This Week at a Glance ⚠️ PLANNING WATCH — Outline permission sought for up to 210 homes at Chilton Industrial Estate • IN THE CHAMBER — Birds of prey attraction approved at Lawshall despite objections • YOUR MONEY — Babergh Cabinet approves £742,000 CIL programme for Hadleigh, Sudbury and Great Cornard • PLANNING WATCH — Weybread'
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE • PLANNING WATCH — Long-running Norton Road scheme for up to 10 homes and allotments in Thurston finally granted after three years • YOUR MONEY — £18m Stowmarket Innovation Gateway officially opens, backed by £16.66m from Freeport East • JOBS & TENDERS — Councils seek contractors for a joint
This Week at a Glance ⚠️ THE COUNTDOWN — Suffolk County Council's judicial review claim against the Government's reorganisation decision was formally filed ⚠️ PLANNING WATCH — Overnight construction working continues at the East Anglia Three converter station in Bramford until 10 July • IN THE CHAMBER — Babergh Council designates a
This Week at a Glance ⚠️ THE COUNTDOWN — Suffolk County Council resolved to proceed with a legal challenge to the government's reorganisation decision • PLANNING WATCH — 47 planning items processed this issue, including a fire-damaged listed farmhouse repair, an EIA screening request and three refused self-build dwellings • ON
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE ⚠️ HAVE YOUR SAY — Joint Local Plan scoping consultation open until 31 July 2026 ⚠️ PLANNING WATCH — Reserved matters submitted for Wolsey Grange site infrastructure: up to 750 dwellings north of the A1071, Babergh • IN THE CHAMBER — Mid Suffolk Cabinet meets 9 June: financial outturn, air quality
This Week at a Glance ⚠️ HAVE YOUR SAY — Joint Local Plan scoping consultation open until 31 July 2026 IN THE CHAMBER — Mid Suffolk ends 2025/26 with General Fund surplus of £4.6m; housing account surplus of £433k IN THE CHAMBER — Both cabinets note five areas of non-compliance following