Neighbourhood planning
Please see below links for neighbourhood plan documents. Any documents relating to regulation 16 submission consultations can be seen on the council's online consultation portal
Local communities can help shape their neighbourhood, to find out more, read:
| Neighbourhood area | Area designation | Designated area updated | Regulation 14 | Regulation 16 | Examiners report issued | Referendum | Plan formally made |
| Barningham | 18 April 2017 | ||||||
| Barrow cum Denham | 26 June 2019 | September to October 2023 | |||||
| Barton Mills | 4 March 2022 | ||||||
| Exning | 20 Janaury 2018 | 15 June 2018 | |||||
| Freckenham | 2 November 2018 | October to December 2023 | |||||
| Great Barton | 16 June 2016 | 14 January 2019 | January to March 2020 | June to August 2020 | 23 October 2020 | 6 May 2021 | 22 June 2021 |
| Hargrave | 18 November 2015 | September to October 2017 | February to March 2018 | 8 May 2018 | 12 July 2018 | 17 July 2018 | |
| Hargrave review | 18 November 2015 | September to October 2023 | |||||
| Horringer cum Ickworth | 7 March 2022 | ||||||
| Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe | 20 July 2017 | May to July 2023 | |||||
| Lakenheath | 2 February 2021 | ||||||
| Mildenhall | 27 January 2023 | ||||||
| Newmarket | 23 December 2015 | 15 June 2018 |
June to July 2018 January to February 2019 |
June to July 2019 | 14 October 2019 | 30 January 2019 | 25 February 2020 |
| West Row | 14 May 2021 | ||||||
| Wickhambrook | 1 October 2021 | 3 April 2023 | |||||
| Withersfield | 7 January 2020 | November to December 2022 | |||||
| Worlington | 30 July 2021 | 3 April 2023 | April to May 2023 | January to February 2024 | 29 April 2024 |
Regulation 14 - pre-submission version of the neighbourhood plan
Regulation 16- submission version of the neighbourhood plan
Please note: accessibility guidance for parish councils drafting a neighbourhood plan
In 2018 the UK passed legislation which stated that all public sector websites and mobile applications needed to be made accessible, this includes all documents published on those websites.
The National Association of Local Councils has published the Website accessibility and publishing guidelines to assist parish councils in making websites and documents on their websites accessible.
Lots of other useful information can be found on:
- GOV.UK - Understanding accessibility requirements for public sector bodies
- GOV.UK - Publishing accessible documents
- W3C - Introduction to Web Accessibility
West Suffolk Council has also produced guidance to assist you when producing accessible documents for publication on its website, such as the neighbourhood plan and supporting documents.
| Please note: when preparing neighbourhood plans a strategic environmental assessment screening is required. The local planning authority can complete this as could a consultant or qualifying body. If the neighbourhood plan group are choosing the local authority rather than a consultant please can notice be provided and bear in mind this task make take a number of weeks to complete. If the local authority timeframe is too long, there are a number of consultants that will complete this role for a small fee. |
Should you require any advice on the accessibility of your documents please contact us on neighbourhood.planning@westsuffolk.gov.uk for further assistance.