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We are preparing a new Local Plan for Peterborough. Local Plans guide how places change over time. The Peterborough Local Plan will direct growth and regeneration in Peterborough and the surrounding villages to 2044. The new Local Plan will replace the Adopted Peterborough Local Plan (July 2019).

Draft Local Plan consultation - April to May 2025

We consulted on the Draft Local Plan between 11 April and 29 May 2025. Thank you to everyone who submitted comments. We are currently processing a reviewing all comments.

All comments submitted will be available to view on this page in due course. A Key Issues Report will also be published which will summarise the main issues raised for each section, policy and site.

You can view a copy of the draft plan and interactive map below:

Local Plans are grounded in the latest evidence. To support the emerging Local Plan, the Planning Policy Library (opens Microsoft Sharepoint) contains all the evidence base documents associated with the emerging Local Plan. As preparation of the new plan progresses, we will update the contents of the library with new documents as we produce them.

Previously, we asked people what they felt were the key issues facing the city and surrounding rural areas, and what the Local Plan could do in response. We also ran two 'Call for Sites' exercises.

You can view the following documents in our Planning Policy Library (opens in Microsoft Sharepoint):

View the sites submitted during the 2023 and 2024 Call for Sites on our interactive map system.

Next stages

After the consultation period ends, we will publish all comments submitted on the Draft Local Plan on our website.

All comments received will be reviewed and any changes arising from the consultation will be made to the Draft Local Plan. We will publish a Proposed Submission version in autumn 2025 for public consultation. This version of the plan will then be submitted to central government who will appoint an independent planning inspector to carry out a public examination into the document.

We provide monthly updates detailing our progress against the Local Development Scheme which you can find alongside the Local Development Scheme (LDS) (opens Microsoft Sharepoint).

Consultee database

If you wish to receive notifications of consultations and progress of the Local Plan preparation, please let us know.

Last updated: 30 May 2025