East Suffolk Council
Neighbourhood Plans formally adopted for two East Suffolk villages
Easton and Playford have become the latest East Suffolk villages to formally adopt Neighbourhood Plans.
A Neighbourhood Plan gives communities the opportunity to shape development within their local areas.
Formal adoption follows much hard work by parish councils and extensive public consultation to ensure that local residents have their say on how development will take place.
Each plan is subject to a public referendum to ensure public support before being adopted by East Suffolk Council.
Easton and Playford Neighbourhood Plans were ‘made’ by Full Council at a meeting on 24 July 2024.
The two Neighbourhood Plans form part of the development plan for East Suffolk and will be used to consider planning applications within each neighbourhood plan area.
Cllr Kay Yule, East Suffolk's cabinet member for Planning and Coastal Management said:
“The Neighbourhood Plans have been built around wide engagement with the community and have undergone several rounds of consultation.
“They each contain a distinctive vision, with policies and actions that respond to important matters, including the location of development in the countryside, protection of landscape, important views, natural features and locally important historic buildings, encouraging good design, and public rights of way.”