Shimpling Neighbourhood Plan
The Shimpling Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) is being prepared by Shimpling Parish Council and the local community. When complete, it will be used to help guide and shape future development in the designated plan area.
Latest news...
Reg 17 Examination (started Oct 2026)
Babergh District Council have appointed Ann Skippers BSc (Hons) MRTPI FRSA AoU to carry out an independent examination of the Shimpling NDP.
This phase is now underway and, as part of this, the Examiner has issued a 'procedures note' which sets out her role, etc. You can access the note via the following link:
Further updates will also be published on this webpage as and when they happen.
Previous stages...
Reg 16 Submission consultation (ended 4 Sept 2026)
The Shimpling NDP was submitted to Babergh District Council in late May 2026 and was made available for public consultation between 13 July and 4 September 2026. A list of the submitted documents appears below:
- A map identifying the Shimpling NDP Area
- The submission draft Shimpling NDP 2025 - 2037
- A Consultation Statement
- A Basic Conditions Statement
- A Design Guidelines & Codes document (AECOM, July 2024)
- A Landscape Appraisal (May 2025) - considers Character, Sensitivity and Key Views
- A Residents' Survey Results document
- Copies of the SEA and HRA Screening Reports (LUC, Feb 2026) and our Determination Notice (Mar 2026), which are published further below.
An assessment on how this NDP meets the basic condition tests will form part of the examination. Our initial checks suggest that the relevant procedural requirements have been met. See our Regulation 15 Checklist.
Respondents were reminded that their comments could not be treated as confidential and that, with the exception of personal; contact details, that they would be published on this webpage at the end of the consultation period. The Parish Council were also given the opportunity to respond to any newly raised issues.
- See the Reg 16 Consultation Responses (includes the Parish Council response)
SEA/HRA Screening and Determination (Mar 2026)
The pre-submission draft Shimpling 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:
- Read the Shimpling NDP SEA Screening Report (LUC, Feb 2026)
- Read the Shimpling NDP HRA Screening Report (LUC, Feb 2026)
- Read the Shimpling NDP SEA HRA Determination Notice (Mar 2026)
Reg 14 Pre-submission consultation (17 Jan - 2 Mar 2026)
Pre-submission consultation on the draft Shimpling NDP ended on 2 March 2026.