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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:
Please note: when preparing neighbourhood plans a strategic environmental assessment screening and a habitats regulations assessment is required. The local planning authority is unable to prepare these documents on behalf of neighbourhood plan groups, and therefore the qualifying body should appoint a consultant who will be able to complete this work for a small fee.
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.
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.
