Neighbourhood Plan

The Sudbrooke Neighbourhood Plan is being reviewed in November 2023.

The Review of Sudbrooke Neighbourhood Plan November 2023 document is the edited proposal of the original plan; it has been left in the editing mode so that you can see where the changes are being proposed to bring the document up to date. However, the team need your assistance to provide comments to the proposals. The edited document can be viewed on the link at the beginning of this paragraph or by clicking on this link.

Your comments to the proposals can be made using the Sudbrooke Response Forms located here. and should be ruturned by 3 January 2024.

The Sudbrooke Neighbourhood Plan Presentation gives further information on the Neighbourhood Plan and its aims.

The PDF document can be reviewed and downloaded but the Word document can only be download. The form is a duplicate of the following text:

Residents of Sudbrooke - We Need Your Help!

Over the past year, a group of residents have been preparing a review of the Sudbrooke Neighbourhood Plan. The main aim of the Neighbourhood Plan review is to enable the local community to have a greater say in how the neighbourhood changes in the future. Once complete, the Neighbourhood Plan review will become a legal document. Future planning proposals will be determined using local policies set within the Plan. 

We need your help by answering the following questions, that will enable us to finalise the review of the Neighbourhood Plan.

Policy 1: Housing Development within the Developed Footprint of Sudbrooke

The policy seeks to make sure that any new housing in the area is the right type and size. Any new housing should enhance the area and meet the needs of the community and not spread into open Countryside.
What are your thoughts on this?

Policy 2: Housing Development on the Edge of the Developed Footprint or Elsewhere

This policy seeks to influence the type and style of new housing at in accordance with Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Policy S4.
What are your thoughts on this?

Policy 3: Affordable Housing

This policy seeks to support Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Policy S22 on Affordable Housing. 
Is this something that is important to you?

Policy 4: Extensions and Alterations to existing dwellings

This policy seeks to influence how existing buildings can change and adapt over time. 
Is this something that is important to you?

Policy 5: Local Green Space

This policy protects continues to protect the 10 identified green spaces in the village. 
What are your thoughts on this?

Policy 6: Natural Environment

This policy seeks to protect our valued landscape and wider countryside around the village. 
Is this something that’s important to you?

Policy 7: Protected and Significant Trees

This policy seeks to protect our remaining significant trees around the village from any further loss. 
What do you think about this?

Policy 8: Nettleham Beck and balancing ponds

This policy seeks to protect the environment around the Nettleham Beck and the balancing ponds for their habitat value. 
What are your thoughts on this?

Policy 9: Public Rights of Way

This policy is about protecting our public rights of way.
Is this something that’s important to you?

Policy 10: Settlement Breaks

This policy seeks to preserve the green space between Subrooke and Scothern and Sudbrooke and Langworth to avoid further coalescence between the settlements. 
Is this something that’s important to you?

Policy 11. Design Codes

This policy suggests that all future buildings should be in keeping with those already in the area, that they should blend in well and be built of similar materials to existing buildings.
What do you think about this?

Policy 11. Historic Environment. 

This policy states that any new proposals must contribute to protecting and enhancing the areas historic buildings and spaces. 
Is this something that’s important to you?

Please send response back to lukebr500@gmail.com or sudbrookeparishcouncil@gmail.com

Alternatively, you can post them to 55 Victoria Street, Lincoln, LN11HY, by 3rd January 2024.