Stradbroke Neighbourhood Plan

The Stradbroke Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) is being prepared by Stradbroke Parish Council and, when completed, will be used to help guide and shape future development in the parish.

Submission Consultation (19 Apr - 1 Jun 2018)

In accordance with Regulation 16 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations, 2012 (as amended) the District Council is now undertaking formal consultation on the content of the Stradbroke NDP to see if it fulfils the Basic Conditions as required by Paragraph 8(1)(a)(2) of Schedule 4B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (inserted by the Localism Act 2011).

The consultation period will run from Thur 19 April 2018 until 4:00pm on Fri 1 June 2018 - as set out in the attached Public Notice. This also details where a paper copy of the plan has been made available for public inspection.

Stradbroke Parish Council (the qualifying body) has formally submitted the following documents to the District Council:

• A Map identifying the area to which the proposed NDP relates
• The proposed Stradbroke NDP (Mar 2018)
• A Consultation Statement  and Appendices
• A 'Basic Conditions' Statement, and 
• A Statement confirming that the Plan is unlikely to have significant environmental effects.

See also the other supporting documents produced by the Parish Council.

An assessment as to whether the Stradbroke NDP fulfils the Basic Conditions set out in the Regulations will be undertaken by an Independent Examiner. A check has, however, been undertaken to confirm that the relevant requirements have been met at this stage. View the Regulation 15 Checklist

Written comments only (preferably using the Consultation Response Form provided) should be sent by post or e-mail using the contact details provided. Your representation may also include a request to be notified of the District Council’s decision whether or not to make the Plan.

All representations received will be forwarded to the Independent Examiner. You should note that your comments cannot be treated as confidential and that they will be published on the District Council’s website at the end of the consultation period.

FAQ’s

• What can I comment on at this stage? - At this stage you can comment on the submitted plan and its policies. It is important for you to remember that, as the Examiner will only be able to recommend changes to the plan necessary to ensure that it meets the Basic Conditions you should consider in particular whether the plan meets these. The Basic Conditions Statement submitted with the proposed plan sets out how the Parish Council considers they have met the tests.

• I commented on the draft plan during an earlier consultation. Do I need to repeat those comments? - All of the issues raised in response to the Parish Council’s Pre-submission consultation should be referred to in the Consultation Statement. As a result, the Examiner will be aware of those comments, so you do not need to repeat them. However, if any changes have been made to the Plan since the last consultation, and these raise new issues or affect the points you made last time, you might want to send in further comments. All comments made at this stage will be sent on to the Examiner. 

• What happens next? - At the end of the consultation period all comments received will be passed on to the Examiner. It will be down to the Examiner to decide how he/she wishes to undertake the examination. The Examiner may choose to rely on the written representations received but could call a public hearing if he/she decides that it is beneficial to do so. The Examiner will consider whether the Plan meets the Basic Conditions or whether further changes need to be made to the Plan in order to improve it. The Examiner will also decide if the Plan can proceed to the Referendum stage.

Previous Stages

SEA / HRA Screening & Determination (Mar 2018)

The Pre-submission draft version of the NDP was assessed to determine whether a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and/or a Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) were required. The outcome of this exercise was that the need for an SEA Scoping Report was 'screened-in', and the need for an HRA Scoping Report was 'screened-out'. A copy of the relevant reports and Notices of Determination are published below:

• Stradbroke NP SEA Screening Report (Navigus Planning, Jan 2018)
• Stradbroke NP HRA Screening Report (Navigus Planning, Jan 2018)
• Stradbroke NP SEA Determination Notice (Mar 2018)
• Stradbroke NP HRA Determination Notice (Mar 2018)

Pre-submission Consultation (Jan - Mar 2018)

Pre-submission consultation on the draft Stradbroke NDP was undertaken between 20 January and 2 March 2018. See the Parish Council website for more details.

Area Designation (11 Sept 2014)

View the Area Designation documents