Current Evidence
This page lists key documents which will provide the evidence base for the new Joint Local Plan. This page will be updated on a regular basis as and when new documents are available.
Retail
Babergh & Mid Suffolk Town Centres & Retail Study - Sept 2015
Economy
Ipswich Economic Area Sector Needs Assessment - Sept 2017
Economic Land Needs Assessment - Ipswich and Waveney Economic Areas - Mar 2016
BMSDC Draft Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) - August 2017
Housing
BMSDC Draft Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) - August 2017
BMSDC Topic Paper: Settlement Hierarchy Review - August 2017
Call for Sites Submissions - March 2018
Environment & Heritage
Settlement Sensitivity Assessment - Landscape Fringes of Ipswich - July 2018
BMSDC Heritage and Settlement Sensitivity Assessment Final Report - March 2018
Heritage and Settlement Sensitivity - Appendix 1 - Babergh Assessments - March 2018
Heritage and Settlement Sensitivity - Appendix 2 - Mid Suffolk Assessments - March 2018
BMSDC Services Facilities Audit - August 2017
Mid Suffolk Functional Clusters Report - June 2017
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report - January 2017
Joint Babergh & Mid Suffolk Landscape Character Assessment - Aug 2015