Planning
East Suffolk Council is the local planning authority with responsibility for determining planning applications.
Once a planning application is valid it will be uploaded on to the East Suffolk Council website and the application, including the application form, will be visible via the ‘Public Access’ system. Public Access
Please see the below links for further information with regards to planning applications in our area.
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Why does Martlesham Council respond to Planning Applications?
Parish Councils have a legal right to be notified about planning applications within their area and offer comments.
Responding to planning applications gives the Council opportunities to engage with planners to provide area specific knowledge, promote beneficial biodiversity features within the design of development and to ensure that there is consideration of relevant, recent information regarding species and habitats.
Although as a Parish Council we do not have the power to approve or refuse planning applications ourselves, we are able to offer detailed local knowledge of the area and represent the concerns of local residents, giving local communities a say in how their area develops. While the Parish Council can't make the final decision, their views and influence the outcome. Planning Officers must consider the Parish Councils comments when making recommendations to the district and borough council.
Our Neighbourhood Plan
The Martlesham Neighbourhood Plan was made in July 2018. The Neighbourhood Plan process was the result of wide community involvement and is reflective of issues which are of considerable importance to Martlesham. The plan gave our community direct power to develop a shared vision for our neighbourhood, the opportunity to shape the development and growth of our local area and ultimately to guide development within the parish and provide guidance to any interested parties wishing to submit planning applications. The Neighbourhood Plan is referenced in our planning responses and forms one part of the development plan for the parish, the other being the East Suffolk Council Local Plan adopted in 2020.
Martlesham Neighbourhood Plan
Neighbourhood Planning Faces an uncertain future
The recent withdrawal of the Neighbourhood Planning (NP) and technical support grants places future neighbourhood planning at risk. Communities and their Town & Parish Councils, with limited budgets, will likely be unable to adequately fund, and provide the technical knowledge, to undertake a Neighbourhood Plan. Add your support for continued funding for community-led Neighbourhood Plans.