Great Haddon

{{Short description|Proposed settlement in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England}}

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Great Haddon is a major settlement proposed in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, near Yaxley.{{Cite web|date=2016-03-04|title=Great Hadd: Approval for thousands of homes and schools in Yaxley - Peterborough Telegraph|url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/politics-news/great-haddon-approval-for-thousands-of-homes-and-schools-in-yaxley-1-6540247|access-date=2021-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123218/https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/politics-news/great-haddon-approval-for-thousands-of-homes-and-schools-in-yaxley-1-6540247|archive-date=2016-03-04}} It was granted planning permission in 2015 after a lengthy application process, which included concerns over infrastructure provision.{{Cite news|date=2015-04-17|title=Concerns over Great Haddon development plans|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-england-32351402|access-date=2021-07-04}}

The development will comprise 5,350 homes, a district shopping centre, three primary schools and one secondary school.

The nearby village of Yaxley was flooded in 2024. Peterborough City Council claimed that this was "due to the lack of maintenance of the watercourse", however the Yaxley Parish Council denied this claim and alleged that the flooding was the result of the housing development in Great Haddon, a location situated on land owned by the Peterborough City Council.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-15 |title=Fears Great Haddon development could be flooding Yaxley village |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cndjzy6x54lo |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}