There was a really good response to both the Housing Needs Survey and Household Questionnaire which took place in February. The NP Working Group is now examining the responses in depth and preparing to publish results. They’re also looking at the Preferred Options for the Local Plan which West Suffolk considered at Cabinet on 26th April and will consider at Full Council on 17th May, before launching a full consultation on 26th May. The consultation will run until late July.
We’re looking at how the responses from the Household Questionnaire mesh with the proposals under West Suffolk’s Preferred Options, and also looking at the housing allocation and the site(s) they have identified.
The next phase of work is to:
- publish our Household Questionnaire findings
- consider whether to apply for funding towards a development brief for any site(s) allocated
The parish council will be considering its response to the Local Plan Preferred Options consultation later this spring and will be working closely with NP Working Group to ensure that the findings of the Household Questionnaire and Housing Needs Survey are taken into account in developing its response. We’ll be setting out a time line on how the parish council and NP working group will be working together on this shortly.