- Neighbourhood Plan sent for examination: N/A
- Referendum: N/A
- Neighbourhood Plan made: N/A
Designated Neighbourhood Area
On 8 November 2016 the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Area was designated following the end of the consultation with no objections received.
- Application to designate Stapleford and Great Shelford neighbourhood area [PDF, 1MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford neighbourhood area designated map [PDF, 0.7MB]
Pre-submission consultation (Regulation 14)
Stapleford and Great Shelford carried out a consultation on their pre-submission Neighbourhood Plan for their parishes. The consultation was from 11 March 2024 to 30 April 2024.
Submission public consultation (Regulation 16)
Stapleford and Great Shelford Parish Councils submitted their Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents to us on 22 November 2024.
We have confirmed that the Neighbourhood Plan complies with all the relevant statutory requirements. [PDF, 0.2MB]
We are seeking your views on the Neighbourhood Plan before it is considered by an examiner, and can proceed towards a referendum. Comments can be submitted to us between 9am on Wednesday 18 December 2024 and 5pm Wednesday 12 February 2025.
You are encouraged to comment online via our online consultation system.
However, if you have difficultly commenting online, please complete the consultation response form [DOCX, 53Kb] and email it to us at neighbourhood.planning@greatercambridgeplanning.org or post it to us using the address on the form.
Comments, including names, will be available to view on the Councils’ websites. Full comments including addresses will also be available to view on request.
Neighbourhood Plan and Supporting documents
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 4MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Design Guidance and Codes [PDF, 13.5MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Landscape Character Assessment (October 2019) [PDF, 11.5MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Lanscape Character Assessment Addendum (September 2024) [PDF, 3MB]
- Basic Conditions Statement [PDF, 1.5MB]
- Consultation Statement [PDF, 12.5MB]
- Determination Statement for the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan (March 2024) [PDF, 1.5MB]
During the consultation, you can view the Neighbourhood Plan, and its supporting documents, at our offices in Cambourne or at the Great Shelford Library:
- South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, CB23 6EA – by appointment only.
- Great Shelford Library, 10-12 Woollards Ln, Great Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5LZ (during opening hours).
Strategic Environmental Assessment / Habitat Regulations Assessment Screening Determination Statement
South Cambridgeshire District Council and Stapleford and Great Shelford Parish Council have prepared a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Determination Statement: