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| Consultation name | Description of consultation | Closing date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Help shape our next Corporate Plan | Residents and businesses are being asked to help shape our plans for the years ahead – to help ensure South Cambridgeshire remains one of the best places to live and work in the country. We have identified five key priorities to help achieve our goals. Councillors now want to hear the views of local people so they can help influence the production of a full Corporate Plan for 2025 and beyond. | 29/10/2024 | |
| Future of tourism in Greater Cambridge | Cambridge City Council is working in partnership with South Cambridgeshire District Council and Visit Cambridge partners: Cambridge BID, King's College and Curating Cambridge to develop a new Destination Management Plan (DMP) for Greater Cambridge. | 26/06/2024 | |
| Gambling Act consultation | Our current Statement of Principles/Policy under the Gambling Act 2005 will expire in January 2025. The Statement sets out the principles we will apply when carrying out its functions under the Gambling Act 2005 and it has to be reviewed and republished at least every 3 years. There are no revisions currently proposed. | 16/05/2024 | |
| Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy | We are consulting on the Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy 2024-2029 which sets out our vision, objectives and priorities for both new and existing homes of all tenures over the next 5 years for both South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council. | 04/03/2024 | |
| Air Quality Strategy | Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council have come together to develop a joint draft Greater Cambridge Air Quality Strategy for improving air quality across their areas. Both Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council are required to develop an air quality strategy under the Local Air Quality Management Regulations. | 19/02/2024 | |
| Homeless Strategy consultation | A consultation into South Cambridgeshire District Council's plans to tackle homelessness in the years ahead. The Council has a responsibility to prevent homelessness. | 05/01/2024 | |
| Statement of Community Involvement | Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire residents are being encouraged to have their say on an important document that outlines how they can become involved in the planning process. | 29/11/2023 | |
| Polling District Review | This review gives residents an opportunity to share their views on polling districts, places and stations in the district. We want to make sure our arrangements are fit for purpose and that they enable and support effective local democracy. | 27/11/2023 | |
| Statement of Licensing Policy Consultation | Under the Licensing Act 2003, we are required to publish a Statement of Licensing Policy with regard to the undertaking of its licensing functions. | 07/08/2023 | |
| Joint Planning Compliance Policy Consultation | The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning service has reviewed the planning enforcement policy for Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council to align into one unified compliance policy. We are now consulting on this policy for a period of 6 weeks, and this will close on 20 January 2022. | 20/01/2023 | |
| Consultation on changes to Local Council Tax Support scheme | As you know, the Council has declared a cost of living emergency. Following the decisions relating to additional cost of living support made at Cabinet on Monday, we are proposing to make changes to our Local Council Tax Support scheme. | 14/12/2022 | |
| South Cambridgeshire Empty Homes Strategy | A revised draft Strategy has been introduced setting out the position of empty homes in the District and the tools available to the Council to help bring empty homes back into use. | 27/03/2022 | |
| Cambridgeshire Flood Management Strategy consultation | Cambridgeshire County Council would welcome feedback on the Cambridgeshire Flood Management strategy. They have a responsibility under the Flood and Water Management Act to develop and maintain this strategy and would like to invite partner organisations, community groups and members of the public to have their say before the consultation closes on 23 January 2022. | 23/01/2022 | |
| Fulbourn Neighbourhood Plan | Fulbourn Parish Council formerly submitted the Fulbourn Neighbourhood Plan and associated documents to South Cambridgeshire District Council on 18 October 2021. South Cambridgeshire District Council has confirmed that the Neighbourhood Plan complies with all the relevant statutory requirements. South Cambridgeshire District Council is 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 South Cambridgeshire District Council between 9am on Tuesday 9 November 2021 to 5pm on Tuesday 18 January 2022. | 18/01/2022 | |
| Street trading licences | A new draft Policy has been introduced which could change how applications will be administered and enforced throughout South Cambridgeshire. | 11/01/2022 | |
| First Proposals for the new Local Plan | The public consultation, which started on 1 November, will help to shape the final plan – which will eventually set out how Greater Cambridge will develop over the next twenty years. In our First Proposals we have suggested 19 new sites that we think might be suitable for additional development to meet our needs up to 2041. These were chosen from over 900 sites assessed by our team. These proposed sites have no planning status yet, and will not have any status until the new Plan is adopted, which may not be until 2024 or 2025. You can tell us whether you think they are the right sites, as part of our First Proposals consultation. | 13/12/2021 | |
| Biodiversity Supplementary Planning Document | As a county, Cambridgeshire has well below average tree cover and relatively little land managed for nature. We want to ensure that planning applications of all scales properly consider biodiversity, and how to enhance it, from the start. | 17/09/2021 | |
| Community governance review of the civil parishes of Babraham and Sawston | At the request of Sawston Parish Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council is undertaking a Community Governance Review of the parish boundary between the parishes of Babraham and Sawston. | 01/06/2021 | |
| Consultation on new housing policies relating to Build to Rent, Clustering and Distribution of Affordable Housing and Affordable Rent Setting. | One of the aims of our Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy is to demonstrate what we expect new housing developments across Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire to look like. To build on this further the two councils are consulting jointly on more detailed policies around Build to Rent, Clustering and Distribution of Affordable Housing and Affordable Rent Setting. | 23/03/2021 | |
| Slight amendment to Northstowe phase 3a - Consultation | Following the consultation carried out last Spring/Summer, the applicant has reviewed the comments received and amended their proposals. We are asking for residents to review these proposals and send in their comments. Comments should be received by 1 March 2021. | 01/03/2021 | |
| Slight amendment to Northstowe phase 3b - Consultation | Following the consultation carried out last Spring/Summer, the applicant has reviewed the comments received and amended their proposals. We are asking for residents to review these proposals and send in their comments. Comments should be received by 1 March 2021. | 01/03/2021 | |
| Foxton Neighbourhood Plan Consultation | Foxton Parish Council submitted the Foxton Neighbourhood Plan to South Cambridgeshire District Council on 10 February 2020. We have confirmed that the Neighbourhood Plan complies with all the relevant statutory requirements. We are seeking your views on the Neighbourhood Plan before it is considered by an examiner, and can proceed towards a referendum. | 23/02/2021 | |
| Community Governance Review of Foxton Civil Parish Consultation | At the request of Foxton Parish Council, we are undertaking a Community Governance Review of the parish of Foxton to consider whether there should be an increase in the number of parish councillors from 9 to 10. | 08/02/2021 | |
| External consultation: changes to London Luton Airport arrivals | NATS are hosting a consultation proposing changes to London Luton Airport's flight paths, to reduce delays and assure safety for the future. | 05/02/2021 | |
| Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk Home-Link partnership Lettings Policy consultation | Proposals to make minor changes to how Council and Housing Association homes across the County are allocated. This follows a detailed review of the Lettings Policy which covers the Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk area. | 18/12/2020 | |
| BT Kiosk consultation | Draft decision in response to a proposal by British Telecommunications plc for the removal of public call boxes pursuant to Part 2 of the Schedule to a Direction published by Ofcom on 14 March 2006 (‘the Direction’). | 05/11/2020 | |
| North East Cambridge Area Action Plan | A new district is being planned for North East Cambridge. The Area Action Plan will be the planning framework to guide all development in the area over the next 20 years. | 05/10/2020 | |
| Community governance review for Longstanton and Oakington and Westwick | We are undertaking a community governance review of Longstanton and Oakington and Westwick, prompted by the development at Northstowe. | 15/09/2020 | |
| Resident Involvement Strategy Consultation | We want to ensure that you, our tenants and leaseholders, have a voice in your housing service. We want to share information and get feedback from you in a way that suits you. We are providing a range of opportunities for tenants and leaseholders to be involved in your housing service. | 30/08/2020 | |
| Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) Waterbeach to Cambridge | The Greater Cambridge Partnership is investing in solutions to tackle current and future transport problems by offering better and more sustainable ways to make journeys by public transport, cycling and walking. | 03/08/2020 | |
| Northstowe phase 3A | Homes England have submitted an outline planning application proposing 4,000 homes as part of phase 3A of Northstowe (reference 20/02171/OUT). | 14/07/2020 | |
| Northstowe phase 3B | Homes England, the government’s national housing agency, have submitted an outline planning application proposing 1,000 homes as part of phase 3B of Northstowe. | 14/07/2020 | |
| A10 transport consultation | The Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority are consulting on options to improve the Ely to Cambridge stretch of the A10. | 14/07/2020 | |
| Greening South Cambs Hall | Planning permission for our Cambourne Offices for a Solar carport system and a ground source heat pump. | 16/06/2020 | |
| Northstowe 106 homes planning application | Outline Planning Application for residential development of up to 106 dwellings to be built on land allocated for Northstowe development (reference S/3854/19/OL). | 16/06/2020 | |
| Greater Cambridge Local Plan: Have your say | This consultation is the start of the conversation about the kind of place we want Greater Cambridge to be in the future. It explores the ‘big themes’ – including climate change, biodiversity and social inclusion – that will influence how homes, jobs and infrastructure are planned, and where growth might go. | 24/02/2020 | |
| Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan | The Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan is at the pre-submission stage of plan making. This means that Waterbeach Parish Council is carrying out a 6-week consultation on its draft neighbourhood plan. | 24/02/2020 | |
| Local Validation checklist Consultation | Since 2008 local planning authorities have been required to publish a list of information they require to “validate” the planning applications they receive. | 18/02/2020 | |
| Taxi Consultation | Proposed changes to the South Cambridgeshire District Council Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy. | 31/01/2020 | |
| Sustainable design and construction consultation | The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service has prepared a draft Greater Cambridge Sustainable Design and Construction Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for public participation. The purpose of the SPD is to assist with the implementation of policies related to climate change, sustainable design and construction and wider environmental policies contained within the adopted 2018 Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire Local Plans. A 10-week consultation period runs from Monday 15 July 2019 to 5pm Monday 23 September, during which comments can be made. The responses received will be considered by the Council before finalising the SPD for adoption. | 24/09/2019 | |
| Histon and Impington Village Design Guide Consultation | We are currently consulting on the draft Village Design Guide SPD for Histon & Impington. The Histon and Impington Draft Village Design Guide SPD is now published for six week public consultation which runs from 19 June 2019 to 31 July 2019. A drop-in exhibition will be held at the St Andrews Centre, Histon, on 1 July 2019 from 4pm to 8pm. | 01/08/2019 | |
| Histon and Impington Neighbourhood Plan Consultation | Histon & Impington Parish Council submitted its Neighbourhood Plan to South Cambridgeshire District Council on 3 June 2019. We are seeking your views on the Neighbourhood Plan before it is considered by an examiner and can proceed towards a referendum. | 30/07/2019 | |
| Bourn Airfield New Village Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) | The draft Bourn Airfield New Village SPD provides additional details and guidance relating to comprehensive development and delivery of the new village and the creation of a successful place. | 29/07/2019 | |
| Setchel Drove, Cottenham | The purpose of this consultation report is to seek views on our intention to declare a Public Space Protection Order in relation to gating off vehicular access to Setchel Drove, Cottenham. | 09/07/2019 | |
| Draft Greater Cambridge housing strategy | We are currently working with Cambridge City Council on a draft housing strategy for the Greater Cambridge area for the next five years. The draft document details how the two Councils will aim to meet housing challenges for the next five years. It is a collaborative document to reflect the linked economy and housing market across the areas. | 25/01/2019 |