Neighbourhood Plan

Babergh District Council voted unanimously on 20th September 2016 to 'make' the Lavenham Neighbourhood Development Plan. This followed a referendum held on September 8th 2016 which resulted in a majority of 91.25% in favour. The declaration of the results can be accessed here. The Parish Council would like to thank all those residents who voted.

All the documentation and additional information on the Plan can be found on this website or by visiting the Babergh District Council website.

Moving on.....

Our Neighbourhood Plan has now been in place for 5 years and needs to be reviewed to make sure that it still reflects the needs of our community. This review will be taking place over the coming months. The first step was the residents' questionnaire which was completed in August 2021. From this a comprehensive plan has been produced along with a Design Guide and a Landscape Character and Sensitivity Assessment.

The revision timetable:

  • Finalise updated Landscape Character & Sensitivity Assessment 2023 - including defined views - complete.
  • Produce Design Guide - complete.
  • Prepare first draft of LNP2 - complete.
  • Informal consultation with stakeholders - 8th September through to 5th October 2022 - complete.
  • Consultation with Lavenham Parish Council to prepare final draft for public consultaion - October and November 2022 - complete.
  • Approval by Parish Council to move to formal public consultation - approved on 1st December 2022.
  • Formal public consultation - 8th December 2022 and 1st February 2023 - complete.
  • Review all comments following consultation and update/amend documents - February through to early Spring - approved by the Parish Council on 27th April 2023.
  • Submission to Babergh Distict Council - submitted 4th May 2023.
  • Plan reviewed by the Independent Examiner - Summer 2023.
  • Village referendum - Autumn  2023.
  • Adoption of the Plan by Babergh DC - end of 2023.

The plan has been the subject of Regulation 14 consultation which closed on 1st February 2023. The Regulation 16 consultation period will begin shortly.

Please visit the Neighbourhood Plan Revision site to follow the progress  http://www.lavenhamnp2.onesuffolk.net/.