Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan
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Current stage
Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 8MB] was made on 24 November 2022.
The Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan as made now forms part of the development plan for South Cambridgeshire. All planning decisions in this area must comply with the development plan (that now includes the Neighbourhood Plan), unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Neighbourhood area designated
On 3 February 2015 the Planning Portfolio Holder designated the Gamlingay neighbourhood area.
- Application to designate Gamlingay neighbourhood area [PDF, 0.5MB]
- Gamlingay designated neighbourhood area map [PDF, 0.5MB]
Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Determination Statement
South Cambridgeshire District Council and Gamlingay Parish Council have prepared a Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Determination Statement:
Pre-submission consultation (Regulation 14)
Gamlingay Parish Council carried out a pre-submission consultation.
The deadline for comments was 30 October 2020.
Submission public consultation (Regulation 16)
Gamlingay Parish Council formally submitted the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan and associated documents to us on 26 August 2021.
A public consultation was carried out by us and the representations received during the Regulation 16 consultation can be viewed in our online consultation system.
Neighbourhood Plan and Supporting documents:
- Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 6MB]
- Basic Conditions Statement [PDF, 0.5MB]
- Consultation Statement [PDF, 2.5MB]
- Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Determination Statement for Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan (September 2019) [PDF, 2MB]
The supporting evidence documents for the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan are as follows:
- Landscape and Visual Analysis (CSA) 2021 [PDF, 11.5MB]
- Executive Summary (booklet) [PDF, 2.5MB]
- Gamlingay Village Design Guide Supplementary Document January 2020 [PDF, 4.5MB]
- Gamlingay Cycleway Improvement Plan SUSTRANS 2019 [PDF, 5.5MB]
- Housing Needs Assessment, BRCC 2018 [PDF, 1MB]
- Strategic Environmental Assessment July 2020 [PDF, 3MB]
- Parish survey 2016 [PDF, 1MB]
- Local Consultation Documents
Examination (Regulation 17)
The Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan was submitted for examination on 6 December 2021.
- Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan Examination Arrangements (7 December 2021) [PDF, 0.1MB]– this sets out the arrangements for the examination of the plan
- Examiner’s Clarifications Note (9 December 2021) [PDF, 0.2MB]– this note sets out the examiner’s initial comments on the submitted Plan and sets out areas where it would be helpful to have some further clarification.
Gamlingay Parish Council responded on 20 December 2021 to questions 1-5 [PDF, 0.2MB] contained in the examiner's clarification note (9 December 2021).
A further response was received from Gamlingay Parish Council on 6 January 2022 to questions 6 to 9 [PDF, 2.5MB] contained in the examiner's clarification note (9 December 2021).
Andrew Ashcroft sent his final examiner's report [PDF, 0.3MB] to South Cambridgeshire District Council on 7 March 2022.
A supplementary Examiner's Note (2 September 2022) [PDF, 0.1MB] has also been prepared by Andrew Ashcroft.
Referendum Stage
The referendum on the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan took place on 10 November 2022.
This is the Declaration of results [PDF, 11Kb].
The following documents are those specified in the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Information Statement [PDF, 0.8MB]:
- the 'Referendum' version of the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 8MB] which includes a map of Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan area
- the Examiner's Report [PDF, 0.3MB] on the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan and the supplementary Examiner's Note [PDF, 0.1MB]
- the written representations [PDF, 11MB] on the submission version of the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan, that were submitted to the independent examiner
- our decision statement on the receipt of the Examiner's Report and its decision to proceed to referendum (September 2022), including a statement of satisfaction that the 'Referendum' version of the Neighbourhood Plan meets the Basic Conditions and is legally compliant
- a statement that sets out general information as to town and country planning [PDF, 0.2MB] including neighbourhood planning and referendum.
Making the Neighbourhood Plan
Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 8MB] was made on 24 November 2022. The Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan as made now forms part of the development plan for South Cambridgeshire. All planning decisions in this area will need to be made in accordance with the development plan (that now includes the Neighbourhood Plan), unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Made (adopted) Decision Statement (24 November 2022) [PDF, 0.1MB]
Decision report of results of the referendum on the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan (11 November 2022)
Report to make the Gamlingay Neighbourhood Plan (24 November 2022)