Badwell Ash & Long Thurlow Neighbourhood Plan
The Badwell Ash & Long Thurlow Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) is being prepared by Badwell Ash Parish Council and the local community. When complete, it will be used to help guide and shape future development in the plan's area.
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Reg 16 Submission consultation (10 Mar to 25 Apr 2025)
The Badwell Ash & Long Thurlow NDP was submitted in February 2025 and is now being made available for public consultation.
In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended), written comments are being invited on this draft plan and accompanying documents. The consultation period runs from Monday 10 March until 4:00pm on Friday 25 April 2025.
A list of the submitted documents appears below. Our Public Notice explains how copies of the submitted plan can be accessed locally.
- A Map identifying the NDP Area
- The submission draft Badwell Ash & Long Thurlow NDP 2024 - 2038 [Note: This is a large, 24Mb file]
- A Consultation Statement
- A Basic Conditions Statement
- A Design Guidelines & Codes document (AECOM, Feb 2025)
- A Housing Needs Assessment Report (AECOM, Jul 2024)
- A Landscape & Biodiversity Evaluation Report (SWT, July 2024)
- A Data Profile (Dec 2023)
- A copy of our SEA & HRA Determination Notice (see further below)
An assessment on how this NDP meets the basic condition tests will form part of the examination. Our initial checks suggest that the relevant procedural requirements have been met at this stage. See our Regulation 15 Checklist.
Submitting your comments
All comments (preferably using the Response Form) should be sent by email to communityplanning@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
Alternatively, you can post your comments to:
Badwell Ash NP Consultation, c/o Planning Policy Team
Mid Suffolk District Council
Endeavour House
8 Russell Road
Ipswich, IP1 2BX
All comments must be made in writing and must be received by the consultation deadline. Your comments cannot be treated as confidential and, with the exception of personal contact details, they will be published on this webpage at the end of the consultation period. As part of your response, you can also state if you wish to be notified when we publish the examiners report and if/when this NDP is adopted by Mid Suffolk District Council.
We have also produced an FAQs document which you may find helpful.
Previous stages...
SEA/HRA Screening and Determination (Dec 2024)
The pre-submission draft Badwell Ash & Long Thurlow NDP has been screened to determine whether a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and or a Habitats Assessment (HRA) were required. Both were 'screened-out'. The relevant reports and our determination notice are published below:
- Read the Badwell Ash & Long Thurlow NDP SEA Screening Report (LUC, Nov 2024)
- Read the Badwell Ash & Long Thurlow NDP HRA Screening Report (LUC, Nov 2024)
- Read the Badwell Ash & Long Thurlow NDP SEA HRA Determination Notice (Dec 2024)
Reg 14 Pre-submission consultation (27 Sept - 8 Nov 2024)
Consultation by the parish council on their pre-submission draft NDP closed on 8 November 2024. Please visit their NDP webpage for more information.