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In July 2023 the Parish Council decided to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan to cover the whole of Little Bealings Parish. Since that time a small group of volunteers and Parish Councillors, assisted by professional consultants, have been working to gather information and views to inform the content of the Plan
What is a Neighbourhood Plan?
It’s a Plan agreed by local people to decide how their parish should develop - or not - over the next decade or so. Whether the Plan is approved will ultimately be decided at a Parish Referendum when, if a majority of residents that vote agree with the Plan, East Suffolk Council will be required to adopt it.
When complete, it sits alongside the Local Plan for East Suffolk (currently the Suffolk Coastal Local Plan 2020) and national planning policies and is used by the District Council when making decisions on planning applications.
Pre-Submission Consultation on Draft Neighbourhood Plan
We’ve now reached a major milestone and are consulting on the Draft Plan. Public consultation runs from 9th May until Friday 27 June, a period of 7 weeks. You now have the opportunity to say whether or not you support the content of the Plan or would like to see some changes and so influence planning and development policy for Little Bealings for the coming years.
The Plan itself can be downloaded below.
Printed copies are available to view at by contacting Ian Seeley on 01473 621290 or Helen Saagi (Parish Councillor) on 0778 7535592
A summary leaflet has also been published and distributed to all households and business premises. It can be viewed here Summary Leaflet
How to comment
We would welcome your comments. These can be submitted online or by completing the form below and returning it as instructed on the form. Comments must be received by midnight on Friday 27 June.
We want your comments, even if you support everything in the Plan!
Supporting Documents
In addition to the Plan itself, there are a number of supporting documents referred to in the Plan. These can be found below:
Little Bealings Landscape Value Statement
LOOKING AHEAD
Once the consultation ends, all comments received will be reviewed and the Plan will be amended as necessary. It will then be submitted to East Suffolk Council who will undertake a second round of consultation before the Plan is assessed by an Independent Examiner. The Examiner will decide what changes are required to meet the national neighbourhood planning requirements and recommend that the Plan is subject to a Parish Referendum open to all on the Electoral Register. A simple majority in favour of the Plan will mean that it can be used by East Suffolk Council when making decisions on planning applications.