Current Evidence
The most up to date and full evidence base and documents underpinning the Joint Local Plan can be viewed on the Councils Core Document Library which is available below:
Core Document Library
Housing
Topic Paper - BMSDC Settlement Hierarchy Review - November 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Viability and CIL review study - Regulation 19 stage - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) - September 2020
Call for Sites Submissions - September 2019
Housing Delivery Test (HDT) Action Plan - June 2019
Ipswich and Waveney Housing Market Areas Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) - May 2017
Environment & Heritage
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal (SA) - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) - Stage 2 - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) - Stage 2 Scoping Report - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) - Stage 1 - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Water Cycle Study (WCS) Addendum - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Water Cycle Study (WCS) - October 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Landscape Sensitivity Assessment (LSA) - September 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal (SA): Scoping Report - March 2020
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal (SA): Scoping Report - April 2019
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Open Space Study - May 2019
Sudbury and Great Cornard Surface Water Management Plan - Feb 2019
Settlement Sensitivity Assessment - Landscape Fringes of Ipswich - July 2018
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Heritage and Settlement Sensitivity Assessment Final Report - March 2018
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report - January 2017
Joint Babergh & Mid Suffolk Landscape Character Assessment - Aug 2015
Update to the Haven Gateway Green Infrastructure Strategy for the Ipswich Policy Area (August 2015)
Green Infrastructure Framework - West Babergh (Aug 2012)
Green Infrastructure Framework - West Babergh Evidence Base (Aug 2012)
A Green Infrastructure Study for the Haven Gateway (2008)
Economy
Ipswich Economic Area Sector Needs Assessment - Sept 2017
Economic Land Needs Assessment - Ipswich and Waveney Economic Areas - Mar 2016
Babergh & Mid Suffolk Town Centres & Retail Study - Sept 2015
Transport
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Forecasting Report - Oct 2020
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Methodology Report - Oct 2020
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling Methodology Report - Jan 2020
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling Methodology Report - Appendices - Jan 2020
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling Forecasting Report, Appendices - Jan 2020
Local Plan Modelling for Babergh & Mid Suffolk, Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal - Forecasting Report - Volume 1 - August 2018
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Methodology Report - August 2019
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Forecasting Report - August 2019