Find the latest updates on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan review below. For information about the current adopted plan, visit the Minerals and Waste Local Plan page.
Scoping Consultation and Call for Sites August 2026
Regulation 45 scoping consultation: minerals and waste plan document Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026
Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are working jointly to prepare a new Minerals and Waste Local Plan for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This will replace the current plan which was adopted in July 2021. We would like your views on what a new Minerals and Waste Plan should contain and how we should engage with you as we prepare the plan.
The current Minerals and Waste Local Plan was adopted by the Councils during July 2021. It sits alongside the Local Plans prepared by the city and district councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Together, the policies in these plans, and other supporting documents such as masterplans and design guides, are used by the relevant planning authorities to make planning decisions, guiding where future developments should be located.
A scoping consultation document and draft engagement strategy have been published below. We welcome your comments during the consultation period.
A call for sites is being run alongside the scoping consultation. Operators and developers are encouraged to submit potential future minerals and waste sites for consideration for inclusion within the new plan. Submitted proposals will be assessed using the Proposed Site Assessment and Selection Methodology. Comments are also invited on the Proposed Site Assessment and Selection Methodology and the Cross Border Issues paper.
The public consultation runs from Monday 3 August 2026 to Monday 12 October 2026.
If you cannot access the consultation documents online, please contact us to request a paper copy, and we will endeavour to send it to you by post.
A guide to the Scoping Consultation
A scoping consultation guide has also been prepared. This three page document provides a summary of the different topics contained within the scoping consultation.
Consultation documents
How to respond - Scoping Consultation
Comments may be submitted using the online form, email or by post.
- Email: mandwpolicy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
- Post: MWLP Scoping Consultation, County Planning, Minerals and Waste, Box no. ALC2613, New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YE
How to respond - Call for Sites
To propose a site, please complete the Site Submission Form and send it to us, along with any other supporting information, by email or post:
- Email: mandwpolicy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
- Post: MWLP Scoping Consultation, County Planning, Minerals and Waste, Box no. ALC2613, New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YE
What happens to your responses
All consultation responses will be summarised and that summary will be published in the future. We will report the number of responses, and if they came from individuals or organisations.
Please note that each comment and the name of the person / organisation who made the comment will be published on our website. Comments will not be confidential.
We will not include your email address or other contact details of respondents in the summary. We will hold all consultation responses in accordance with our privacy notice.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email mandwpolicy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
Minerals and Waste Timetable
The Minerals and Waste timetable sets out the schedule on which the plan is prepared. It is not a static document and is updated from time to time. Government guidance requires the Council to keep a record of the timetable. Updated versions will be published on this page.
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Cambridgeshire Minerals and Waste Timetable (Version 01).pdf [TT01] opens as a download |
3 August 2026 |
Data Standards Tables
Under the Planning Data (England) Regulations 2026 the Council is required to publish certain information in a table format. These tables can be found below:
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Data Standard – Plans (Version 01).csv [TT01.A] opens as a download |
3 August 2026 |
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Data Standard – Minerals and Waste Timetable (Version 01).csv [TT01.B] opens as a download |
3 August 2026 |
Notice of intention to commence plan making
Regulation 44 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026 requires the Council to publish a notice of intention to commence minerals and waste plan document preparation.
As of Monday 3 August 2026, Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council hereby give notice of their intention to commence preparation of the minerals and waste plan document, called the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Plan. This plan will replace the existing Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2021). It will cover the area of County of Cambridgeshire and City of Peterborough.
The timetable for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Plan is available on this page.
This notice was prepared by Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council.
A copy of the above notice can be downloaded below.
