Wilby Neighbourhood Plan

The Wilby Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) has been prepared by Wilby Parish Council and will be used to help guide and shape future development in the parish.

Reg 20 Formal Adoption (May 2021)

In an 'out of meeting' decision taken on 19 May 2021, Mid Suffolk District Council agreed to adopt ('make') the Wilby NDP.  

This NDP, which covers the plan period to 2036, now forms part of the development plan and will be used to help determine planning applications in the parish, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.

Previous stages…

Local Referendum (6 May 2021)

A local referendum on the Wilby NDP was held on 6 May 2021. The question asked of those entitled to vote was: 'Do you want Mid Suffolk District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Wilby to help it decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood Plan Area?'

Reg 18 Decision Statement (Feb 2021)

The decision that this NDP should proceed to referendum was made by Mid Suffolk Cabinet on 8 February 2021.

Reg 17 Independent Examination (Oct 2020)

The Wilby NDP was independently examined by Janet Cheesley BA (Hons) DipTP MRTPI. The examination was conducted through written correspondence.

Reg 16 Pre-submission Consultation (12 Aug 2020 to 7 Oct 2020)

The submission draft Wilby NDP was made available for public consultation between 12 August and 7 October 2020. The Parish Council (the qualifying body) had formally submitted the following documents:

An assessment on how this NDP met the basic condition tests formed part of the examination. At the time of submission, our initial checks suggested that the relevant procedural requirements had been met. See our Reg 15 Checklist

Respondents were also reminded that their comments would be forwarded to the independent examiner and, with the exception of personal contact details, be published on this webpage:

SEA/HRA Screening & Determination (June/July 2020)

The pre-submission draft NDP was screened to determine whether a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and or a Habitats Assessment (HRA) were required. 

Responding to our consultation on these, Historic England advised that further SEA work was needed. This was resolved through the submission of a Site Heritage Impact Assessment Report. On habitat matters, Natural England agreed with the conclusions reached in the HRA Screening Report. The relevant reports and determination notices are published below:

Reg 14 Pre-submission Consultation (22 Jan - 12 Mar 2020)

Consultation on the pre-submission draft Wilby NDP by the parish council closed on 12 March 2020.

Reg 05 Area Designation (18 Dec 2017)