Gateway 1 Self-Assessment Summary
West Suffolk has undertaken a self-assessment of how we have got ready for plan making including progress in the following five areas:
- Preparing and publishing a local plan timetable.
- Establishing project management and governance arrangements about the preparation of the plan.
- Approach to consulting and engaging on the plan.
- Anticipated content of the plan.
- Progressing the strategic environmental assessment (SEA).
Publication of the self-assessment summary (on 29 October 2026) marks the start of the 30-month local plan preparation process and explains what we have done to get ready to deliver a plan in 30-months.
Further information on the new West Suffolk Local Plan 2045 is available:
Emerging West Suffolk Local Plan 2045