In 2003 an Urban Capacity Study was prepared by the council following the guidance set out in the Suffolk Urban Capacity Methodology.
The 2003 study was prepared to identify how much housing could be accommodated within the built-up areas of sustainable settlements in St Edmundsbury. For the purposes of the Study, and in accordance with the selection criteria of policy CS3(e) of the Suffolk Structure Plan Review, the following settlements were assessed:
- Bury St Edmunds
- Haverhill
- Clare
- Ixworth
- Stanton
This document is available to purchase for £30 + pp. Please contact David Brown on 01284 757368 or send a cheque (made payable to St Edmundsbury Borough Council) to:
Planning Policy and Specialist Services
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
St Edmundsbury House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3YU
Urban Capacity Study Review
In 2005 White Young Green Planning were commissioned by the council to undertake a review of the 2003 Urban Capacity Study. The purpose of the review is to provide the borough council with a critique and re-evaluation of the methodology and findings of the original study. It was also used to inform the council’s evidence submitted to the Public Local Inquiry into objections to the Replacement Borough Local Plan.
This document is available to purchase for £20 + pp. Please contact David Brown on 01284 757368 or send a cheque (made payable to St Edmundsbury Borough Council) to:
Planning Policy and Specialist Services
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
St Edmundsbury House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3YU
