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Local Plan

Harston Neighbourhood Plan

View information for all neighbourhoods on our neighbourhood plans page

Current stage

Harston Parish Council has a website dedicated to the Neighbourhood Plan.

Harston Neighbourhood Plan was submitted for examination on 27 February 2025. The independent examiner appointed to carry out the examination is Andrew Ashcroft.  

On 4 March 2025, the examiner sent an Examination Arrangements Note [PDF, 0.2MB] to South Cambridgeshire District Council, Harston Parish Council

The comments received during the Regulation 16 consultation carried out between 9 January 2025 and 20 February 2025 have been published and can be viewed using our online consultation system.

Key dates

Neighbourhood area designated by us: 17 June 2022

Pre-submission public consultation (Regulation 14): 22 April 2024 to 11 June 2024

Neighbourhood Plan submitted to us: 11 December 2024

Submission public consultation (Regulation 16): 9 January 2025 to 20 February 2025

Neighbourhood Plan sent for examination: 27 February 2025

Referendum: n/a

Neighbourhood Plan made: n/a

Neighbourhood area designated

The decision to designate the Harston neighbourhood area was made on 17 June 2022 by the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development.

Strategic Environmental Assessment/Habitat Regulations Assessment Screening Determination Statement

With Harston Parish Council, we have jointly prepared a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Determination Statement (April 2024) [PDF, 1MB].

The Determination Statement screened in the Harston Neighbourhood Plan as requiring a SEA/HRA. As a result, AECOM commissioned by Harston Parish Council have prepared an Environmental Report setting out the findings of the assessment and recommendations for the Harston Neighbourhood Plan. AECOM prepared the following documents:  

Pre-submission consultation (Regulation 14)

Harston Parish Council carried out a consultation on its pre-submission Neighbourhood Plan from 22 April 2024 to 11 June 2024

Submission public consultation (Regulation 16) 

Harston Parish Council submitted their Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents to us on the 11 December 2024.

We have confirmed that the Neighbourhood Plan Complies with all the relevant statutory requirements [PDF, 0.2MB].

A public consultation on the submission version of the Neighbourhood Plan was carried out between 9 January 2025 and 20 February 2025.

The comments received during the consultation have been published and can be viewed using our online consultation system.

Neighbourhood Plan and Supporting documents:

The supporting evidence for Harston NP are as follows:

Examination (Regulation 17)

Harston neighbourhood plan was submitted for examination on 27 February 2025. The independent examiner appointed to carry out the examination is Andrew Ashcroft.

On the 4 March 2025, the examiner sent an Examination Arrangements Note [PDF, 0.2MB] to South Cambridgeshire District Council and Harston Parish Council.