In December 2008 we published our
preferred options for the future. The Core Strategy Preferred
Options document sets out a
vision for the district as it will be in 2025
and a series of objectives and policies to show how this vision
will be achieved.
We consulted on the Preferred Options document from
8 December 2008 to 20 February 2009.
You can view the comments made about the Preferred Options
document by using the search facilities below:
Local Development Framework Task Group meetings - June
2009
Two Local Development Framework Task Group meetings took place
in June 2009 to consider issues arising from the consultation.
The reports prepared for each meeting contain summaries of the
comments made during the consultation and the Council's response to
those comments. Follow the links below to view the reports for
those meetings:
Further consultation on housing distribution
Following the public consultation on the Preferred Options
document some parts of the Core Strategy were updated. The
number of new homes required in the district by 2025 remained at
7,710, but changes were made to where these are expected
to be built.
In July 2009 Suffolk Coastal’s Cabinet agreed that the updated
housing distribution should be the subject of further public
consultation. The consultation period ran from 23 September
2009 until 18 November 2009.
What's in the Preferred Options document?
The Preferred Options document sets out how and
where new homes will be distributed across
the district, with a
strategy for each town to govern its future
growth. It also sets out the anticipated social, economic and
environmental impacts of pursuing the preferred options as well
as the predicted impacts of alternative options.
It also sets out a
'settlement hierarchy' of all the district’s
towns and villages which takes account of their existing
facilities and then puts then into a number of groups according
to their suitability to accommodate future development. It also
examines such subjects as employment, transport, shopping and
climate change.
Together with the Core Strategy are the
Development Control Policies which interpret
the principles of the Core Strategy into specific more detailed
policies against which applications for planning permissions
would be considered. These are another important area where we
want to hear the views of everyone concerned.
The document is also accompanied by a
Sustainability Appraisal report, which sets
out how well the objectives and policies contribute towards the
national policy of sustainable development.
In drawing up the Core Strategy, various studies on housing,
employment and other issues have been carried out to form the
evidence base and justification for much of its
content.
Please note - immediately following publication
of the Core Strategy Preferred Options document it was discovered
that a typesetting error had occurred at paragraph 3.46. In
particular the bullet points listed should have read as
disadvantages associated with the Preferred Option. The explanatory
text for the option was also missing. The wording and
layout was corrected and the document updated on the website.
Anyone known to have been sent a document during the consultation
period prior to the update was notified of the change. The
consultation deadline was also extended to 20 February 2009 to
allow for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Printed copies and further information
Copies of the Core Strategy Preferred Options document and
Sustainability Appraisal report are available for inspection at the
Planning Help Desk at the
Council's offices at Melton Hill, Woodbridge.
The documents can be made available in large print and other
formats on request.
A limited number of printed copies of the consultation documents
are available to purchase from the Planning Help Desk or by calling
the Planning Policy Team on 01394 444761.
- Core Strategy & Development Control Policies Preferred
Options £10
- Site Specific Allocations & Policies
£15
- Site Specific Allocations & Policies - Southern parishes
only £6
- Site Specific Allocations & Policies - Northern parishes
only £9
- Core Strategy & Development Control Policies Sustainability
Appraisal £8
If you have any queries or would like any further information
about the document or the consultation process please contact the
Planning Policy Team on 01394 444761 or email
development.policy@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk.