The Neighbourhood Plan

The Long Melford Neighbourhood Plan
The Neighbourhood Plan will become a Statutory Document that will form part of the Babergh Local Plan. It has been in development since 2017, following a series of consultations and a major survey of the local populace. The survey established a number of issues that parishioners felt were important, and helped to develop policies and projects to address them.

Statutory Neighbourhood Plan consultations took place during 2019 and 2021. A draft Plan has been created which, following agreement by the Parish Council, has been submitted to Babergh District Council. If it is found to meet with the relevant requirements, the District Council will organise a referendum of the parish electorate, at which point they can vote to either accept or reject the Plan.

The Draft Long Melford Neighbourhood Plan can be accessed by clicking on this link

Further information about the Neighbourhood Plan can be found at the website here.
(This is a separate website dedicated to the Neighbourhood Plan, operated by the Parish Council).

The Terms of Reference for the Neighbourhood Plan Working Group are available here.
Please also see the Neighbourhood Plan on Facebook