The Suffolk Coastal Local Plan sets out the Council's policies
and proposals for the development and use of land within the
district. It includes detailed policies to guide planning
decisions. The policies in the Local Plan provide everyone
concerned with development in the area with information about what
kind of development is likely to be permitted.
The current Local Plan was adopted by the Council in 1994 and
subject to a First Alteration which was adopted in 2001. A
Second Alteration, dealing specifically with affordable housing,
came into effect on 31 March 2006.
Local planning authorities across the country, including
Suffolk Coastal, are in the process of replacing their Local
Plans with
Local Development Frameworks (new
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Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (new
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Important update - revised planning policy schedule applies
from 27 September 2007
In order to ensure continuing planning policy coverage during
the transition from the adopted Suffolk Coastal Local Plan to the
new Suffolk Coastal Local Development Framework, the
Council applied to the
Secretary of State (GO-East) (new window) to
'save' the majority of policies contained in the Suffolk Coastal
Local Plan Incorporating First Alterations until such time as
the new Local Development Framework is adopted.
The affordable housing policies included in the Suffolk Coastal
Local Plan Second Alteration were automatically 'saved' having
only been adopted in March 2006.
Confirmation has been received from the Secretary of State in
the form of a 'DIRECTION UNDER PARAGRAPH 1(3) OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE
PLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 2004 POLICIES CONTAINED IN
SUFFOLK COASTAL LOCAL PLAN INCORPORATING THE FIRST ALTERATION
2001'.
Follow this link to view
a list of policies to which the direction applies
(new window PDF 26KB). Those policies not listed in the
direction expire on 27th September 2007.
Second Alteration to the Local Plan - March 2006
Suffolk Coastal has reviewed the policies which deal
specifically
with affordable housing in advance of the
production of the
Suffolk Coastal Local Development Framework.
The revised policies have been incorporated into the Local Plan
as a Second Alteration and came into effect on 31 March
2006.
The Second Alteration concentrates on the subject of affordable
housing and changes have only been made to policies AP37 and AP38.
These have been replaced with policies AP37A and AP38A. Also
replaced are paragraphs 3.49 to 3.57 as seen in the First
Alteration. You can view the replacement text and policies by
following the link below. No changes have been made to any of the
proposals maps.
Copies of the Local Plan can be purchased from our
publications list (new window PDF 64KB). The
Local Plan can also be viewed during office hours at our Melton
Hill offices in Woodbridge and public libraries in the
district.
Follow this link for help with downloading and opening PDF
files.