Regulation 14 consultation of Harston’s Draft Neighbourhood Plan 22 April – 11 June 2024

Harston’s Draft Neighbourhood Plan has been produced based on comments and feedback made during earlier consultation events. See below links for more information on the NHP Draft and supporting documents.

Consultation on the Draft Neighbourhood Plan (NP) closed on 11th June with 110 local survey responses and 11 from statutory bodies. 78% of responses were from people age 40-79 and a further 15% from over 80s, with only 6% from 18-39s. 88% of responses agreed or strongly agreed with supporting the draft NP in general; only 5% disagreeing in general; some didn’t give an opinion. Most policy statements received between 84-97 % agreement in support.

Response comments have been collated and are now being checked carefully by the NP Working Group to discuss actions and see what changes to the NP might be necessary.

The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

The Draft Harston Neighbourhood Plan is being subject to a strategic environmental assessment (often referred to as SEA). An SEA is required for some types of planning policy documents. It is a tool used at the plan-making stage to assess the likely effects of a plan on the environment when judged against reasonable alternatives.

As part of the SEA process, an environmental report has been prepared. Prior to this, the SEA scoping report was prepared. One of the purposes of the SEA scoping report is to agree a methodology in undertaking the environmental assessment. The views of Natural England, Historic England and the Environment Agency were sought following the drafting of the SEA scoping report. Their views are now being sort on the Strategic Environmental Assessment produced in July.

As part of the consultation on the NP you are also invited to give us your feedback on the SEA by writing to the parish clerk by September 3rd by email: clerk@harstonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Or to parish clerk at: 6 Hornet Rd, Trumpington, CB2 9GH

Click on list below for The Strategic Environmental Assessment Report and SEA scoping report

Click for the full version (Regulation 14) Draft Harston Neighbourhood Plan
Click for downloading or printing, a smaller PDF file version of the Draft Harston NP

Click for a Summary of the Draft Neighbourhood Plan

Click for a simple powerpoint summary of the Neighbourhood Plan

Supporting documents to the plan: