C209 Babergh Development Framework The Core Strategy 2011-2031: Part 1 of Babergh’s new Local Plan Submission Draft For Consultation October 2011 Summary Leaflet Public Consultation - 10th October – 2nd December 2011 Babergh Development Framework

Why is this called the Submission Draft? How we got here: In spring 2009 we consulted on the major We are happy that, subject to final planning issues facing the district in the future and asked for amendments and adjustments, this latest your comments – the “Issues and Options” stage. Last year, version is ready to be submitted for following the general election and the announcement of the examination by an independent Inspector proposal to abolish Regional Strategies, we re-consulted on appointed by the Secretary of State. the growth issues and scenarios that we need to plan for, and we worked with town and parish councils to explore these issues and how we might tackle them.

We are planning to provide for about 9,700 new jobs in Babergh by 2031 - through allocating sites and premises, promoting a healthy mix of retail and leisure growth in the town centres, ensuring mixed and balanced communities are delivered in the urban extensions, and encouraging growth in new and locally important job sectors such as renewable energy and tourism

Strategy for Growth and Development Towns and Villages and “Functional Clusters” Most of the growth will be accommodated in three New Directions of Growth on the edges of the urban areas of Sudbury/, Hadleigh, and the Babergh Fringe. The larger villages provide services and facilities for their own residents and for those that live in smaller villages and rural settlements in a hinterland around them (often overlapping). These larger villages we have called Core Villages, and they are:

• • • Boxford • Holbrook • Bures St Mary • • Capel St Mary • • • The villages in catchment areas of these Core Villages we have called Hinterland Villages.

We are planning to provide 2,500 new Sustainable Development and Infrastructure homes in the urban areas and villages – Plans for Babergh aim to ensure that growth and this will include a new requirement that development in the next 20 years are sustainable through every new home contributes to delivering a achieving an appropriate balance between environmental, target of 100 affordable homes each year. economic and social needs. The Core Strategy strives to achieve the delivery of the required infrastructure to support the growth, which is critical to success. 2 Babergh Development Framework 20 Years Growth 350 dwellings and space for new jobs in 250 new dwellings Babergh’s Ipswich with employment Fringe land in Hadleigh

Brantham Regeneration Project

850 new dwellings 1050 in the Core and and job opportunities Hinterland villages and . in two extensions to (Allocations for specific sites will be made in Sudbury and Great the Site Allocations Document which is the Cornard. next stage of the new Local Plan for Babergh.) 3 Babergh Development Framework Isn’t Planning Changing? Haven’t Regional Strategies been scrapped? Isn’t the new National Planning Policy Not yet. The Localism Bill makes provision for this Framework (NPPF) supposed to simplify all to happen, but we still need to take them into this? The Draft NPPF should be taken into account, account. but the government are stressing that all councils should get their new local plans in place as quickly as possible

Have we got it right? Let us know whether we have got the right strategy to deliver growth in jobs and housing for the next 20 years. Details of how to respond to this consultation are set out below.

How to make your comments:

You can comment online at www.babergh.gov.uk/babergh/ldf You can write to us at: there will be a link to an online Planning Policy consultation system. Council Corks Lane You can e-mail us at Hadleigh [email protected] IPSWICH (please tell us your contact details IP7 6SJ and which part of the document you are commenting on)

Where can you view the consultation documents? As well as the Babergh LDF web site, you can If you have any queries or require more also see copies of the Core Strategy at: information please refer to our website at www.babergh.gov.uk/babergh/ldf or Babergh District Council Offices (Hadleigh); contact the Planning Policy Group at Most libraries throughout the District including Babergh District Council: the mobile libraries. Telephone 01473 826678; Email: [email protected]

The closing date for this consultation is 4.30pm on Friday 2nd December 2011

What happens next? At the end of the consultation exercise the Council will consider the representations made and decide whether to make any further amendments. The revised Core Strategy will then be submitted to the Government for approval. An independent examination will consider any outstanding objections, before the plan can be finally adopted.

Consultation on Submission Draft Core Strategy 10th October- 2nd December 2011 (now)

Council Consideration for approval of Submission Core February / March 2012 Strategy

Submission of Core Strategy to the Secretary of State March/ April 2012

Independent Examination in Public Summer / Autumn 2012

Adoption of Core Strategy End of 2012 / early 2013

4 APPENDIX A Employment Sectors

Manufacturing

Retail and town centre services

Tourism/leisure/hospitality A14

B1066 Public services

B1115 Marine activities LAVENHAM A134 BILDESTON Rural business centres B1078 Distribution LONG GLEMSFORD MELFORD

R iv A1092 e A12 r

B r B1115 e t t A1071

BOXFORD A14 HADLEIGH A134 B1070 A12 SUDBURY B1508 A137 B1456

B1068 HOLBROOK B1080 A131 BURES EAST

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Glemsford Hadleigh Ipswich Bildeston Boxted Aldham Kersey Lavenham Burstall Burstall Somerton Lindsey Chattisham Stanstead Semer & Hintlesham Foxearth & Liston Pinewood Foxearth Hadleigh & Sudbury & Liston Ipswich Great Cornard Borley Boxford Acton Sudbury & Chilton Gt Cornard Great Cornard Holbrook Great Waldingfield Bulmer Newton Capel Freston St Mary Shotley Alphamstone Bures Nayland Holbrook Bures East Stutton Lamarsh Bergholt Little Cornard Wherstead Bures Hamlet Bures Hamlet Little Horkesley Mount Bures Mount Bures Alphamstone Lamarsh Bulmer Nayland Boxford East Bergholt Capel St Mary Assington Little Waldingfield Brantham Assington Bentley Milden Higham Copdock & Washbrook Groton Monks Eleigh Holton St Mary Holton St Mary 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3.0 3.5 4 4.5 5.0 Kilometres Kersey Newton Layham Stoke By Nayland Layham Polstead Raydon Tattingstone Leavenheath Shelley Stratford St Mary Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. Little Horkesley Lindsey Stoke by Nayland Tattingstone © Crown copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100023274

Date Printed : 16/08/2011