Haughley Neighbourhood Plan
The Haughley Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) has been prepared by Haughley Parish Council and the local community and will now be used to help guide and shape future development in the parish.
Formal Adoption (Oct 2019)
The Haughley NDP was formally adopted ('made') by Mid Suffolk District Council on 24 October 2019.
The Plan, which covers the period up to 2036, now forms part of the development plan framework for the District. It will be used in the determination of planning applications submitted in Haughley, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Supporting evidence
The following documents provide supporting evidence for the adopted NDP:
- SD1: Community Consultation Report
- SD2: Site Assessment Report (AECOM Mar 2018)
- SD3: Masterplanning & Design Guidance Report (AECOM, Mar 2018)
- SD4: Local Green Space Appraisal
- SD5: Landscape & Visual Assessment of Haughley Parish (Mar 2018)
- SD6: Haughley Traffic Issues Report (G Brown & Sons, Jan 2018)
Previous stages...
Reg 18 Local Referendum (29 Aug 2019)
A local referendum on the Haughley NDP was held on 29 August 2019. The question asked of those entitled to vote was: 'Do you want Mid Suffolk District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Haughley to help it decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood Plan Area?'
- See the declared result (a majority yes vote)
Reg 17 Independent Examination (Final Report - 12 Jun 2019)
Mid Suffolk District Council appointed Ann Skippers BSc (Hons) MRTPI FHEA FRSA AoU to carry out an independent examination of the Haughley NDP.
On 12 June 2019, the Examiner issued her final report. It recommended that subject to certain modifications, this NDP met the basic conditions and that it should proceed to a local referendum.
Reg 16 Submission Consultation (21 Jan – 6 Mar 2019)
The submission draft Haughley NDP was published for consultation between 21 January and 6 March 2019. The Parish Council (the Qualifying Body) had formally submitted the following documents:
- A map identifying the NDP Area
- The submission draft Haughley NDP (Dec 18)
- A Consultation Statement
- A Basic Conditions Statement
- An SEA Scoping Report and SEA Report (submitted as a suite of documents with the SEA Screening Report and Determination Notice)
- A number of other supporting documents (now published above with the adopted NDP)
An assessment on how this NDP met the basic conditions formed part of the examination. At the time of submission, our initial checks suggested that the relevant requirements had been met. See our Regulation 15 Checklist
Respondents were also reminded that their comments would be forwarded to the examiner and, with the exception of personal details, be published on this website. The Parish Council were also given the opportunity to respond to new issues raised at this stage.
SEA/HRA Screening & Determination (Aug 2018)
The pre-submission draft NDP was screened to determine whether a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and or a Habitats Assessment (HRA) were required. The need for an SEA report was 'screened in'. The need for an HRA was 'screened-out'. The relevant reports and determination notices are published below:
- View the Haughley NDP SEA / HRA Screening Report (Place Services, July 2018)
- View the Haughley NDP SEA Determination Notice (Aug 2018)
- View the Haughley NDP HRA Determination Notice (Aug 2018)
Reg 14 Pre-submission Consultation (25 May - 7 Jul 2018)
Pre-submission consultation on the draft NDP ended on 7 July 2018.