Neighbourhood Plan Review

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN REVIEW

Regulation 14 Consultation

23rd March 2026 to 22nd May 2026

Information session:

Thursday, 26th March 2026 as part of the Annual Village Meeting

The Stradbroke Neighbourhood Plan is a planning policy led by the Parish Council to guide future development in the area until 2044. The Parish Council would like to know your views on the Plan Review.

A printed copy of the draft Plan can be read at the Library. Some printed copies of the questionnaire and a drop-off box are also available at the Library.

Please complete the consultation questionnaire either online by following one of the links below or completing the paper copy and either leaving it in the box provided at Stradbroke Library, or posting it to: Stradbroke Parish Council, Mill Hill House, Church Lane, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk IP23 8NA

Additional comments can be emailed to: clerk@stradbrokepc.org

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This is a formal consultation and all comments received will be reported in a Consultation Statement which will be submitted with the final Plan Review. When the final plan is submitted the Parish Council is required to share personal details for those that have commented on the document with Mid Suffolk District Council to enable them to discharge their legal duties, in accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations. By submitting a consultation response at this stage, you authorise Stradbroke Parish Council to legally collect and share your data in this manner. You can view the Parish Council's Privacy Policy by following the link at the foot of this page.

Information

Review update

The existing plan has now been in place for over 5 years and, as laid out in the plan, a formal review is required.

The Parish Council has undertaken a scoping review - this review took into account the new Government's changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which increased the number of houses areas need to plan for. The review also took into consideration the BMSDC Joint Local Plan adopted in November 2023. This scoping review highlighted that the Plan needed to be updated.

The current plan contains policies which provide for a minimum of 219 dwellings spread over 5 sites over the period 2016-2036.

The Parish Council, working with LUC and Mid Suffolk District Council, identified that Stradbroke needs to plan for a minimum of 200 dwellings during the lifetime of the revised plan 2024-2044.