Lavenham Neighbourhood Plan approaches final hurdle

After months, if not years, of hard work, the process of developing a Neighbourhood Plan for Lavenham is reaching its final stages.

The latest version of the Plan has now been lodged with Babergh District Council, who will 'publicise' it over a six week period.  This is a last chance for the public to comment on the document, although, given the wide consultation that has already taken place. I doubt if much more needs to be said.

Developing the Plan has been a long and complex process, but there is a good reason for this.  Once the Plan is adopted it will stand alongside the Babergh Local Plan, and have real power to influence planning decisions in the village. There is also a financial benefit in that villages with an adopted plan will be able to keep a higher proportion of Community Infrastructure Levy, a tax on developers, than those without.

A new website has just been launched which has links to the complete version of the Plan and its supporting documents.  This can be found by clicking here.