Background to the publication

Core Strategy Focused Review - Proposed Submission Reg. 27

In order to demonstrate conformity between LDF documents the Council decided to review and alter certain sections of Mid Suffolk’s adopted Core Strategy (2008) with updated information that has become available following the Core Strategy’s adoption. 

The Council has reviewed its Housing Policy CS8, the Employment chapter in the adopted Core Strategy (2008), and has also taken the opportunity to provide an approach to sustainable development. A first period of consultation (under Regulation 25 of the Town and Country Planning, Local Development, England, Regulations) was held from 31st October to 9th December 2011.

Responses to this consultation have been considered by the Council and where these were relevant, incorporated within the proposed submission document we are now publicising. The ‘proposed submission’ publication (under Regulation 27 of the Town and Country Planning, Local Development, England, Regulations) is what the Council believes should be the final document submitted to the Secretary of State. This proposed submission publication period begins on 11 January 2012 and ends at 5pm on 22 February 2012, and enables representations to be made, in particular whether the document complies with legal requirements and is “sound”. The Council will then review the representations and consider what, if any, changes should be put forward when the Council submits the draft document to the Secretary of State in March 2012.

In order to demonstrate conformity between Local Development Framework documents, the Council decided to review certain sections of Mid Suffolk’s adopted Core Strategy (2008) with updated information that has become available from the development Stowmarket Area Action Plan (SAAP). The Council has reviewed its Housing Policy CS8, the Employment chapter in the adopted Core Strategy (2008), and has also taken the opportunity to provide an approach to sustainable development. 

A period of consultation and proposed submission publication (under Regulation 25 and 27 of the Town and Country Planning, Local Development, England, Regulations) was held from 31st October to 9th December 2011 and 12th January 2012 to 22nd February 2012 respectively. Responses were received and have been considered by the Council and where these were relevant, incorporated within the proposed submission document we are now publicising.

The ‘proposed submission’ publication was submitted on 21st March 2012 to the Secretary of State and the Council believes the examination will take place in June and July 2012 with the SAAP examination directly following.