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Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan - Pre-submission (Regulation 19) Consultation - Open

The Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan - Pre-submission (Regulation 19) Consultation opened on 12 November 2020 and closes at 12 noon on 24 December 2020.

To view the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan - Pre-submission (Regulation 19) Consultation - (November 2020) or Sustainability Appraisal and Appropriate Assessment 2020, please click the Joint Local Plan Consultation Page button below. 

Joint Local Plan - Pre-submission (Regulation 19) (November 2020) Consultation Page

Local Plan Timetable (the Local Development Scheme)

A new Local Development Scheme (LDS) which sets out the revised timetable for the production of the Joint Local Plan was approved by Babergh District Council on 21 July 2020 and Mid Suffolk District Council on 23 July 2020. The key stages and milestones of the Joint Local Plan can be viewed in the document, which confirms that the next formal stage of public consultation is due in Autumn 2020.

To view the new LDS please click on the link below:

Local Development Scheme

Evidence Base Updates

The Councils have a significant evidence base relating to the Joint Local Plan, including sustainability appraisal, habitats regulations assessment, development viability, infrastructure requirements and funding, flood risk, heritage impact, landscape impact and transport impact.

To view the current evidence base please click on the link below:

Current Evidence Base

Local Plan Mailing List

If you have already made comments about the Joint Local Plan you will be notified of any future information, unless you choose otherwise. If you have not previously made comments about the Joint Local Plan and wish to receive updates, please register for the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Consultation Portal:

Local Plan Mailing List