Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan
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Current stage
The Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 7.5MB] was made on 23 March 2022.
The Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan now forms part of the development plan for South Cambridgeshire. All planning decisions in that area will need to be made in accordance with the development plan that now includes the Neighbourhood Plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
View the Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan website.
Neighbourhood area designated
The designation of a neighbourhood area for Waterbeach was approved on 10 August 2015. It included the whole parish, with us and Waterbeach Parish Council agreeing a framework as to how we will work together.
At a meeting of the Parish Council in 2015, the ‘Joint Working Agreement’ was agreed. The final Joint Working Agreement [PDF, 0.1MB] has now been formally agreed and signed by both Councils. The neighbourhood area for Waterbeach is now formally designated.
Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Determination Statement
A Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Determination Statement for the draft Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared:
Pre-submission consultation (Regulation 14)
Waterbeach Parish Council ran a consultation on their pre-submission Neighbourhood Plan in February 2020.
Submission public consultation (Regulation 16)
The Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan and accompanying documents were submitted on 2 February 2021.
The Neighbourhood Plan complies with all the relevant statutory requirements.
We asked for people's views on the Neighbourhood Plan before it was considered by an examiner, and could proceed towards a referendum.
Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents:
- Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan
- Basic Conditions Statement [PDF, 1MB]
- Consultation Statement [PDF, 2MB]
- Appendices to the Consultation Statement [PDF, 5MB]
The supporting evidence documents for the Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan are as follows:
- Waterbeach Design Principles [PDF, 7.5MB]
- Waterbeach Heritage and Character Assessment [PDF, 6.5MB]
- Waterbeach Housing Needs Assessment Report (2019) [PDF, 1MB]
- Waterbeach Demographic Socio-economic review [PDF, 0.5MB]
Examination
The Examiner's report [PDF, 0.8MB] was received on 2 August 2021.
The examiner has sent a set of clarifying questions and information requests (20 May 2021) [PDF, 0.1MB].
South Cambridgeshire District Council response to the Examiner's clarification questions [PDF, 90Kb] sent on 20 May 2021 (1 June 2021).
Waterbeach Parish Council's response to the Examiner's clarification questions (9 June 2021):
- Response to the Examiner's clarification questions [PDF, 0.3MB]
- Appendix 1 [PDF, 0.4MB]
- Appendix 2 [PDF, 0.6MB]
- Appendix 3 [PDF, 0.4MB]
Further question for the parish council from the examiner [PDF, 63Kb] sent on 9 June 2021 (9 June 2021).
Waterbeach Parish council’s response to the Examiner’s additional question [PDF, 0.2MB] sent on 9 June 2021 (11 June 2021)
All the representations that were received during the Regulation 16 submission consultation on the plan can be viewed online in our consultation system. You can also access all our adopted documents in the system.
Referendum Stage
The referendum on the Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan took take place on 3 March 2022.
Here is the results of the vote. [PDF, 37Kb]
The following documents are those specified in the Referendum Information Statement [PDF, 0.2MB].
- The 'Referendum' version of the Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 20.5MB] (including a map of Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan area).
- The Examiners Report on the Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan. [PDF, 0.8MB]
- The written representations [PDF, 46.5MB] on the submission version of the Waterbeach 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 (January 2022) (including a statement of satisfaction that the 'For 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
The Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 7.5MB] was made on 23 March 2022. The Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan as made now forms part of the development plan for South Cambridgeshire. All planning decisions in that 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 (23 March 2022) [PDF, 0.2MB]
Decision Report of results of referendum on the Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan (14 March 2022)
Report to make the Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan (23 March 2022)