Vision for Prosperity

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity

Delivering a Vision for Prosperity

12 October 2017 Welcome 01 WE WANT YOUR HELP TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF GREATER SUDBURY

YOUR AREA – YOUR PRIORITIES

udbury is a fantastic place to work, live and visit, “Greater Sudbury” is more than just the town’s and has so much to offer to make the town and boundary line. Sudbury is a major employment, Sits wider catchment area better. We appreciate leisure and retail destination in Babergh District, so there is a raft of wonderful organisations, projects its influence is far reaching. For this reason, there are and initiatives which help support our people, place, more people that should have a say about its future and the local economy all of which make Sudbury the than just those who live in the town. success it is today. But places continually grow and evolve – they are never finished – so we also recognise We’d like you to think about: that Sudbury plays a crucial role in our future growth of • “Greater Sudbury” rather than just the town. This the District. will help to establish a common understanding There is a need to capture and build on what we of the key priorities and growth areas, where already have, and tie the different organisations and investment is best placed, where commercial their projects together to establish a clear way forward, investment may come from, and potential making it clear what is going to happen, when, and intervention measures to make it happen for us all. who will deliver the above vision. This will ensure • The opportunities to help the area to become an that collectively we are moving forward together even better place for people to work, live and play. in a positive and coordinated way, not piecemeal. • Which are the most important things to prioritise, Visioning is all-encompassing: it’s not just about and/or those that should happen first. physical growth or house building, but also about day- to-day services including anything from care provision With your help, We aim to develop an overarching to grass cutting. It’s all about the way places function, prospectus for the Greater Sudbury area called look, and feel. “DELIVERING A VISION FOR PROSPERITY”. This will bring together the various groups, organisations, It’s not necessarily all-new, but it is ensuring that projects, development proposals and future everyone is signed up to achieve the same success and aspirations. These will then be prioritised in a delivery value for money. plan to unite the towns and the service providers and give a clear steer about how the town should grow and meet its full potential.

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity WHERE DO YOU 02 COME FROM? Please put a sticky dot on the map to show where you have come from...

Cockﬁeld

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Bridge Street Lavenham

Glemsford

Cavendish

Clare

Long Melford Acton

A134 Great Waldingﬁeld Borley Belchamp St Paul Sudbury

Great Cornard Boxford

Assington

Wickham Castle St Paul Hedingham Lamarsh Lowestoft

Sible Beccles A134 Hedingham Bures Mildenhall Diss

Halesworth

Bury St Edmunds Newmarket

Debenham Framlingham

Stowmarket

Halstead Haverhill Woodbridge

Sudbury Ipswich furtherHadleigh afield Felixstowe

Colchester Braintree

SUDBURY Clacton-on-Sea Further Vision for Prosperity Chelmsford afield Delivering a Vision for Prosperity SUDBURY TIMELINE 0300

Sudbur Great y and Cornard OF HISTORIC GROWTH AND CHANGE circa 1960. 1594 1200 Late 1700’s 1727 1814 Ballingdon Bridge Sudbury’s silk industry 18th Century art Bunting made in Sudbury was 1837 797 The first bridge Painter Thomas disappeared during a was born, facilitated Gainsborough was Thomas Gainsborough who used for the first American Stars The novel “Pickwick Papers “by The first written record across River Stour storm on 4th by the town’s former died in London in 1788 and Stripes flag at Fort McHenry at Ballingdon was born in Sudbury Charles Dickens was published. 1847 of Sudbury in Anglo September woollen industry near Baltimore. The fictional town of Eatanswill is Saxon Chronicle erected Thee rarailwayilway arrived 1849 based on Sudbury inin SudburySudbury GrG eatt EEasternt Railway opened 1865 Long The line was extended to Cambridge to create the ago Stour Valley Railway, including a replacement 1705 station at Sudbury c1316 Late 1009 River Stour transformed 1939 Simon Sudbury was born in Sudbury, c1361 middle ages 1946 The town’s Market into a Navigation, linking The outdoor became Bishop of London and from 1375 Wool weaving 1960s Airfield ceased was established Sudbury to the sea pool at Belle Vue 1882 Archbishop of Canterbury. Simon’s head is Significant housing military control and opened. kept at the church of St Gregory. 1966/67 growth at Lavenham was largely returned 20th Horse trough presented 1971 Borehamgate north of the village, to agriculture to town, prominently located outside St Peter’s St Peter's Precinct opened centred on Spring Century 1976 replacing the Street. Church in Sudbury and Church was mentioned in Dodie ownership of St Peter's Church passed to the Wheeler Timber closed for Smith’s childrens’ novel, Churches Conservation Trust. The Friends of Yard. 1897 public 101 Dalmatians. St Peter's group formed with the aim of worship. Sudbury Common Lands keeping the building open, in good order and Charity was established to enabling its use for the benefit of the 1907 manage large areas of the water meadows 1981 community. Conversion of common 1986 The Quay land to 9-hole golf Kingfisher Leisure Theatre course in Newton Centre opened, opened 1944 Green established one replacing the outdoor RAF Sudbury of the oldest clubs in pool at Belle Vue 1950’s 60’s opened to Suffolk 1986 Significant housing growth Gt Cornard and The Mill 1895. 1987 accommodate Sudbury CornarCorn d Country TheTh greatt 1966/67 East Sudbury following the London Plan American Park is established 1993 October floods Borehamgate Precinct “overspill” development to ease pressure bombers of 486th Princess Diana brought chaos 1967 opened replacing the on Central London’s housing market Bomb Group visited Alexandra to the area Wheelereeler TTiimbermber YYaardrd The Railway cuts Road (Lucas CAV) 1974 (Beeching) made and William Wood Sudbury, Sudbury a terminus, Market 1904 House Local Government . 1986 reform split the Urban but the important District Council’s links to London 1996 Sudbury northern responsibilities were retained Sudbury , Extensions and bypass opened, this Exchange 1895. between the newly refurbishments to 1986 helped facilitate the 2016 formed Town Council 2015/2016 the Kingfisher The area is put on employment site at Babergh District The University of Suffolk was 2017 Leisure Centre the international Woodhall Business created when University College Council obtained Babergh District map thanks to Park and Tesco store. 2015/2016 Suffolk was awarded University television series ownership of Council opens its Improvements to Status by the Privy Council 1995 Lovejoy Navigation House and customer service electricity supplies, The South Suffolk Business the Borehamgate centre in partnership undergrounding Centre was created at the Precinct with the Town Counci 2014 wires and replacing 21st Council’s Chilton Depot, State-of-the-art Sudbury damaged poles, providing 16 small supported 2016 Century 2008 2011 Community Health Friars Street, Church managed business units. Chilton Woods inception 2017 Bures Road, Gt Extensions and 2012/2013 Centre opened replacing 2015 Street Blackfriars Expanded in 1999 to 24 units. and planning application, Part completion of the fire Cornard, Rugby refurbishments to the Poplar Road, former facilities at The Times article in September the application is currently damaged buildings in Club site new Kingfisher Leisure Gt Cornard, total Walnuttree Hospital, St 2015 states Long Melford is subject to planning process. Friars Street. housing Centre to provide the regeneration providing Leonard’s Hospital, one of the Top Ten most development crèche and so play new shop parade and Acton Lane Clinic, and desirable villages in Britain 2016 facilities maisonettes. Siam GP surgery. Heritage Lottery Fund (need to put this in full) bids for two of our iconic landmarks: major 2003 growth for Gainsborough’s House and Western bypass rejected improp vements to St Peter’s. 2016 Sudbury, Market on environmental Hill and St. Sudbury and Peter's grounds. Church, circa 19 2003/2004 2015 District Citizens 60. Shawlands Retail Park was built TGS (formerly Gt Advice Bureau providing seven units occupying 2015 Cornard Upper) relocated to Circa 2005 Keyes House, c35, 000 sq of space. Fire on Market Hill saw the new building Saw the Closure of North 2008 2015 Acton Lane. complete loss of a building which official opening Street to through traffic. Regeneration of 2011 Horse trough outside St Peter’s Church in 2013 housed three businesses and Clibbon House, Population Sudbury was restored in 2015, with a new plaque Church Field Road extension to Chilton Industrial residents of 12 flats. replacement milestones Estate substantially built out and occupied. to celebrate the link with 101 Dalmations. sheltered scheme 22,000 inclusive SUDBURY and flats. of Gt Cornard Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity SUDBURY TIMELINE 00

Sudbur Great y and Cornard OF HISTORIC GROWTH AND CHANGE circa 1960. 1594 1200 Late 1700’s 1727 1814 Ballingdon Bridge Sudbury’s silk industry 18th Century art Bunting made in Sudbury was 1837 797 The first bridge Painter Thomas disappeared during a was born, facilitated Gainsborough was Thomas Gainsborough who used for the first American Stars The novel “Pickwick Papers “by The first written record across River Stour storm on 4th by the town’s former died in London in 1788 and Stripes flag at Fort McHenry at Ballingdon was born in Sudbury Charles Dickens was published. 1847 of Sudbury in Anglo September woollen industry near Baltimore. The fictional town of Eatanswill is Saxon Chronicle erected Thee rarailwayilway arrived 1849 based on Sudbury inin SSudburyudbury GrG eatt EEasternt Railway opened 1865 Long The line was extended to Cambridge to create the ago Stour Valley Railway, including a replacement 1705 station at Sudbury c1316 Late 1009 River Stour transformed 1939 Simon Sudbury was born in Sudbury, c1361 middle ages 1946 The town’s Market into a Navigation, linking The outdoor became Bishop of London and from 1375 Wool weaving 1960s Airfield ceased was established Sudbury to the sea pool at Belle Vue 1882 Archbishop of Canterbury. Simon’s head is Significant housing military control and opened. kept at the church of St Gregory. 1966/67 growth at Lavenham was largely returned 20th Horse trough presented 1971 Borehamgate north of the village, to agriculture to town, prominently located outside St Peter’s St Peter's Precinct opened centred on Spring Century 1976 replacing the Street. Church in Sudbury and Church was mentioned in Dodie ownership of St Peter's Church passed to the Wheeler Timber closed for Smith’s childrens’ novel, Churches Conservation Trust. The Friends of Yard. 1897 public 101 Dalmatians. St Peter's group formed with the aim of worship. Sudbury Common Lands keeping the building open, in good order and Charity was established to enabling its use for the benefit of the 1907 manage large areas of the water meadows 1981 community. Conversion of common 1986 The Quay land to 9-hole golf Kingfisher Leisure Theatre course in Newton Centre opened, opened 1944 Green established one replacing the outdoor RAF Sudbury of the oldest clubs in pool at Belle Vue 1950’s 60’s opened to Suffolk 1986 Significant housing growth Gt Cornard and The Mill 1895. 1987 accommodate Sudbury CornarCorn d Country TheTh greatt 1966/67 East Sudbury following the London Plan American Park is established 1993 October floods Borehamgate Precinct “overspill” development to ease pressure bombers of 486th Princess Diana brought chaos 1967 opened replacing the on Central London’s housing market Bomb Group visited Alexandra to the area Wheelereeler TTiimbermber YaYardrd The Railway cuts Road (Lucas CAV) 1974 (Beeching) made and William Wood Sudbury, Sudbury a terminus, Market 1904 House Local Government . 1986 reform split the Urban but the important District Council’s links to London 1996 Sudbury northern responsibilities were retained Sudbury , Extensions and bypass opened, this Exchange 1895. between the newly refurbishments to 1986 helped facilitate the 2016 formed Town Council 2015/2016 the Kingfisher The area is put on employment site at Babergh District The University of Suffolk was 2017 Leisure Centre the international Woodhall Business created when University College Council obtained Babergh District map thanks to Park and Tesco store. 2015/2016 Suffolk was awarded University television series ownership of Council opens its Improvements to Status by the Privy Council 1995 Lovejoy Navigation House and customer service electricity supplies, The South Suffolk Business the Borehamgate centre in partnership undergrounding Centre was created at the Precinct with the Town Counci 2014 wires and replacing 21st Council’s Chilton Depot, State-of-the-art Sudbury damaged poles, providing 16 small supported 2016 Century 2008 2011 Community Health Friars Street, Church managed business units. Chilton Woods inception 2017 Bures Road, Gt Extensions and 2012/2013 Centre opened replacing 2015 Street Blackfriars Expanded in 1999 to 24 units. and planning application, Part completion of the fire Cornard, Rugby refurbishments to the Poplar Road, former facilities at The Times article in September the application is currently damaged buildings in Club site new Kingfisher Leisure Gt Cornard, total Walnuttree Hospital, St 2015 states Long Melford is subject to planning process. Friars Street. housing Centre to provide the regeneration providing Leonard’s Hospital, one of the Top Ten most development crèche and so play new shop parade and Acton Lane Clinic, and desirable villages in Britain 2016 facilities maisonettes. Siam GP surgery. Heritage Lottery Fund (need to put this in full) bids for two of our iconic landmarks: major 2003 growth for Gainsborough’s House and Western bypass rejected improp vements to St Peter’s. 2016 Sudbury, Market on environmental Hill and St. Sudbury and Peter's grounds. Church, circa 19 2003/2004 2015 District Citizens 60. Shawlands Retail Park was built TGS (formerly Gt Advice Bureau providing seven units occupying 2015 Cornard Upper) relocated to Circa 2005 Keyes House, c35, 000 sq of space. Fire on Market Hill saw the new building Saw the Closure of North 2008 2015 Acton Lane. complete loss of a building which official opening Street to through traffic. Regeneration of 2011 Horse trough outside St Peter’s Church in 2013 housed three businesses and Clibbon House, Population Sudbury was restored in 2015, with a new plaque Church Field Road extension to Chilton Industrial residents of 12 flats. replacement milestones Estate substantially built out and occupied. to celebrate the link with 101 Dalmations. sheltered scheme 22,000 inclusive SUDBURY and flats. of Gt Cornard Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity WHERE ARE WE 04 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Population

Sudbury and approx Great Cornard 22,000

Sudbury and Great Cornard’s Functional Cluster (FC) +5,000

The Functional Cluster is the defined includes the Parishes of: Sudbury Great Waldingfield group of Parishes surrounding Sudbury and Great Cornard that rely on the town as the Great Cornard Little Cornard provider of day-to-day services, facilities Acton Newton and shops Chilton

over Sudbury and Great Cornard’s Sphere of Influence 85,000 includes the Parishes of: Lavenham Long Melford Boxford Newmans Green Bures Borley Bulmer Middleton Foxearth Gt Henny

TOTAL POPULATION AGAINST WORKING AGE POPULATION

14,000 Sudbury working 13,000 age population, 12,000 aged 16-64 11,000 10,000 Sudbury total 9,000 population 8,000 opulation

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0 e et et av e ow Bury wich st Beccles Ips esgr Sudbury wmark Haverhill K elix Lowesto F Newmark St Edmunds Sto WHERE ARE WE 04 Nationality White British (94%) NOW? AWhite OtherSNAPSHOT (4%) Mixed (1%) OF YOUR Asian AREA (1%) Black (0%) Other (less than 1%) The total population of Sudbury according to the ONS Mid-Year estimate for PopulationStowmarket working age2015 population, is 13,266, aged 16-64 made Stoupwmark of 6,309et total populationmales and 6,957 females

24,000 AGE ONS MID-YEAR ESTIMATES 2015 ETHNICITY IN SUDBURY (2011 CENSUS) 22,000 20,000 18,000 16,000 Nationality 14,000 Age White British (94%) 12,000 0-16 (17.09%) White Other (4%) opulation P 10,000 16-29 (15.63%) Mixed (1%) 8,000 30-44 (17.31%) Asian (1%) 6,000 45-64 (25.43%) Black (0%) 4,000 65+ (24.55%) Other (less than 1%) 2,000 0 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 Year

POPULATION ACROSS SUFFOLK

SudburyAge is the 160,000 0-16 (17.09%) 2001 16-29 (15.63%) 140,000 2011 47230-44 (17nd.31%) largest settlement 120,000 in45-64 the country(25.43%) 65+ (24.55%) 100,000

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SUDBURY WHERE ARE WE 04 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA

Housing Overall property prices (July 2017) AVERAGE HOUSE PRICES House £319,907

6.5%th 5th Ranked Terraced for second year running in Average house price £229,748 report listing Britain’s top increase of 6.5% since 10 property hotspots for January 2017 rising prices Flat £149,430

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SUDBURY WHERE ARE WE 04 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Town Centre

50/50 42.9% £ Relatively small changes Roughly a 50/50 split “Comparison” high Fewer in Leisure services to the town centre over of independent street retailers on a par to convenience, retail below UK average the past few years to unit and “High Street UK average of 42.9% - and financial services 16.5% compared numbers and use, c260 retailer brands” the rest are convenience to 20% (Nov 2016) and service units

2 2 OPEN 185m 47,845m

6.15% vacancy rates Average unit size Sudbury’s total retail and The representation of charity (Nov 2016) well service floorspace extends shops is higher than below national to 47,845m2 (515,000 sq) the UK average (3.9% average of 11.5% compared to 2.6% of units)

Customer views 2015 What people liked about Sudbury • Almost a quarter of people liked Sudbury for its • 15.9% Good range of non-food shops convenience close to home, and visited on a • 17.6% Nothing/very little relatively frequent basis • Around 1 in 10 thought it was an attractive place and easy to park

Key Improvements requested to encourage people to visit more • Just over a third of people said nothing or don’t know • 1 in 10 people felt more high street retailer brands needed

SUDBURY WHERE ARE WE 04 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Business and Employment

TYPES OF BUSINESS

Sudbury and its surrounding Babergh and Mid Suﬀolk Sudbury and Great Cornard area is home to large scale businesses including Nestle Purina, NumberNumber of of employees employees Mel Aviation, Philips Avent, 0-40-4 (78.4(78.47%)7%) Specflue, Lanxess (Antec 5-95-9 (11.(11.70%)70%) International), with three 10-10-1919 (5.22%)(5.22%) active silk mills producing 20-4920-49 (3.(3.03%)03%) silk for worldwide sale, e e demonstrating that Sudbury 50-9950-99 (0.94%)(0.94%)

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GDP (Gross Domestic Product) analysis looks at the total value of all products and services created in a place and uses this as an indicator of economic strength. GVA (Gross Value Added) is similar but more sophisticated version that looks at what extra is being added after costs such as labour and raw materials used in making products and providing services is taken off. The “left over” is a better indicator of economic performance than just the total price as it shows how much our work adds.

SUDBURY WHERE ARE WE 04 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Business and Employment The Council asked local businesses what they thought in a 2016 survey. This is what they said about Sudbury:

Town centre is strong, but must continue to grow to maintain quality. New sites and premises needed at all scales. General maintenance and improvements needed for ageing stock. Energy efficiency needs.

Key Employment Sites Sudbury and its surrounding villages create a major employment network that supports businesses of all shapes and sizes. With major employment locations of about 120 hectares distributed throughout the area, the key locations are in

• Bulmer Road & Stour Valley Business Park Alongside these major employment locations, there are • Wood Hall Industrial Estate many other small businesses that exist in locations across • Middleton Road our villages. In addition to that, the Chilton Woods site is a mixed use development of 1150 homes, but it • Ballingdon Hill Industrial Estate will also provide 15 hectares of land for employment • Bull Lane/Acton Place development to support 1900 new jobs. • Bures Road • Vanners Silk Mill • Chilton Ind Est and Churchfields Rd Ind Est • The Hollies Chilton Airfield Sudbury area most deprived small neighbourhoods in amongst 10% the country Environment Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015 • Part of Cross Street is designated as an Air Quality Management Area due mainly to traffic • Sudbury sits in a beautiful part of the Suffolk exhaust pollution countryside, close to the Stour and Orwell Area of • 481 kilograms of waste is generated per Outstanding Natural Beauty household per annum

SUDBURY WHERE ARE WE 04 NOW? A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR AREA Transport infrastructure Sudbury is failing to be the connected town it could be, providing a suitable base for new and expanding businesses. Further growth in the area is stifled by poor connectivity to key major road networks.

Rail Roads • Sudbury lies at the terminus of The Gainsborough • The A131 corridor is the only access into and through Line, a branch line of three stations (Bures, Chappel Sudbury from the southwest and as such accommodates & Wakes Colne) off the Great Eastern main line from the strategic lorry network for the area. Marks Tey. • Town Centre congestion with high volumes of traffic • There is an hourly train, between Sudbury and Marks being funnelled through the historic town centre’s Tey for change to onward destinations including medieval road network London Liverpool Street. • Belle Vue Roundabout experiences c29,000 traffic Bus movements (2014 study) • 2017 a strategic Outline business case or a Sudbury • Various network providers operate in Sudbury Relief Road/Bypass connecting to outlying villages and larger towns centres Car Parks • Consideration is being given to relocation of the Sudbury currently offers a range of car parking options bus station including on-street parking, private car parks, and public car parks. The Council’s public car parks which currently provide 3 hours free parking. Options for the future of the car parks are being considered.

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There is a vast network of organisations, bodies and groups at national, regional and local level that help to make sure Greater Sudbury is a fantastic place to live, work and visit. Every one of these is supporting and engaging communities, working towards better services, opportunities and projects to mark out the next chapter in Sudbury’s timeline.

NEW ANGLIA LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEMES OMMERCE SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL BUSINESS WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY

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SUDBUR BUS OPERATORS

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GUIDES AND SCOUTS CL C OMMUNITY UBS IN THE AREA MARKET, FESTIVALS & EVENTS

SUDBURY MARKET BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL SUFFOLK CHAMBER SAVO TRAINING OF COMMERCE SPORTS CLUBS IN THE AREA

It’s not all the District Council, Suffolk County Council or the Town Council: delivery of services relies on a network. Delivering a Vision for Prosperity is intended to establish community priorities – YOUR PRIORITIES – which brings these organisations together to deliver the things that you tell us you want. Without the cooperation and collaboration of these bodies and initiatives – and many more besides - we wouldn’t have such a wonderful town as we do!

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity NATIONAL, REGIONAL 06 AND LOCAL INVESTMENT AND GROWTH Growth is not just happening in and around Stowmarket and Sudbury. In 2015, the Government announced a target of building 1 million new homes across the UK by 2020. This is a significant step up in the national delivery, as it jumps from around 90,000 per year to 250,000 per year. We must play our part in this as all other districts, counties, towns and parishes all need to play their part. The Government’s 2017 Spring Budget included significant financial resources for infrastructure to assist in the delivery of that target, including:

NATIONAL LOCAL The Government’s 2017 Spring Budget included significant financial resources for infrastructure to £2BILLION £300 MILLION £270 MILLION assist in the delivery of that target, including: for adult social care over Investment for new academic to launch the Industrial the next three years research placements Strategy Challenge Fund Work is also underway at Suffolk County level on a new Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Framework (SPIF) that will set £220 MILLION £536 MILLION £690 MILLION £200 MILLION out the County’s direction of Investment in technical education to improve congestion for new free schools for new local transport projects, for local projects to build economic growth, housing for 16 to 19 year olds rising to over points on national and to maintain fast and reliable full-fibre £500 MILLION to improve congestion on roads development and infrastructure roads existing schools and public transport broadband networks. priorities up to 2050. The districts can then use this to steer their own growth so that there is coordination and joined-up REGIONAL thinking to ensure that growth is Bringing this to the local level, the New properly planned. Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership’s (NALEP) total Growth Deal with Government is £290m to be invested in the region by 2021. It is forecast to create up to 16,000 new jobs, 3,000 new homes and the potential to £290M 16,000 3,000 £240M Housing Assets and generate an additional £240m public to be invested by new jobs new homes public and private delivery investments and private investment. 2021 investment

The NALEP has created a flagship Growing Business Fund that awards grants of between £5,000 and Business Community £500,000 to businesses that want to growth and capacity grow and create new jobs. £16million increased building and in grants has been awarded to more productivity engagement than 320 businesses, forecasted to £16M 16,320 2,200 £76M create more than 2,200 jobs and in grants has been businesses new jobs secured in private secure £76m in private investment. awarded investment

At Babergh and Mid Suffolk level, the Councils’ Joint Strategic Plan sets out Rather than how the Council and communities and businesses we serve can shape the compete or future, for the better. The precise future for councils, and the communities conflict with each they serve, might sometimes look unclear – not least due to the huge other, all of the There is also a growing network changes taking place in terms of how the Council is funded, what it does districts in Suffolk of Parish Plans, Neighbourhood and how it does it. Delivery of growth will be supported by the new Joint will ensure that Plans and other smaller-scale Local Plan which will help the Council to achieve key priorities on: their new Local Plans are aligned strategies that look at your local within this SPIF to deliver successful area and help to make it real for growth across Suffolk. you and your family. SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity GROWTH AND 06 INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES There is already a raft of pipeline projects at various stages of planning and delivery. The schedule below sets out some of these projects that will help the area grow, and provide additional services and facilities for Sudbury and its greater catchment area.

Cockﬁeld Short to medium term

Medium to Longer Term A134 BELLE VUE 01 Redevelopment of Belle Vue House Bridge Street and former swimming pool Lavenham ST PETER’S site to improve connectivity 05 REFURBISHMENTS of the park with the town Glemsford centre and to enhance the Proposed improvements to attract a wider character and appearance CHILTON WOODS MAJOR community usage, leading to improved 06 of this important gateway. MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT Cavendishfacilities in the main market hill area. Up to 1,150 dwellings, 15has of employment, waste Clare recycling centre and district heating network, new Long Melford village centre, and a new primary school. REFRESHED BUS Acton 03 SERVICES AND HUB A134 Reappraisal of bus station arrangements. Great GAINSBOROUGH’S Waldingﬁeld 04 Borley HOUSE Belchamp St Paul Sudbury £8.5m project “Reviving an Artists Birthplace”– Major new arts venue and SUDBURY WESTERN transformation of the museum and gallery. 08 RELIEF ROAD Great Cornard Outline business case completed 20th Boxford March 2017. Re-investigation in conjunction with Essex County Council. Government HAMILTON ROAD Transport Investment Strategy 2017 02 Bypass funding for smaller rural areas, QUARTER now included, work with SCC and other Major town centreAssington regeneration scheme partners to put a case together for funding. to provide a comprehensive leisure-led development with aspiration to include Wickham cinema, retail and improved links to the Castle St Paul town centre. Hedingham Lamarsh Sible A134 Hedingham SUFFOLK Bures OTHER PROJECTS/ 07 RAIL INITIATIVES PROSPECTUS Power to Change 2017 New train rolling stock Funding opportunities for Community offering a step-up in the rail businesses in Sudbury users’ experience of the Halstead service. Electrification of the Sudbury Silk Festival 2019 line and better connections The Stour Valley Festival 2018 (direct line) to London. Rural Development schemes – rural accommodation Party in the Park Sudbury Carnival SUDBURY Food and Drink Festival Vision for Prosperity …other community events Delivering a Vision for Prosperity YOUNG PEOPLE’S 07 VISION FOR PROSPERITY

On 11 July 2017 students at Sudbury Ormiston Academy took part in a workshop designed to get young people involved in the Visioning process. We asked year 9 students to consider Sudbury and to characterise this as a person, who it would represent and why? A word shower established what the group thought of the town more generally, and finally the group set out what could be done to improve the identity of the town and the area. Their collective thoughts are presented below:

The overriding view and feedback from the day was ‘it has been a great opportunity for Babergh and Mid Suffolk DCs to ask us, as young people, our views and ideas for a vision for Sudbury for the future, because it is always older people making the decisions.

How would you describe If Sudbury was a person Sudbury now? who would it be? • Female town • • David Dickinson Charitable person • Needs a stylish haircut • Sharon Osborne • • Katie Price Hyper on coffee • Fat on takeaways • Simon Cowell • • Gary Barlow Old buildings • Playful Overall feedback was that it represented • People are outspoken someone older, and not so recent • Town is dated • No late night transport and no buses on Sundays • “Mutton dressed as lamb” • Religious • Gambler • Not cool Who would you like Sudbury to be? Identity of Sudbury • Angelina Jolie as a Town • Brad Pitt • Need to look to identify other • Johnny Depp features to promote Sudbury • Justin Bieber to younger generation. • Dwayne Johnson How should it be improved • Still embrace the town’s • Zach Effron history Mo Farah in the next few years? • • Look to broaden the Thomas Overall feedback was that it • Make it younger Gainsborough focus with needs to change to represent • Move activities for youth more promotion of the someone younger and more • Fewer takeaways and charity shops history of silk. The Thomas well known • Somewhere you can say you are Gainsborough history is more proud to live of interest to older people, not young.

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity YOUNG PEOPLE’S 07 VISION FOR PROSPERITY

On 11 July 2017 students at Sudbury Ormiston Academy took part in a workshop designed to get young people involved in the Visioning process. We asked year 9 students to design a “House of the future” and to redesign Sudbury Town Centre. Their ideas are presented below:

Team Tia, Hannah, Tilly And Cassie

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Team Annie, James, Issy and Aston

Team Ethan, Ben, Ruth and Megan

Best EcoHouse Ever

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity YOUNG PEOPLE’S 07 VISION FOR PROSPERITY

A design from Team Eleni, Lucy, Harrison and Nell

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity YOUNG PEOPLE’S VIEWS OF SUDBURY 07 STRENGTHS

On 11 July 2017 students at Sudbury Ormiston Academy took part in a workshop designed to get young people involved in the Visioning process. We asked Year 9 students what they felt were the strengths of their area. Their ideas are presented below: Not every town has it so good.

Sudbury has a good community with friendly, kind and The town centre has vitality and choice/variety, even generous people who are respectful of, and enthusiastic if it caters more for the older generation more than younger. about Sudbury. Sudbury is safe and young people are not The retail parks provide an alternative to the town centre for afraid to go out because of the low crime rate. There is a different shops, including some strong support for Charity strong calendar of community events such as the French Shops as part of the vitality mix. Sudbury also has great Market, Christmas Tree Festival and Sunday Market. opportunities for eating out in good restaurants Students supported the increase in choice of modern Sudbury’s historic buildings are attractive and homes that are environmentally sustainable and meet provide a nice townscape. The Thomas Gainsborough modern (family) needs and aspirations in terms of space, and silk links are unique and Sudbury’s other history is gardens and technology. The stock of older homes remain interesting. attractive and add to the variety that makes Sudbury what it is. It was also observed that homelessness is low. There is low unemployment, a wide variety of employment types and opportunities with many small “Low impact” leisure and entertainment businesses and international names. opportunities are abundant, including beautiful landscapes, walks, parks, Talbot Trail, Quay Theatre and Sudbury generally enjoys good public transport Churches, while numerous sports clubs and facilities exist. links. The new health centre is liked, and is a good quality The local (natural) environment is strong, attractive modern building design which is very welcome to stop and encourages people to go out and about in the Sudbury going stale. Schools are good and conveniently numerous “designated” landscape areas. The town is also located for residents, with good teachers. clean and tidy.

The town centre has vitality and choice/variety

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity YOUNG PEOPLE’S VIEWS OF SUDBURY 07 WEAKNESSES

On 11 July 2017 students at Sudbury Ormiston Academy took part in a workshop designed to get young people involved in the Visioning process. We asked Year 9 students what they felt were the weaknesses of their area. Their ideas are presented below: Negative talk creates a false impression.

There isn’t enough land available to build more, and The health centre can be difficult to get ,to and to get there are Sudbury’s housing is expensive. Although new appointments , and is not a complete service as patients are housing is welcomed, there isn’t enough land available to often referred to other centres/hospitals. The schools need build more, and there are too many houses in a small space. more funding and more teachers as classes are too large, Houses are too ‘samey’ and lack character, and further while modern topics and the diversity of subjects is weak. away from the town centre the housing is less appealing as The schools “waste money on the wrong things”. it is not integrated into the town, it is just a “bolt-on”. The older stock can look really old/run down. People of Sudbury have not moved with the times so it is too ‘older-person-centric’ and there is little interaction The existing facilities such as the Library are dated, with young people who feel that they have no voice. People and worse, some entertainment and leisure facilities are are all white so there is little ethnic diversity, so some people closing (bowling, outdoor pool) and not replaced with an are short-sighted and one-dimensional. Some people are alternative. This exacerbates the impression that there is blabbermouths, abusive, and inconsiderate, while the not enough (for teenagers) to do, compounded by a lack of numbers of drug addicts and vandals is increasing. advertising and promotion. There is a focus on facilities for older people (theatres, shops aimed at older people), and While Sudbury’s heritage is good, it constrains there is too much focus on summer activities without being change too much and the promoted cultural offer is too spread throughout the year. heavily based on the past and not the current. We are not building “heritage for the future” so Sudbury doesn’t stand A visit to Sudbury town centre doesn’t last long, and out and has started to lose its character. the town has too many takeaways, charity shops, coffee shops, vacant units and not enough “high street brands”. The local job situation is not good because salaries are The town closes down at 5pm. Parts of Sudbury are dirty, low and the best jobs are not found in Sudbury which means unwelcoming, run down, old fashioned with lots of litter, that most people are commuting to work. Young people find and the town centre lacks greenery. that there are not many jobs for young people (Saturday jobs, apprenticeships, training), and also feel that school leavers Public transport is expensive, stops too early in the are not suitably prepared for work in the real world. evening and there is an inadequate Sunday service, especially to outlying villages. Public transport vehicles Although the environment (river) is attractive it are old – especially the train - and Taxis are an expensive doesn’t actually bring many people in, and people alternative. Poor provision for cyclists and cycling, and don’t respect nature. Sudbury’s air quality is poor due to while nearby, access to London and Airports is weak. There traffic, while smoking outside pubs and other buildings is too much traffic in the town centre. looks poor.

Sudbury has not moved with the times

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity YOUNG PEOPLE’S VIEWS OF SUDBURY 07 THREATS

On 11 July 2017 students at Sudbury Ormiston Academy took part in a workshop designed to get young people involved in the Visioning process. We asked Year 9 students what they felt were the threats to their area. Their ideas are presented below: Talking about things but never doing it.

Given the opportunities and strengths of Sudbury, the Car use threatens public transport, and the volume of threats are centred around missed opportunities and traffic growth in the town is damaging to the air as well as to “dropping the ball”. A lack of community effort, ease of movement. stereotyping young people as bad, and people not taking or appreciating the opportunities offered are by far The pressures on public service budgets is acute, greatest threats to Sudbury. It risks being old fashioned, because staff losses reduce service quality and availability. insular, without appeal to other cultures. Education opportunities are reduced further in budget cuts which young people see as damaging to their futures. The Negative talk creates a false impression, and people current imbalance of old and young, and an ageing/aged should appreciate what Sudbury is – and what it could be population means that there is less focus on young people - rather than get bogged down in the past or in details. than there should be. There is a risk that we keep talking about things but never doing them. People won’t see the town as special for much Without more jobs Sudbury may become a longer and they will lose morale. The people who don’t like commuter town, people will get bored and move away. change/want Sudbury to stay the same need to take a look There is a risk that businesses move out because they at the bigger picture. can’t get the right staff, premises or contracts. We risk an imbalance of jobs and houses. There is a risk that development and change loses the history of the town. However it should be accepted that some demolition of older buildings might be necessary, as will building on greenfield land (but there is a risk of destruction of natural habitats, and loss of green spaces). The cost of housing is so high that unless something is done to increase choice, people will be forced to move away and they don’t want to.

Negative talk creates a false impression

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity YOUNG PEOPLE’S VIEWS OF SUDBURY 07 OPPORTUNITIES

On 11 July 2017 students at Sudbury Ormiston Academy took part in a workshop designed to get young people involved in the Visioning process. We asked Year 9 students what they felt were the opportunities in their area. Their ideas are presented below: Positivity about change needed, and everyone to support growth.

More housing means more jobs in construction, shops and more opportunities for something to do, spending more money in services in a much stronger town centre which in turn brings more economy and giving flexibility to meet other people and growing jobs in entertainment, tourism and cultural facilities. There is strong society. support for the notion that the town must grow, with improved connections. There is a strong desire to reduce the consumption of greenfield land – through more greenery within developments, The opportunities for housing choice are vast: some focusing larger gardens and space between houses. Modern buildings on price, some on size, some self-build. It’s all about variety so the should also look and function like modern buildings and not try to more choice there is the better the town will be. Getting on the ape old designs that use old technology - a product of its time for housing ladder is important to young people so some lower cost, future generations to enjoy just as we enjoy our heritage. stylish and modern designs are needed with good transport links to the town centre and beyond. Overall, environmental efficiency is Education reform would make learning more “personal to regarded as a key priority. Sudbury” with a better understanding of the local area and its origins. Modernising would include a new lesson structure and Young people want better access to health services, which delivery with a broader range of subjects, and improvements in will also provide good jobs. A growth in mental health care would teachers conditions so more people want to be teachers. In general be welcomed, as well as social support services. the young people want to be asked what they want rather than being provided what you think they want. A range of physical developments are desirable including a skate park, cinema, youth centre like the Mix in Stowmarket, “Jump The urban environment would be improved with more bins, street”, youth-friendly shops, more choice and variety through more cleaning, painting, planting flowers and refurbishment to keep shops, museum, a bigger market, in-town medical centre/drop in, Sudbury looking nice. Sudbury should also capitalise on existing refurbish old buildings to make them suitable for modern use, and assets and rectify the missed opportunities such as provision of an more green spaces in town. ice cream shop along the riverside walk.

There is an opportunity for the older generation to understand Young people are especially keen to meet and learn from young people more through engaging with them. They fear that the others, and would like to invite other cultures to Sudbury in actions of the few distort the reality that the majority of young people multicultural events, lectures and events to promote diversity. We are nice. There is strong desire for young people to be heard in could also then celebrate/talk about heritage more and promote decision-making, and a Youth Council or other formal voice would ourselves to others in an exchange. be welcomed. Our heritage is important, but we must use it as promotion With regard to transport, young people would use it more if to deliver new things, rather than as a constraint to stop change. it were more affordable (a child fare). A “re-boot” of the railway Positive promotion and advertising is the way to make the town station could make it more attractive to users and house more prosper. services. Additional train links [perhaps re-opening the Haverhill/ Cambridge line] to more towns would bring people to Sudbury A growth in summer/weekend jobs is needed for young instead of Sudbury people going elsewhere. It is recognised that people to experience the world of work, and additional jobs in a more flexible and broader bus and train timetable would mean Sudbury to reduce unnecessary out-commuting. Construction job opportunities from new building projects are exciting.??

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There is a need for continual improvements, but we can’t do everything. What are the priorities for the area? Please vote for up to 3 with a sticky dot. Generally, the top priority themes should be:

Public realm Public transport More choice in homes Utilities and Town centre (community transport) improvements and pride of communications place Please vote with a sticky dot. Public transport Education and schools Doctors and medical Wildlife and natural – trains Promotion and services advertising the town environment Please comment using a post-it.

Bypass to reduce Public transport – Heritage and old Children’s/youth play Access to public congestion buses town space services Please write your comment below Activities for young Jobs and employment Other (please specify in your comment) adults Sports and fitness facilities

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Hamilton Road Quarter Friars Street rebuilding Please vote for up to regeneration 2 with a sticky dot. Delphi site reuse

Borehamgate Provision of a cinema Young people’s Town relief road/ facilities precinct bypass Bus station- Please vote for up to reassessment of options 3 with a sticky dot.

Babergh and Belle Vue House, Park and Town Centre St Peter’s Church signage Tourism and places Mid Suffolk Councils former swimming pool facilities improved to stay potential merge Please vote with a sticky dot. Gainsborough’s House Youth Parliament to give young Other (please specify in your Chilton Woods people a voice in the Council expansion comment)

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Sudbury’s identity: today as Great Britain’s most important centre for silk manufacture. Sudbury producesPlease vo tenearly for up 95 to per cent of An overall branding would really help to boost Sudbury’s the nation’s woven silk textiles3 with froma sticky its threedot. working identity. Other aspects of town life can support and mills: Vanners Silk Weavers, Stephen Walters & Sons benefit from a strong brand. For example; a fabulous and Gainsborough Silks. butcher or artisan baker or independent retailers might Sudbury’s unique image and branding is being not be the focus of the brand, but enhances the brand Please vote with experience and shares common values. developed around Silk, Gainsborough,a sticky dot. Arts and the landscape views. Considerable work with various groups in Sudbury has taken place to identify what truly makes Sudbury However, younger people recognised the importance unique and stand out from other smaller rural market of Gainsborough to SudburyPlease but comment also felt Sudbury towns. The story of the landscape that surrounds this needed something moreusing modern a post-it. as well. wonderful Suffolk market town as told by Thomas How can we Gainsborough - one of the world’s greatest painters - link these two? provides a real focus. The Silk Industry is still thriving Please write your some three hundred years later, and Sudbury is known comment below

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity YOUR THOUGHTS 08 ON SUDBURY TOWN Town centre focus – priority for growth Please vote for up to The town centre needs to constantly adapt to meet the population’s needs and aspirations. However,2 with a sticky town dot. centre changes cannot happen overnight. While a growing population does provide some scope to attract more retailers, there will always be strong competition from Bury St Edmunds, Colchester and Ipswich. Larger towns can offer a much broader range of shops and with people’s changing shopping habits, it isn’t realistic to try to compete with those powerhouses. Instead we need to recognise that smaller towns providePlease an important vote for and up to 3 with a sticky dot. complementary offer to those larger centres and the experience they can provide. The town could develop its branding more, increase ‘dwell’ time and build confidence in the town to become a destination area. With this in mind which of the two following should we focus on? Put a sticky dot on the two you think is the most important: Please vote with a sticky dot.

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All of these aspects are important to make a healthy town, but which two themes Employment Services should we most focus on? Land availability, upgrading Healthcare, community premises, focus on sectors, facilities, hotel, social space for entrepreneurs/ services, business support, start-ups wifi/broadband, education

Cultural and Recreation & Heritage Leisure Arts, tourism, Whole day out brand building, experience, ambience, visitor destination, meeting places, “hard” arts, museums activities like bingo, cinema, bowling, theatre, and “soft” activities like Socialising/Eating out children’s play, riverside walks Café culture/ambience, evening economy and weekend economy SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity SUDBURY AND ITS 08 SURROUNDING VILLAGES

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The relationship between the town and its outlying villages is critical. Nobody wants to see village identity lost by “swallowing up” villages as the town expands, but it’s not simply Please vote for up to a case of saying “no building between them” –2 that’s with a sticky not dot. a productive relationship. Our colleagues in the Planning team are looking at potential patterns of building and possible sites. However, “growth” is so much more than just deciding where to build new houses.

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What does the village need/want, and in balance what is the village willing to accept to obtain it? Balancing the needs of a young population and of an ageing population

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SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity WHERE DO WE GO 08 FROM HERE?

We will take all of the comments and opinions expressed in this engagement exercise and produce a draft Delivering a Vision for Prosperity document and publish it for your further comments.

Delivering a Vision for Prosperity is intended to establish a high-level aspiration, setting out the community’s key desires and wishes for the towns they would like to live and work in the priorities for the towns – setting out the main targets, goals and achievements to focus limited resources a delivery plan that identifies the intended key projects and action points, and sets out who will be responsible for their implementation and when.

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Part of the delivery will be through the Joint Local Plan process that is running alongside this. The consultation is running from 21st August to 10th November 2017. For more information please see www.babergh.gov.uk/jointlocalplan and www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/ jointlocalplan. #BMSDCJointLocalPlan

SUDBURY Vision for Prosperity Delivering a Vision for Prosperity If you would like to be involved in VFPSudbury, please send us your comments, email: BMSDCEconomicDevelopment@baberghmidsuﬀolk.gov.uk by 10 November 2017