
Current Evidence
The most up-to-date and full evidence base and documents that underpin the Joint Local Plan can be viewed on the Council's Core Document Library:
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)
Babergh District Council Draft Landscape Assessment and Action Programme – Revised August 2004
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
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Methodology Report - August 2019
Ipswich Strategic Planning Area Local Plan Modelling - Forecasting Report - August 2019