Current Evidence
The most up-to-date and full evidence base and documents that underpin the Joint Local Plan can be viewed on the Council's Core Document Library:
Housing
Topic Paper - BMSDC Settlement Hierarchy Review - November 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Viability and CIL review study - Regulation 19 stage - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) - September 2020
Call for Sites Submissions - September 2019
Babergh Housing Delivery Test (HDT) Action Plan - June 2019
Mid Suffolk Housing Delivery Test (HDT) Action Plan - June 2019
Ipswich and Waveney Housing Market Areas Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) -
-Part 2 Partial Update (Jan 2019)
Environment & Heritage
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal (SA) -
- Non-Technical Summary (Oct 2020)
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) - Stage 2 - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) - Stage 2 Scoping Report - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) - Stage 1 - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Water Cycle Study (WCS) Addendum - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Water Cycle Study (WCS) - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Landscape Sensitivity Assessment (LSA) -
Stour Valley Project Area Valued Landscape Assessment - March 2020
Suffolk Coast and Heaths Additional Project Area Valued Landscape Assessment - March 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal (SA): Scoping Report - April 2019
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Open Space Study - May 2019
Settlement Sensitivity Assessment - Landscape Fringes of Ipswich - July 2018
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Heritage and Settlement Sensitivity Assessment Final Report - March 2018 -
- Appendix 1 - Babergh Assessments (Mar 2018)
- Appendix 2 - Mid Suffolk Assessments (Mar 2018)
Joint Babergh & Mid Suffolk Landscape Character Assessment - Aug 2015
Update to the Haven Gateway Green Infrastructure Strategy for the Ipswich Policy Area (August 2015)
Green Infrastructure Framework - West Babergh (Aug 2012)
Green Infrastructure Framework - West Babergh Evidence Base (Aug 2012)
A Green Infrastructure Study for the Haven Gateway (2008)
Babergh District Council Draft Landscape Assessment and Action Programme – Revised August 2004
Economy
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Economic Land Needs Assessment Report - June 2024
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) -
Babergh & Mid Suffolk Town Centres & Retail Study - Sept 2015
- Appendix 2 - Household Survey Methodology
- Appendix 3 - Household Survey Results (Weighted)
- Appendix 4 - Convenience Goods - Market Shares
- Appendix 5 - Comparison Goods - Market Shares
- Appendix 6 - Experian Goad Category Reports
- Appendix 7 - Convenience Goods Capacity Assessment
- Appendix 8 - Comparison Goods Capacity Assessment
Transport
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Forecasting Report - Oct 2020
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Methodology Report - Oct 2020
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling Methodology Report - Jan 2020
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling Methodology Report - Appendices - Jan 2020
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling Forecasting Report, Appendices - Jan 2020
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Methodology Report - August 2019
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Forecasting Report - August 2019