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Core Strategy - Issues and Options (May 2009)
Summary
Babergh District Council commenced work on the first part of the new planning framework, namely the Core Strategy, to replace the adopted Local Plan. Once adopted the Core Strategy will set out the broad vision and spatial strategy for Babergh for a period of at least 15 years.
The first stage of Core Strategy preparation process looking at the broad ‘spatial’ planning issues to be addressed in the document, and a range of possible options to address these issues, has now been completed. Future consultations regarding the draft Core Strategy (Preferred Options) and the final Core Strategy will follow.
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Please Note:
Following revocation of the Regional Spatial Strategy, Babergh District Council is now consulting its public on future growth levels / scenarios in the absence of regional growth targets. For the latest information, please refer to the
Growth Options Consultation (2010)
page on our website.
Babergh District Council has started the process of replacing Babergh’s current Local Plan (adopted in 2006). The new Plan is to be called the 'Babergh Development Framework' (BDF for short).
The Council has started work on the first part of this planning framework that will replace the adopted Local Plan, namely the ‘Core Strategy'. This document will set out the broad vision and policies for Babergh in the future. It relates mainly to the development and use of land and will outline the strategy for delivering broad development needs in housing, employment, leisure, transport, retail and other important areas in Babergh. It will also address critical matters on how essential infrastructure will be delivered.
The Core Strategy looks at the ‘bigger picture’ for the District, not just in terms of land use planning but from social, economic and environmental perspectives as well. The Core Strategy will not consider the specific, fine details of any issue or individual development (such as site specific allocations or development control issues) but will instead look strategically at these matters.
The Core Strategy will be developed in stages and we would like to encourage as many people as possible to become involved. Babergh has completed consultation on the on the broad spatial planning issues to be addressed in the Core Strategy and a range of possible options to address these issues during April and May 2009 (Issues and Options document) as the first stage in producing the Core Strategy. Work has commenced on the preparation of the draft Core Strategy (Preferred Options) and this will continue over the winter/spring. We will consult the public on the draft Core Strategy and again on the final Core Strategy. After the final round of consultation the Core Strategy will be submitted to the Secretary of State for examination by an independent Planning Inspector. The Inspector will then produce a binding report.
All submissions received on the Issues and Options Core Strategy can be viewed via the The development plan online planning pages.
Please telephone 01473 826678 or email us on ldf@babergh.gov.uk if you have any questions.
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The Issue and Options Report (May 2009)
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Communities & Local Government
Planning Portal
The UK Government's online planning resource. Planning portal's planning web page
East of England Regional Assembly
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Last updated on: 23 August 2011 | Date of next review: 23 August 2012
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