Hadleigh Neighbourhood Plan
The Hadleigh Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) is being prepared by the Town Council and local community. When complete, it will be used to help guide and shape future development in the plan's area.
Latest news...
Reg 17 Examination (Commenced July 2024)
Babergh District Council have appointed Ann Skippers BSc (Hons) MRTPI FRSA AoU to carry out an independent examination of the Hadleigh NDP.
The examination is now underway and relevant updates will be published here at the appropriate time.
- Read the Examination Correspondence document (published 18 July 2024)
Previous stages...
Reg 16 Submission consultation (ended 5 July 2024)
The Hadleigh NDP was submitted in April 2024 and was made available for public consultation between 20 May and 5 July 2024.
Hadleigh Town Council (the qualifying body) had submitted the following documents:
• A Map identifying the NDP Area
• The submission draft Hadleigh NDP 2023 - 2037
• A Consultation Statement
• A Basic Conditions Statement
• Copies of the Oct 2023 SEA & HRA Screening Reports, and our Feb 2024 Determination Notices (see under Previous stages below)
The submission draft plan also included an extensive list of supporting documents. Some had been commissioned by the Town Council, others are third party documents. Links to all of those listed in the submitted plan, and some that are not, can be found on the Town Council website (see here). Specific evidence documents are also reproduced below:
• An Advertising & Shopfront Design Code
• A Design Guidelines & Codes Report (AECOM, June 2023)
• A Hadleigh Character Assessment (2022)
• A Landscape & Views Appraisal (May 2023) [This is a large, 27Mb file, comprising a Main report, Site and View Assessments, and the Appendices]
• A Local Green Spaces Report
• A Landscape & Biodiversity Assessment Report (SWT, 2022)
• An Introduction to the Hadleigh Local List (includes a link to the Hadleigh Society interactive local list webpage)
• A Town Centre Health Check Report (Carter Jonas, 2015)
• A Sporting Community Status Report
• A Transport Study Report (Feb 2023)
• A Cycling Route Map
An assessment on how this NDP meets the basic condition tests will form part of the examination (see 'latest news' above). Our initial checks suggested that the relevant requirements had been met at this stage. See our Regulation 15 Checklist.
Respondents were also reminded that their comments would be forwarded to the examiner at the end of this consultation period and, with the exception of personal contact details, that they would be published on this webpage. The Town Council are also being given the opportunity to respond to any new issues raised.
- See the Reg 16 consultation responses (Town Council response to follow)
SEA/HRA screening and determination (Feb 2024)
The pre-submission draft Hadleigh NDP was screened to determine whether a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and or a habitats regulations assessment (HRA) were needed. Both have been 'screened-out'. The relevant reports and our determination notice are published below:
- Read the Hadleigh NDP SEA screening report (LUC, Oct 2023)
- Read the Hadleigh NDP HRA screening report (LUC, Oct 2023)
- Read the Hadleigh NDP SEA HRA Determination Notice (Feb 2024)
Reg 14 Pre-Submission consultation (6 Nov to 18 Dec 2023)
Consultation of the pre-submission draft Hadleigh NDP ended on 18 December 2023. Please visit the Town Council website for more information.