Welcome to the Barrow-cum-Denham Neighbourhood Plan page

This website provides you with further information about the Neighbourhood Plan and invites you to be involved in shaping the future of your local area.

We have now completed the pre-submission consultation on the Neighbourhood Plan, and this website contains the version of the Neighbourhood Plan submitted to West Suffolk Council, as well as background documentation. Thank you to all who provided their feedback on the Neighbourhood Plan.  

Neighbourhood Plan and Background Documents

View the final Neighbourhood Plan

View the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Neighbourhood Plan

View the Barrow Settlement Boundary

View the Basic Conditions Statement

View the Habitat Regulation Assessment

View the Design Guidance and Codes

View the Site Allocation

View the Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report

Consultation

Barrow-cum-Denham Parish Council has undertaken extensive consultation on the Neighbourhood Plan, You can find the responses to the initial survey/ questionnaire conducted in 2021, the consultation materials from 2023 and the final consultation report which details how the parish has responded to feedback.

Viewing the Exhibition Boards displayed at the community planning day

Download a copy of the survey questionnaire response from 2021

Download a copy of our final consultation report

Consultation Report

Appendix 3 part 1

Appendix 3 part 2

Appendix 3 part 3

Appendix 3 part 4

Appendix 3 part 5

Appendix 3 part 6

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

Neighbourhood planning was introduced in the Localism Act 2011. It is an important and powerful tool that gives communities statutory powers to shape how their communities develop.

In very simple terms, a neighbourhood plan is:

  • A document that sets out planning policies for the neighbourhood area - planning policies are used to decide whether to approve planning applications

  • Written by the local community, the people who know and love the area, rather than the local planning authority

About the Neighbourhood Plan

The Barrow-cum-Denham Neighbourhood Plan area covers the settlements of Barrow, Burthorpe and Denham and the rural hinterland around these settlements.

This Plan has been prepared by Barrow-cum-Denham Parish Council, for the community to help protect the local identity of the area and community values. The Plan sets out a clear pathway into the future to strengthen and secure the long-term integrity of the Neighbourhood Plan Area.