Tattingstone Neighbourhood Plan

The Tattingstone Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) has been prepared by Tattingstone Parish Council and local community and will be used to help guide and shape future development in the plan's area.

Reg 20 Formal adoption (21 May 2026)

In an 'Officer Decision', effective from Thursday 21 May 2026, Babergh District Council have agreed to adopt (make) the Tattingstone NDP.

Covering the period to 2037, this NDP now forms part of the development plan and will be used to help make decisions about planning applications in the parish, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.

Supporting evidence

The adopted plan refers to the following supporting evidence documents:

Previous stages...

Local Referendum (7 May 2026)

A local referendum was held on 7 May 2026. The question asked of those entitled to vote was:

Do you want Babergh District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Tattingstone to help it decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood Plan Area?

An updated Non-designated Heritage Assessment document was also published alongside the referendum version plan. It can now be found with the other supporting evidence documents published further above. 

Reg 18 Decision Statement (26 Jan 2026)

New procedures agreed in September 2021 meant that a NDP could be advanced to a local referendum without Cabinet approval where there was no objection to implementing the Examiner's recommendations in full. That applied in this case, and the decision was confirmed through publication of the following statement:

Reg 17 Examination (Final Report 9 Jan 2026)

Babergh District Council appointed Ann Skippers BSc (Hons) MRTPI FRSA AoU to carry out an independent examination of the Tattingstone NDP. The examination relied on the submitted documents and written representations.

On Friday 9 January 2026, the Examiner issued her final report. It recommended that subject to certain modifications being made, this NDP meets the basic condition tests and that it should proceed to a local referendum.

Reg 16 Submission consultation (ended 17 Oct 2025)

The Tattingstone NDP was made available for public consultation between 3 September and 17 October 2025. The Parish Council (the qualifying body) had submitted the following documents: 

An assessment on how this NDP met the basic condition tests formed part of the examination. Our initial checks suggested that the relevant procedural requirements had been met at this stage. See our Regulation 15 Checklist.

Respondents were also reminded that their comments could not be treated as confidential, and that, with the exception of personal contact details, they would be published on this webpage at the end of the consultation period.

Settlement Boundary change consultation (ended 28 Feb 2025)

The Parish Council carried out a focused consultation on proposed changes to their NDP's settlement boundary - the area at The Heath - in response to comments made on their pre-submission draft plan.

SEA/HRA Screening and Determination (Apr 2024)

The pre-submission draft Tattingstone NDP was screened to determine whether a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and or a Habitats Assessment (HRA) were required. Both were 'screened out'. The relevant reports and our determination notice are published below:

Reg 14 Pre-Submission consultation (20 Jan to 8 Mar 2024)

Consultation by the Parish Council on their pre-submission draft NDP closed on 8 March 2024.

Reg 05 Area Designation (19 July 2021)

The Tattingstone NDP Area was designated by Babergh District Council on 19 July 2021.