Lower Gipping Valley Neighbourhood Plan
The Parish Councils of Bramford, Claydon & Whitton, and Little Blakenham, together with Akenham Parish are working together to prepare a Joint Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP). Collectively, the project will be known as the ‘Lower Gipping Valley Neighbourhood Plan’.
When complete, it is intended that the plan will be used to help guide and shape future development across the whole plan area.
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Reg 05 Area Designation Consultation (18 May – 30 Jun 2026)
An application has been submitted to Mid Suffolk District Council to designate this multi-parish neighbourhood plan area. It follows the existing parish boundaries. The Neighbourhood Planning General Regulations (2012) (as amended) require that in circumstances such as this, we must first consult on the proposal before reaching a decision. We must then publish a notice to that effect.
At this stage we are only seeking views on whether the area being proposed is appropriate or not for the purpose of preparing this NDP. This is not the time to submit detailed comments relating to any other planning issues within the proposed area.
A copy of the submitted application and a map of the proposed area are published below:
You can also access our Area Consultation Notice which repeats the information presented on this page.
How to respond
All comments must be made in writing and be received by no later than 4pm on Tuesday 30 June 2026.
You can email your comments to the Community Planning Team
Alternatively, post your comments to:
Lower Gipping Valley NP Area Consultation
c/o Planning Policy Team, Mid Suffolk District Council
Endeavour House
8 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
Please note that 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.