Development Plan Documents

The Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) was adopted by the Council on 12th May 2010, and now forms part of the Local Development Framework (LDF) for the Forest Heath District.

Setting out a vision, objectives, spatial strategy and overarching policies, the Core Strategy guides the provision of new development in the District up until 2026 (with Housing to 2031).

The Core Strategy and supporting adoption documents are set out below:

• Core Strategy May 2010
• Sustainability Appraisal of the Core Strategy Document
• Adoption Statement and notice of advertisement
• Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment Statement
• Core Strategy final inspectors report
• Annex A binding recommendation final version
• Annex B minor changes final version
• Full Council committee report

A legal challenge was lodged against the core strategy (DPD). The Challenge took place at the High Court in London on 22/23 February 2011. For information on the High Court ruling, please see the councils' press release. The Council received the order from the High Court on the 4th May 2011.

The Core Strategy is the starting point in the determination of planning applications in the District alongside the 'saved' policies within the Forest Heath Local Plan 1995.

Some of the policies within the Local Plan have however, been superseded by the adoption of Core Strategy.

A list of the Local Plan Policies and whether or not they are still operational is also set out below:

• Forest Heath Local Plan 1995
• Local Plan Policies Saved and Deleted by Core Strategy (May 2010)
• Interactive version of both the text and proposal map

In addition, the council has adopted the following documents as supplementary planning guidance to the Local Plan:

• Red Lodge Master Plan 1998
• Section 106 planning obligations
• Suffolk Advisory parking standards 2002
• Minutes regarding SPG for extending dwellings in the countryside
• Policy regarding extension to dwellings in the countryside
• Committee 3rd Dec 1997
• Extension of residential curtilage into the countryside