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Home > Planning > Neighbourhood Planning > Neighbourhood Plans in the area > Otley neighbourhood area

Otley neighbourhood area

Otley Parish Council are in the process of preparing a Neighbourhood Plan.

Referendum

The referendum for the Otley Neighbourhood Plan will take place on 18 September 2025. Documents relating to the Referendum (the ‘specified documents’) can be viewed below:

  • Otley Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Version August 2025
  • Decision Statement
  • Summary of Representations
  • Information for Voters
  • Information Statement

The specified documents are also available to view at Wickham Market Library, Resource Centre, Chapel Lane, Wickham Market, IP1 0SD and East Suffolk Council Customer Service Centre, Woodbridge Library, New Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1TD. Should you have any difficulties in accessing copies of the document you can contact us.

Independent Examination 

The examination of the Otley Neighbourhood Plan was carried out by independent examiner John Slater.

  • Examiners report
  • East Suffolk Council response to the Examiner’s Initial Comments
  • Otley Parish Council response to the Examiner’s Initial Comments
  • Examiner’s Initial Comments
  • Examiner’s Introductory Notes

Comments on submission documents

  • Responses to Otley Neighbourhood Plan

Submission

Otley Parish Council submitted their Neighbourhood Plan to East Suffolk Council ahead of it being submitted for independent examination. East Suffolk Council publicised the plan and invited representations between 26 February and 9 April 2025. Consultation notice. 

  • Visit the consultation portal to find out more
  • Otley Neighbourhood Plan – Submission Version
  • Consultation Statement
  • Basic Conditions Statement
  • Addendum to Basic Conditions Statement
  • Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Statement
  • Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Opinion
  • Consultation notice

Pre-Submission (Regulation 14) Consultation

Otley Parish Council published their pre-submission (regulation 14) draft Neighbourhood Plan for consultation from 8 January to 15 April 2024. Find out more on the Otley Parish Council website.

Neighbourhood Area application

The first stage was to designate the 'Neighbourhood Area' – the geographical area the plan will cover.

 

  • Neighbourhood Area Application
    pdf file 104 KB created on 29/04/2019 9:30am
  • Neighbourhood Area Determination and Decision
    pdf file 509 KB created on 29/04/2019 9:01am
  • Otley Decision Statement updated version with erratum
    pdf file 356 KB created on 05/08/2025 1:12pm
  • Otley Information for voters
    pdf file 341 KB created on 05/08/2025 1:12pm
  • Otley Information statement
    pdf file 324 KB created on 05/08/2025 1:12pm
  • Otley Initial Comments
    pdf file 259 KB created on 30/04/2025 1:47pm
  • Otley Introductory Notes
    pdf file 136 KB created on 14/04/2025 12:51pm
  • Otley Neighbourhood Plan Decision Statement
    pdf file 300 KB created on 23/07/2025 2:48pm
  • Otley Neighbourhood Plan examiners report
    pdf file 653 KB created on 12/06/2025 11:11am
  • Otley Neighbourhood plan v3.6 Referendum Draft
    pdf file 6.6 MB created on 05/08/2025 1:12pm
  • Otley NP ESC response to examiner initial comments
    pdf file 130 KB created on 20/05/2025 3:32pm
  • Otley Parish Council response to the Examiners Initial Comments
    pdf file 395 KB created on 20/05/2025 9:01am
  • Otley Summary of Representations
    pdf file 175 KB created on 05/08/2025 1:12pm
  • Responses to Otley Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16
    pdf file 490 KB created on 14/04/2025 12:51pm

In this section

  • Aldringham cum Thorpe neighbourhood area
  • Barnby neighbourhood area
  • Beccles and surrounding villages neighbourhood area
  • Beccles neighbourhood plan
  • Bredfield neighbourhood plan
  • Bungay neighbourhood area
  • Campsea Ashe neighbourhood area
  • Carlton Colville neighbourhood plan
  • Corton neighbourhood area
  • Earl Soham neighbourhood area
  • Easton neighbourhood plan
  • Eyke Neighbourhood Area
  • Framlingham Neighbourhood Plan
  • Great Bealings neighbourhood area
  • Halesworth neighbourhood plan
  • Henstead with Hulver Street neighbourhood area
  • Kelsale cum Carlton
  • Kesgrave neighbourhood plan
  • Kessingland neighbourhood area
  • Leiston neighbourhood area
  • Little Bealings neighbourhood area
  • Lound Ashby Herringfleet and Somerleyton neighbourhood area
  • Lowestoft neighbourhood area
  • Martlesham neighbourhood area
  • Melton neighbourhood area
  • Mettingham, Barsham, Shipmeadow, Ringsfield and Weston
  • Mutford neighbourhood plan
  • Oulton neighbourhood plan
  • Oulton Broad neighbourhood area
  • Otley neighbourhood area
  • Playford neighbourhood plan
  • Rendlesham neighbourhood area
  • Reydon neighbourhood plan
  • Rushmere St Andrew neighbourhood plan
  • Saxmundham neighbourhood plan
  • Shadingfield Sotterley Willingham and Ellough neighbourhood plan
  • Southwold neighbourhood area
  • Trimley St Mary neighbourhood area
  • Ufford Neighbourhood Plan
  • Walberswick neighbourhood area
  • Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet neighbourhood area
  • Westerfield neighbourhood plan
  • Wickham Market neighbourhood area
  • Wissett neighbourhood area
  • Woodbridge neighbourhood area
  • Worlingham neighbourhood area
  • Tunstall neighbourhood area
  • Theberton and Eastbridge neighbourhood area
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