News & Progress

NPWG Minutes and Agendas

BREDFIELD NDP Review 1 (pdf)
Bredfield NDP Made Edition May 21 (pdf)
Final Bredfield Habitats Regulations Assessment June 2019 (pdf)
Updated SEA of the Bredfield Neighbourhood Plan 2020.01.24 (pdf)
SEA adoption statement (pdf)

The referendum for the Bredfield Neighbourhood Plan took place on Thursday 6 May 2021.

The result showed that 122 people, representing 88% of those who voted, were in favour of the council using the neighbourhood plan to help it determine planning applications in the neighbourhood plan area, meaning that the neighbourhood plan can therefore be ‘made’.  

The Bredfield Neighbourhood Plan was ‘made’ on 26 May 2021 and now forms part of the Development Plan for the district. 

 

The plan contains 5 Statements of Intent against which progress will be monitiored:

STATEMENT OF INTENT 1: FOOTPATH AND ROADSIDE MAINTENANCE

The Parish Council will liaise closely with the relevant authorities (County Council, District Council and landowners) to ensure that public footpaths, bridleways, roadside verges, border hedgerows and drainage ditches are regularly maintained and kept in good order.

 

STATEMENT OF INTENT 2: SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT

The Parish Council will support the Jubilee Meadow and Orchard in establishing and maintaining both a traditional orchard and a wildlife conservation area. Community initiatives to assist with conservation will be supported by the Parish Council where appropriate.

 

STATEMENT OF INTENT 3: COMMUNITY FACILITIES

  • The Parish Council will encourage and promote:
  • the village facilities, shop, hall, tennis and bowls clubs, Church and Chapel, play area, Jubilee Meadow and Orchard
  • support the re-establishment of a public house, where it can be demonstrated that this would be an asset to the community
  • make all possible use, and promote the use by others, of the village website, The Lantern, Grundisburgh News, the notice boards, and the Mailchimp service
  • continue to support the provision of a school transport service between Bredfield and Woodbridge

Progress Update: The Tennis Club has now been wound up, and the courts are administered by the Village Hall Committee 

 

STATEMENT OF INTENT 4: BROADBAND

Proposals to enhance the present broadband and mobile telephone equipment infrastructure will be supported by ensuring that prospective developers are made fully aware of new building regulations effective from 1st January 2017.

Progress Update: This intent has been fulfilled – the village now has full Fibre broadband. 

 

STATEMENT OF INTENT 5: TRAFFIC PROBLEMS

Access to A12

The Parish Council will continue to campaign actively for safer access to the A12, and to mitigate the existing problems with the junctions.

Other traffic problems

The Parish Council will:

  • work with both District and County Council to reduce speeds by the provision of Speed Activated Devices;
  • work with District and County Councils to secure the introduction of traffic calming measures on some of the village roads to reduce speeding;
  • oppose any development which would lead to a significant increase in traffic through the village;
  • support measures to provide safe and continuous pavements wherever possible in the village;
  • support the expansion of safe cycling routes within the Parish, to enable safe access to amenities, especially the Village Shop, Playing Field and Church, and work with the District Council to improve access to Woodbridge;
  • work with County and District Councils to review the existing controls on HGV traffic flow through the village, with a view to both enforcing current restrictions and reducing the flow.