Draft Local Plan for Peterborough 2024-2044
Peterborough City Council is currently looking at its Local Plan for the next 20 years. As part of the process it has published a draft plan which it is now putting out for Public Consultation.
The new Local Plan will replace the adopted Peterborough Local Plan (July 2019). This is the draft version of the Local Plan which will replace it.
It sets out the emerging strategies and policies for growth and regeneration to 2044, this draft version includes proposed policies and specific allocations for new development.
This is still a draft plan and therefore your views are essential.
The draft policies are set out in Parts B and C. The proposed sites are listed in Part D.
The draft Policies Map (Part E) shows the location of the proposed sites, which can also be viewed on the Interactive Map, where you can zoom in and move around the map to locate sites and other designations. Clicking on a site or other designation will reveal a pop-up providing information about it.
Draft Local Plan consultation - April to May 2025
Peterborough City Council have published a draft of the new Peterborough Local Plan and launched a public consultation.
The Draft Local Plan 2024-2044 includes emerging planning policies and proposals for development.
It also sets out where the proposed housing and employment sites are.
At this stage, the plan is still in draft form. Your views are essential and will help shape later versions. You can view the plan and interactive map below:
- Draft Local Plan 2024-2044 (opens PDF in Microsoft Sharepoint)
- Interactive Policies Map (opens external site)
They have also published a leaflet and an interactive digital story map, summarising and highlighting key information from the plan to communities:
How to comment
We encourage you to take this opportunity to share your views and inform the future development of Peterborough.
The deadline for submitting comments is 11.59pm on 29 May 2025.
You can comment on any part of the Draft Local Plan - on every proposed policy or site, or on just those that you are most interested in.
Click Here to comment on the Draft Local Plan online
Please note that all comments will be uploaded to the www.peterborough.gov.uk website and they will not be confidential.
All comments received into consideration. They will help inform the proposed Submission Local Plan, due to be published for public consultation in autumn 2025.
You can also submit your comments via paper form and return by email or post.