What's new ...
Don't lose your right to
vote
Nearly 60,000 voter registration forms have been sent out to
domestic properties in the district requesting confirmation that
voter details on the electoral register are correct. If you do not
respond to this form you may not appear on the revised register and
you might lose your right to vote - so please respond
promptly!
2011 Census - help tomorrow take
shape
The next census will take place on 27 March 2011, when the Office
for National Statistics will be sending out questionnaires for
around 25 million households in England and Wales to complete.
In this section ...
Planning permission and development
control
Information about planning applications,
planning permission, development control and planning
enforcement.
Planning
policy
Information about planning policy and
the Suffolk Coastal Local Development Framework.
Building control
Contact
details for Suffolk Coastal's building control team, information
about Building Regulations and how to make an application.
Felixstowe Futures
A special project team has been established to co-ordinate the
regeneration of the Felixstowe and Trimleys peninsula.
Suffolk Coast Futures
The Suffolk Integrated Coastal Zone Management Initiative (ICZMI),
or Suffolk Coast Futures for short, is developing a new approach to
managing the future of Suffolk's coastal zone.
Coastal protection
Contact details for the Council's coast protection service and
information about sea defence schemes and Shoreline Management
Plans.
Flooding
Advice on how to prepare for flooding and what to do during a
flood, how to find out about flood warnings and predicted tide
levels and details of the Environment Agency's Floodline and Flood
Warnings Direct service.
What to do in a major
emergency
Advice from Suffolk Resilience on what to do in case of a major
emergency.
Community safety
Find out what Suffolk Coastal and its partners are doing to tackle
crime and disorder and how to report anti-social behaviour.
Environmental protection
Find out how to report nuisance caused by dogs, noise, smells and
smoke and information about private water supplies, air quality
monitoring, contaminated land and areas affected by Radon gas.
Electoral registration and
voting
Information about how to get on the electoral register and how to
apply to vote by post or proxy.
Green issues
Information
about the key environmental issues facing the district, what
Suffolk Coastal is doing and what you can do.
Car parks
Find out about
Suffolk Coastal's car parks including car park locations, charges,
season tickets and car parking penalties.
Licensing
Information about the range of licences Suffolk Coastal deals with,
how to get help and advice and how to complain about licensing
issues.
Local land charge
searches
Find out about local land charge searches, the costs involved, and
how to purchase a search online using the Suffolk Searches
website.
Street naming and
numbering
Find out about the numbering and naming
of new streets, naming a new property and changing the name of a
property.
Rights of way
Information
about who is responsible for public rights of way, how to apply to
make changes to public footpaths and bridleways and how to have
your say on any proposed changes .
Trees and
hedgerows
Information and advice about protecting
trees and hedgerows including tree preservation orders, trees in
conservation areas, trees on development sites, the parish tree
scheme and Suffolk hedgerow survey.
Footprints - small donations, lasting
impressions
Being part of our Footprints campaign is a rewarding way to enhance
your local environment and leave a lasting legacy through
sponsorship, making a donation or volunteering your time or skills
to work with us.
Bird flu, Bluetongue and Foot and Mouth
disease
Links to information published
by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(Defra).