Plans for the next phase of Northstowe, a proposed new town of up to 10,000 new homes in Cambridgeshire, have been published, and local people have the chance to input into how it could take shape.

Consultation with the public started on 21 March, and explores an outline plan including the town centre, secondary school, two primary schools and approximately 3,500 new homes as well as two new access roads, employment possibilities and recreational areas. It follows on from the the first 1,500 homes and related facilities being developed by Gallagher Estates gaining (resolution to grant) planning consent in October 2012.

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The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), landowner of the airfield part of the development, is proposing to submit three planning applications following the public consultation and are inviting views on each of them. The outline planning application for this next phase of plans covers an area of approximately 159 hectares and in total includes:

• Approximately 3,500 new homes

• Two primary schools, and a secondary school

• The town centre including employment potential

• Recreation space and landscaped areas

• A new 'eastern' sports hub

• Part of the 'western' sports being built along with the first new homes (phase one)

• Up to three primary roads linking to the southern access road and the busway running to the south of the site, engineering and infrastructure works.

The consultation period runs from 21 March until 4 April 2014 and people are invited to give their views about the proposals online at www.northstowe.com or at a number of locations locally.

(CD/JP)