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Independent Examinations of the South Cambridgeshire District Development Plan Documents

This page contains information concerning the Independent Examinations of the South Cambridgeshire Local Development Framework Development Plan Documents.

Once each Development Plan Document (DPD) has been submitted to the Secretary of State, the document is subject to independent scrutiny in the form of an Examination by an independent Planning Inspector to consider whether the DPD is 'sound'. After each Examination, the Inspector writes a report that sets out a list of binding recommendations that must be addressed before the DPD can be adopted.

The Inspectors

The First Secretary of State has appointed two lead Inspectors, Mr Cliff Hughes DipTP MRTPI and Mr Terry Kemmann-Lane JP DipTP FRTPI MCMI to conduct the Examinations.

The Programme Officer

Gloria Alexander has been appointed as Programme Officer for all the Examinations and will deal with all procedural, administrative and programming matters. The Programme Officer is independent of the Council and works directly to the Inspectors. All correspondence for the Inspectors or the Examinations should be addressed to the Programme Officer, see contact information.

The Examinations

Before each Examination, a Pre-Examination Meeting (PEM) is held to discuss the procedures, timetable and deadlines for the Examination. This is a public meeting and all with an interest are welcome to attend. For all PEMs, the Programme Officer sends an agenda, guidance notes and minutes of the PEM to all respondents.

Pre-Examination meetings (PEMs) have now been renamed Pre-Hearings meetings (PHMs).

For more information on the individual examinations including the Examination programme and reference document list, please contact the Programme Officer or visit the relevant page of this website:

• Core Strategy DPD Examination
• Development Control Policies DPD Examination
• Northstowe Area Action Plan Examination
• Cambridge Southern Fringe Area Action Plan Examination
• Cambridge East Area Action Plan Examination
• Site Specific Policies DPD Examination
• North West Cambridge Area Action Plan Examination

For more information on the individual documents including their objectives, policies and geographical scope, please contact the Planning Policy section or visit the relevant page of this website:

• Core Strategy DPD
• Development Control Policies DPD
• Northstowe Area Action Plan
• Cambridge Southern Fringe Area Action Plan
• Cambridge East Area Action Plan
• Site Specific Policies DPD
• North West Cambridge Area Action Plan

To contact the Planning Policy section for more information on any of the above DPDs or any matter relating to the Local Development Framework, please either send an email to ldf@scambs.gov.uk or phone (01954) 713183.