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Adoption documents inspector’s reports and previous stages

Local Plans in East Suffolk went through several stages before adoption.

East Suffolk Council – Suffolk Coastal Local Plan Preparation

Adoption
September 2020

  • East Suffolk Council – Suffolk Coastal Local Plan
  • Policies Map
  • Adoption Statement
  • Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement
  • Sustainability Appraisal Report including Sustainability Appraisal Report Addendum

Inspector’s Report
September 2020

  • Inspector’s Report and Main Modifications

Examination
March 2019 to September 2020

  • Visit the Examination Pages

Final Draft Local Plan
January 2019

  • Final Draft Local Plan
  • Draft Policies Map Part 1 and Part 2
  • Duty to Cooperate Statement
  • Sustainability Appraisal Report
  • Consultation Statement
  • Habitats Regulations Assessment
  • Equality Impact Assessment
  • Representations

First Draft Local Plan
July 2018

  • First Draft Local Plan
  • Appendix H: Alternative Policy Options and Appendix I: Alternative Sites
  • Sustainability Appraisal Interim Report
  • Habitats Regulations Screening Assessment
  • Equality Impact Assessment
  • Comments on First Draft Local Plan
  • Comments on Appendix I – Alternative Sites
  • Comments on Habitats Regulations Screening Assessment
  • Comments on Sustainability Appraisal

Issues and Options
August 2017

  • Issues and Options
  • Sustainability Appraisal Site Assessments
  • Consultation Responses
  • Analysis of responses received to the Issues and Options consultation

Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
2017

  • Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report

East Suffolk Council – Waveney Local Plan Preparation

Adoption
March 2019

  • East Suffolk Council – Waveney Local Plan
  • Policies Map
  • Adoption Statement
  • Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement
  • Habitats Regulations Assessment
  • Sustainability Appraisal Report
  • Addendum to Sustainability Appraisal Report of the Waveney Local Plan - Proposed Main Modifications to the Plan

Inspector’s Report
March 2019

  • Inspector’s Report and Schedule of Main Modifications

Examination
June 2018 to March 2019

  • Visit the Examination pages

Final Draft Local Plan
March 2018

  • Waveney Local Plan Final Draft
  • Draft Policies Map Waveney District and Lowestoft | Market towns | Villages
  • Sustainability Appraisal Report
  • Consultation Statement
  • Habitats Regulations Assessment
  • Equality Impact Assessment
  • Duty to Cooperate Statement

First Draft Local Plan
2017

  • First Draft Waveney Local Plan
  • First Draft Waveney Local Plan Appendices
  • Map Book Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |Part 4
  • Draft Policies Map
  • Draft Sustainability Appraisal
  • Draft Habitats Regulations Screening Report
  • Equality Impact Assessment
  • Responses to the First Draft Local Plan

Issues and Options
2015 to 2016

  • Issues and Options
  • Summary of responses to questions raised in the document
  • Summary of responses to sites
  • Full responses to topic questions in the document
  • Full responses to sites
  • Full responses to a potential development area south of Lowestoft
  • Analysis of the Options for the new Waveney Local Plan Consultation and Appendices

Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
2015

  • Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report

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  • Policies Map
  • Adoption documents inspector’s reports and previous stages
  • Previous local plans
  • Local plan evidence base
  • Contact us

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