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Chatteris & Fenland’s new local plan in a growing Cambridge sub-region

Fenland District Council has an open consultation on the future of the district (see here) – closing date 16 March 2026, as the district plans for the next quarter of a century (to 2050) The drivers for this were both the proposed reservoir which needs more work done on the plans according to OfWat back…

Cambridge councillors oppose loss of planning powers

Both the leader of the city council and his opposition shadow leader speak out against the proposed removal of planning powers from local government to a new Cambridge Development Corporation (*Note some workshop and offline discussion ideas here) You can read: While I’ve not seen a published statement from The Greens, their 2023 manifesto was…

Localgov reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

The Government has published its statutory consultation with four options You can read the consultation here Each of the councils were invited to submit proposals containing significant evidence bases to support their proposals. Further down the page is an explanation of why they’ve gone into so much detail: “Although this will be a technical exercise,…