Since the announcement of Peterborough’s inclusion with the London-Stansted-Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area in 2003, a number of independant sub-regional studies have been prepared which point to the opportunity for large scale planned growth in the south west of the city.

In response to Peterborough City Council’s request for Expressions of Interest from promoters of potential development sites, in December 2006 the results of the background studies prepared for Great Haddon were submitted to the Council for consideration, demonstrating that there were no overriding technical obstacles to development in this location. Cick here for a summary of this work.

The Peterborough Core Strategy Preferred Options document, which sets out the general direction and amount of new growth  for the city - and which will examine whether Great Haddon is in principle an acceptable location for development – has been prepared by the City Council, and was consulted upon in May and June 2008.

It is unlikely that the Core Strategy will be adopted until 2009/2010. Meanwhile, we know that building a new community takes time. If we are to deliver the amounts of new housing, jobs and supporting facilities at Great Haddon needed in the time period required by government, we need to move forward with our plans quickly.

The Consortium undertook public consultation to inform its emerging proposals in May and June 2008, with the aim of finalising plans over the summer and submitting an outline planning application for the new community in the late 2008.

A series of Working Papers have been prepared which document all the work undertaken on the Great Haddon project to date.