East Suffolk Council
Statement of Community Involvement and Local Development Scheme
Local Development Scheme
The local development scheme sets out the timetable for local plan preparation and other planning policy documents. On 12 December 2024, the Minister of State for Housing and Planning asked all local planning authorities to update their Local Development Schemes and to submit updated information on Local Plan timetables within 12 weeks (by 6 March 2025). An updated East Suffolk Local Development Scheme has been produced. This document sets out the council’s current position on plan-making, an indicative timescale for a future Local Plan and information on the preparation of other planning policy documents.
Statement of Community Involvement
The Statement of Community Involvement sets out how and when people can have their say on planning policies and planning applications. The Consultation Statement includes a summary of the comments received during the consultation on the Statement of Community Involvement and the Council's response. The Adoption Statement gives an overview of the process and reasons for adopting the Statement of Community Involvement.
The previous Statement of Community Involvement for the former Suffolk Coastal area was used in the preparation of the Suffolk Coastal Local Plan. The previous Statement of Community Involvement for the former Waveney area was used in the preparation of the Waveney Local Plan.