Planning Policy

Welcome to Mid Suffolk's' Planning Policy section.  The Planning Policy Team is responsible for Mid Suffolk's Local Development Framework and the formulation of planning policies used to control future development proposals.



Planning Policy News

Core Strategy Focused Review Consultation
Mid Suffolk District Council is conducting a review into the Provision and Distribution of Housing Policy (CS8), the Employment Chapter and the Sustainable Development definition in the Core Strategy. 

Stowmarket Area Action Plan - information and documentation related to the latest stage in the process for this emerging planning policy document.



Adopted Planning Policy

Core Strategy (adopted 2008)

Local Plan (1998) and unsaved Local Plan Policies .



Recent LDF Evidence 

Sustainability Appraisal June 2011

Annual Monitoring Report
(2011)

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) (August 2009)

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Update 2010
(December 2010)

Strategic Housing Market Assessment  (November 2008)

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (March 2008)


For more information about Planning Policy in Mid Suffolk, please contact:
Email: planningpolicy@midsuffolk.gov.uk
Telephone: 01449 724 843