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The Local Investment Plan
The Babergh and Mid Suffolk Local Investment Plan (PDF 3.46 MB) has been developed in partnership by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, the Homes and Communities Agency, Suffolk County Council, Primary Care Trust NHS Suffolk, The Haven Gateway Partnership, the East of England Development Agency, Go-East, Suffolk Acre, and our Registered Provider partners.
It details place shaping and planned investment for the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Districts for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016 inclusive.
This plan is a living document and will be subject to regular review and modification by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, subject to agreement between all the partners.
The plan has been the subject of an interactive consultation exercise with our stakeholder partners. This culminated in a joint Stakeholder Event on 5 October 2010, when the LIP was explained in detail and interactive workshop sessions were held with a range of partners. The results of this have been fed into our LIP Action Plan as detailed at Appendix 1.
The evidence base used to support the LIP has been taken from the full range of research, policies and procedures developed by both Councils all of which have been subject to appropriate stakeholder and community consultation in their own right. Details of our evidence base can be found at Appendix 3 of this plan.
It is agreed that the joint Local Investment Plan Working Group will monitor the LIP on a regular basis, paying particular attention to the priority list of schemes and the Action Plan. The plan will be reviewed annually, when a stakeholder event will be held followed by Member sign-off.
The initial scope of the LIP will consider the wider context of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Districts and then look at specific issues relating to both Districts. The plan will take into account the following:
- Land supply – green-field and brown-field
- Infrastructure – physical and social
- People and communities – employment, vulnerable people and community cohesion
- Housing supply – growth, regeneration, urban and rural
- Capacity issues – knowledge, skills and leadership
- Long term stewardship issues – community engagement in the context of the Localism Agenda, management options and vehicles for delivery. These considerations will then be fed into our Local Investment Plan and actions that embrace the following aspects of developing sustainable communities:
- Environment
- Transport
- Economic Development
- Business Support
- Skills
- Education
- Health
Housing Strategy
The downloadable Babergh Housing Strategy 2004-09 (PDF, 375Kb) details the council's plans to tackle the housing issues of the District over a five year period. It provides a summary of the main objectives, policies and programmes for Babergh’s housing service.
The Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee considers regular updates of the Housing Strategy undertaken by the Council’s Housing Panel. The latest review will be undertaken during 2011. The Strategy feeds into the Council's Medium Term Plan. The Council’s performance review and audit processes also plays a key role in monitoring and reporting the progress the Housing Panel makes in delivering the Strategy’s Action Plan. The monitoring process is designed to be as transparent and effective as possible.
Greater Haven Gateway Housing Sub-Region
Housing Sub regions have been established in response to the Government’s Sustainable Communities Plan 2003, and should reflect local housing markets. The Greater Haven Gateway (GHG) sub region was set up in 2004 and is one of nine housing sub regions in the East of England. It draws together the work of housing organisations in East Essex and East Suffolk. The GHG is led by the 8 councils involved (Babergh, Braintree, Colchester, Ipswich, Maldon, Mid Suffolk, Suffolk Coastal and Tendring Borough and District Councils). Its members also include housing associations, the Homes and Communities Agency, The Rural Community Council, and the East of England Local Government Association.
See the latest downloadable Greater Haven Gateway Newsletter (PDF 73Kb) for information on their current work.
The downloadable Greater Haven Gateway Housing Strategy (PDF, 796Kb) reflects the issues of the authorities that make up the sub-region. It establishes priorities for action and for funding. This sub-regional strategy in turn feeds into the work of East of England Local Government Association and the Regional Housing Strategy that they are responsible for.
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