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Core strategy consultations
Babergh’s Core Strategy document has evolved over a number of years in response to changes in national and regional planning policy, and through a process of extensive public consultation.
Listed below are previous versions of the Core Strategy document, together with relevant supporting material.
May 2013 - Further Proposed Main Modifications to Submission Draft Core Strategy
(Please refer to the Core Strategy Examination web page for details of this consultation stage)
July 2012 - Proposed Main Modifications to Submission Draft Core Strategy
Publication period: 9th July 2012 to 24th August 2012
Consultation on 32 proposed main modifications to the Submission Draft document relating to a number of updated/new policies, the inclusion of a set of Strategic Land Allocation maps, and publication of the final National Planning Policy Framework in March 2012.
October 2011 - Core Strategy (2011-2031) Submission Draft
- Proposed Main Modifications to Core Strategy
- Addendum to the Sustainability Appraisal (June 2012)
- Schedule of Minor Modifications to the Core Strategy
Publication period: 10th October 2011 to 2nd December 2011
- Core Strategy (2011 - 2031) Submission Draft
- Map 1 - Babergh's Environmental Characteristics
- Map 2 - Distribution of Employment Sectors
- Map 3 - Demographic and Social Characteristics
- Map 4 - Accessing Key Services
- Map 5 - Functional Clusters in Babergh
- Core Strategy Key Diagram
- Sustainability Appraisal
- Sustainability Appraisal - Appendices Part 1
- Sustainability Appraisal - Appendices Part 2
- Sustainability Appraisal - Appendices Part 3
- Habitats Regulation Assessment Screening Report
- Town & Parish Council Workshops 2011 - Summary Document
To support the Core Strategy we also published a series of Technical Background Documents:
- TBD 1: Conformity
- TBD 2: Spatial Strategy
- TBD 3: Local Economy and Employment
- TBD 4: Housing & Affordable Housing - Oct 2011
- TBD 4: Housing & Affordable Housing - Updated July 2012
- TBD 5: Environment and Climate Change - Oct 2011
- TBD 5: Environment and Climate Change - Updated Nov 2011
- TBD 6: Flood Risk
- TBD 7: Housing Implementation Strategy - July 2012
October 2010 - Core Strategy Growth Options
Publication period: 1st October 2010 to 26th November 2010.
In May 2010 the newly elected Coalition Government announced that it was their intention to revoke Regional Spatial Strategies, thereby signalling an end to the adoption of housing and job targets set out in regional plans (i.e. the East of England Plan). Given this new policy steer, the Council decided to review where it was in the Core Strategy preparation process and seek alternate views on growth levels.
- Growth Options (Full Document)
- Growth Options (Summary Document)
- Sustainability Appraisal Report (June 2010)
- Sustainability Appraisal Report (Appendices)
- Town & Parish Council Workshops (2010) Summary Document
April 2009 - Core Strategy Issues & Options
Publication period: 14th April 2009 to 26th May 2009