New move to secure approval for plan to build 1,100 homes outside Peterborough

A developer is currently seeking guidance from council chiefs on environmental matters ahead of the submission of an outline planning application for the 56.2 hectares development.

Alongside 1,100 homes it is planned to build a primary school, retirement living apartments, and a sports area on land west of Lincoln Road and east of the A15.

Now independent land promoter Richborough Estates is seeking advice from Peterborough City Council on the information it requires in an environmental statement which will accompany a forthcoming planning application for the site.

A document submitted to the council on January 28 this year states that the applicant “intends to submit an outline planning application for a sustainable, edge-of-settlement residential development adjacent to the built-up area of Market Deeping.”

It states that the aim will be to retain and enhance existing hedgerows and field boundaries, provide community food growing areas and formal sports and play space.

It is also intended to put in a pedestrian and cycle nature trail that could link to Market Deeping.

Access for traffic would be from the B1524 Lincoln Road via a new four-arm roundabout, while the section of Mill Road would be downgraded for use as a greenway for pedestrians and cyclists only.

There would also be a signalised pedestrian crossing on Lincoln Road to improve access to the town.

It adds: “Public open space and green infrastructure will form an integral part of the proposed development.”

A spokesperson for Peterborough City Council said: “The site was proposed as an allocation for housing in the Draft Local Plan which went out for consultation last year.

"We are currently in the process of reviewing the feedback from the consultation.

"No decision has yet been made on which sites will be allocated in the final version of the Local Plan, due for public consultation in August/September 2026.”