Site Specific Allocations Issues and Options consultation

Submitted sites consultation

The Site Specific Allocations Issues and Options document identifies all the sites which landowners, developers and others have submitted to the Council as part of Local Development Framework process for consideration to be allocated for future development.

We consulted on the document between 8 December 2008 and 20 February 2009 to find out which of the sites submitted would best meet the future long term needs of the district, and those which should not be developed.

Please note that the sites contained in the document are not sites that the Council is proposing for development - no work has been done on assessing or prioritising them for their suitability as sites for future development. The Council has neither endorsed or rejected any of these sites at this stage.

View the comments made

You can view the comments made about the Site Specific Allocations Issues and Options document by using the search facilities below:

• Search for comments made by an individual or organisation (new window)
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• Do a keyword search of the comments received (new window)

What's in the document?

Basic information is provided in relation to each site - for example, whether it is a greenfield site, whether it is important for nature conservation, subject to flood risk and so on.

Sites are also shown grouped for each town or parish with the proposed 'settlement classification' for that location. The classification indicates where the settlement fits in the 'settlement hierarchy' proposed in the Core Strategy, which determines where development may occur and at what scale. The types of settlement classification are:

• Major centre.
• Town.
• Key service centre.
• Local service centre.
• Other villages.
• Countryside.

You can view the sites by individual town or parish or you can download the documents containing the sites in the north and south areas of the district by following the links in the document downloads section below.

• Sites in towns and parishes beginning A to C.
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• Sites in towns and parishes beginning D to K.
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• Sites in towns and parishes beginning L to R.
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• Sites in towns and parishes beginning S to Y.

Physical limits boundaries

We also invited comments on what criteria should be used when deciding where to draw the physical limits boundaries, or ‘envelopes’, of those settlements where new development will be directed. This is the boundary within which development would normally be allowed, but outside of which development would be strictly limited.

To assist with this, we suggested some criteria that could be used to identify where the boundary should be drawn, in order to ensure there is consistency across the district and to allow for flexibility and growth where appropriate.

Issues and Options text document (new window PDF 905KB) - gives an introduction and background to the Site Specific Allocations and Policies document, explains how submitted sites will be assessed and includes details of the proposed 'settlement hierarchy'.

Sites in the north and south areas of the district have been split into two parts enable us to publish them on the website:

• Sites in north area parishes - part 1 (new window PDF 10.93MB)
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• Sites in north area parishes - part 2 (new window PDF 15.35MB)
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• Sites in south area parishes - part 1 (new window PDF 15.35MB) (Grundisburgh entry updated 10/02/2009)
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• Sites in south area parishes - part 2 (new window PDF 14.65MB)
  Please note that the plans for sites 653, 726, 726a, 726b for Trimley St Martin have been erroneously included in the section for Trimley St Mary.

Please note that these are quite large files. We recommend that you download them rather than view them in your web browser. Follow this link for help with downloading and opening PDF files.

What happens next?

The final Site Specific Allocations & Policies document will include other site specific information and policies in addition to potential sites for development and physical limits boundaries proposals set out in the Issues and Options document.

Further issues will include such things as wildlife protection areas, town centre boundaries, district centres, car parking, areas to be protected from development, sport and leisure provisions, cemetery provisions, and school site allocations.

Printed copies and further information

Copies of the documents 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.