Latest update: 11 March 2025 Examiner's report received
Witchford parish council are seeking to add a new 'climate change' chapter to its existing neighbourhood plan which was adopted in 2020. Views were sought on that new chapter until 14 January 2025. An Examiner was appointed and has now issued his Examiner report. No referendum is required, and the plan update will proceed to being finalised at a council meeting on 20 March 2025. Further details are set out on this webpage.
Adopted Witchford Neighbourhood Plan 2020
The Witchford Neighbourhood Plan was formally made, or sometimes referred to as adopted, by East Cambridgeshire District Council on 21 May 2020, following a successful referendum on 19 March 2020. A copy of the Witchford Neighbourhood Plan (2020) is available to download on this page.
Witchford Landscape Appraisal, this document is particularly relevant to the implementation of Policy WNP LC1 of the plan.
Other documents referred to in the Witchford Neighbourhood Plan (2020) are available on request.
Modification proposal for the Witchford Neighbourhood Plan
Witchford parish council has decided it would like the existing Witchford Neighbourhood Plan to be modified, so that it introduces a new chapter relating to climate change. The new chapter will include five new policies.
The rest of the existing plan is proposed to be largely unchanged other than updating some of the introductory text.
Consultation took place on the modifications proposed between 27 November 2024 and 14 January 2025. Eight representations were received and can be found in the Witchford Neighbourhood Plan representations received document on this page.
After the consultation period ended the modification proposal and other supporting material, together with the representations received, were considered by an independent examiner. The examiner has concluded his work and published an Examiner's report. In summary, the report concludes that the modifications are appropriate, subject to a few minor adjustments, and that the new chapter should be incorporated within the plan. The examiner also concluded that no referendum was necessary.
The Examiner's report is available to download.
The final step is for East Cambridgeshire District Council to formally approve the modifications to the plan, and make it part of the development plan for the area. It is scheduled to do this at the Special Council meeting on 20 March 2025.
Assuming the plan is approved at that meeting, then the updated plan will be published on this page and referred to as the Witchford Neighbourhood Plan (as modified March 2025)
Submission and consultation documents
This webpage will be updated as the examination period progresses, potentially leading to a referendum at some point in 2025.
If you require any accessible documents please email planningpolicy@eastcambs.gov.uk