Great Barton Parish Council
Bringing the Community together
Bringing the Community together
Bringing the Community together
The consultation ran from Saturday 18 January 2020 to Monday 2 March 2020 (inclusive). The draft Neighbourhood Plan document that was consulted upon can be downloaded below.
We welcomed comments on the draft plan. These could be submitted online or by completing the form below and returning it as instructed on the form. Comments had to be received received by Monday 2 March 2020.
Link to Pre-Submission Draft Neighbourhood Plan
A consultation launch Drop-in event was held at Great Barton Village Hall on Saturday 18 January 2020 between 10am and 3pm. The display boards from that event can be downloaded below.
Display Boards from launch event 18 January 2020
The Drop-in Display was also be available to view at the Village Hall Annexe: Thurs 13 Feb 2020 7pm - 9pm
Copies of the draft Neighbourhood Plan could also be viewed during the consultation period at
Also during the consultation period copies of the draft plan could be borrowed from the Parish Clerk, Linda Harley. She could be contacted on 01284 787777.
We advised that following the completion of the consultation, we would review comments received, make any necessary amendments to the Plan and then submit it to West Suffolk Council in order that it could proceed to examination and Parish referendum later this year.
West Suffolk Council has prepared the Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Opinion (January 2020). They have published the Screening Opinion on their website - link to Screening Opinion (Jan 2020)
The Neighbourhood Plan preparation process includes a number of stages that have to be completed before the Plan is adopted. These are:
The Neighbourhood Plan Area, covering the whole of the parish, was originally designated by the then St Edmundsbury Borough Council in June 2016. Due to changes to the Great Barton Parish boundary following a community governance review, Great Barton Parish Council submitted a new application to designate a revised Neighbourhood Plan Area to cover the revised Parish area. The Borough Council confirmed the designation of the new area on 14 January 2019. The area involved in the Neighbourhood Plan is the whole of the Parish of Great Barton as shown on the Neighbourhood Area Map.
In January 2017 we held a village drop-in event to explain the neighbourhood plan process and gather comments and feedback from residents. These can be viewed on the Evidence page of the Neighbourhood Plan website.
A Household questionnaire was conducted in October 2017 and a document summarising the results can be viewed here.
A further drop-in event was held in April 2018 seek views on the sites that had been put forward to the Borough Council for potential housing development. A report containing the display boards of that event and the results can be viewed here.
We’ve also commissioned and prepared other background “evidence” documents to support the policies in the Plan.
Buildings of Local Significance
Future Stages
6 – Submission of amended Plan to West Suffolk Council and further Consultation by West Suffolk Council
7 – Independent Examination of Plan
8 - Potential Modifications
9 - Parish Referendum
10 - Making (adoption) of Plan by West Suffolk Council
