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Regulation 19: What It Is and Why It Matters

August 2026 Guide SAVE Research
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Overview

Regulation 19 is the final stage of public consultation on the Greater Cambridge Local Plan — the last opportunity for residents to formally comment before the Plan is submitted to central government and examined by an independent Planning Inspector.

SAVE is campaigning to stop the proposed new town of 4,500 homes at Grange Farm. The consultation runs from 3 August to 5pm on 25 September 2026. Even if you submitted a comment at Regulation 18 in December/January, you must submit again — previous comments do not carry over.

Key facts

  • The consultation runs from Monday 3 August until 5pm on Friday 25 September 2026
  • Regulation 19 submissions carry more weight than Regulation 18 and form part of the legal record reviewed by the Planning Inspector
  • Greater Cambridge Shared Planning will be at Great Abington Primary School on 3 September, 4–7:30pm — sign up here
  • Anyone can comment — you don't need to be an expert or a local resident
  • Submit individually, not as a household — each voice counted separately shows the true depth of community concern

Official evidence documents

These are the documents published by Greater Cambridge Shared Planning as part of the Regulation 19 evidence base. The full library is at the GCLP Document Library — the links below jump to the ones most relevant to Grange Farm.

The Plan itself
Proposed Submission Greater Cambridge Local Plan (2026) · Policy S/GF (Grange Farm)
Traffic evidence
Draft Interim Greater Cambridge Transport Strategy (June 2026) · Trip budgets and transport mitigation strategies
Landscape, heritage & archaeology
Grange Farm Heritage Impact Assessment Update (2026)
Site allocation and land use
Site Allocations Topic Paper (2026)
Sustainability & environment
Sustainability Appraisal (2026) · Habitats Regulations Assessment (2026)
Jobs growth
Jobs Topic Paper (2026)
Deliverability & viability
Local Plan Viability Assessment (2026) · Housing Delivery Study Addendum Update (2026)
CSET busway extension
Infrastructure Topic Paper (2026) · Infrastructure Delivery Plan: Strategic Sites Appendix (2026)
Local facilities & services
Greater Cambridge Community Infrastructure Study (2026)
Water supply & waste water
Not yet published as a standalone document — check the Document Library under "Infrastructure" and "Climate change", or email localplan@greatercambridgeplanning.org to request it directly.

The Wrong Scale, in the Wrong Place

The southern boundary of Grange Farm will be metres — not kilometres, as with other Greater Cambridge developments — from the A1307. Urban will meet rural head-on: new building pressed directly against existing, traditional communities. A new urban settlement at Grange Farm would come at the cost of the landscape, heritage and village identity that make the Abingtons and surrounding villages worth protecting.