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).
Key Issues Report
We consulted on the Draft Local Plan between 11 April and 29 May 2025. Thank you to everyone who submitted comments.
We have now processed and reviewed all comments and published a Key Issues Report. This report summarises the main issues raised for each section, policy and site.
We have also published an addendum to the Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) report. This lists any new or amended sites suggested as part of the Draft Local Plan consultation. An interactive map of the new suggested sites has also been published. Please note, at this stage any new sites presented in this report have no status.
You can view all comments, the Key Issues Report and the SHELAA report, as well as copy of the draft plan and interactive map below:
Next stages
Now that we have processed and published all comments submitted on the Draft Local Plan, we will prepare the Submission version Local Plan. In preparing this version, we will take all comments into account.
We will publish a Proposed Submission version Local plan in 2026 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). However, please note this is subject to change and a revised version will be published in due course.
Consultee database
If you wish to receive notifications of consultations and progress of the Local Plan preparation, please let us know.