In 2021 the Parish Council decided to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan to cover the whole of Brettenham parish. Since that time a small group of volunteers and Parish Councillors, assisted by professional consultants, have been working to gather information and views to inform the content of the Plan. 

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

It’s a Plan agreed by local people to decide how their parish should develop - or not - over the next decade or so. Whether the Plan is approved will ultimately be decided at a Parish Referendum when, if a majority of residents that vote agree with the Plan, Babergh District Council will be required to adopt it.

When complete, it sits alongside the Local Plan for Babergh and national planning policies and is used by the District Council when making decisions on planning applications.

Pre-Submission Consultation on Draft Neighbourhood Plan

We’ve now reached a major milestone and are consulting widely on the Draft Plan until Friday 8 March. You now have the opportunity to say whether or not you support the content of the Plan or would like to see some changes and so influence planning and development policy for Brettenham for the coming years. 

We have distributed a summary leaflet to every household in the Parish and the Plan itself can be downloaded below. 

Link to Neighbourhood Plan

If you don’t have access to the internet, paper copies of the Plan will be available to borrow for a short period from:

Alyson Wilson - 07798 633044, Nick Taverner - 01449 736412 or 07711 927202 

How to comment 

We would welcome your comments. These can be submitted online or by completing the form below and returning it as instructed on the form. Comments must be received by midnight on Friday 8 March.

Online Comments Form

Download Comments Form

We want your comments, even if you support everything in the Plan! 

Supporting Documents

In addition to the Plan itself, there are a number of supporting documents referred to in the Plan. These can be found below:

Brettenham NP Residents Survey Results - 2021

Brettenham Design Guidance and Codes - October 2021

Brettenham Local Green Space Appraisal - January 2024

Brettenham Assessment of Non-Designated Heritage Assets - January 2024

Brettenham Appraisal of Views - January 2024

LOOKING AHEAD 

Once the consultation ends, all comments received will be reviewed and the Plan will be amended as necessary. It will then be submitted to Babergh District Council who will carry out a second round of consultation before the Plan is assessed by an Independent Examiner.

The Examiner will decide what changes are required to meet the national neighbourhood planning requirements and recommend that the Plan is subject to a Parish Referendum open to all on the Electoral Register. There is no minimum turnout for the Referendum and a simple majority in favour of the Plan will mean that it can be used by Babergh District Council when making decisions on planning applications.