Local councils such as Town and Parish Councils do not have a statutory responsibility for services such as planning. The responsibility for the discharge of this function in the majority of cases rests with District and Borough Councils as the Local Authority. For Ixworth & Ixworth Thorpe the authority is West Suffolk District Council.
West Suffolk District Council notifies Ixworth & Ixworth Thorpe Parish Council of any applications they have accepted and relate to land within the Parish. The Parish Council have 21 days to respond. If an ordinary meeting of the Parish Council falls within 21 days period, and there is time for it to be included on the agenda, it will be discussed at that meeting. If the 21 days period falls prior to the next ordinary meeting or the application arrived too late to be included on an agenda, then an extra meeting can be called for the Parish Council to respond to the application.
The Parish Council, when responding to applications, will be base their responses on Planning Policy. The Parish Council can only take certain issues into account when considering an application, these are often referred to as ‘material planning considerations’. Click here to see further details
Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings and there will be an opportunity for members of the public to make comment on the applications being discussed.
If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to advise the Council of any concerns you may have, please email the clerk – email
Resident Comments
If you wish to comment on a planning application, you must send your comments to West Suffolk District Council before the expiry date of the application.
Search for an Application
To search for an application, go to the West Suffolk website home page and click on planning and building regulations, view and comment on planning applications, West Suffolk planning applications. You can then perform a simple search by keyword, application reference number, postcode or by a single line of an address. West Suffolk District Council home page can is accessed here
Under West Suffolk Local Planning Policy, Ixworth is classed as Key Service Centre - Details can be found on the Vision 2031 document which is currently under review. The document is available here
Planning Applications
More information on what a planning application is and the planning process, including when you need planning permission, tree protection orders, listed buildings and an interactive house which shows you when planning permission is needed is available here
If you have any other planning queries, you can email West Suffolk District Councils Planning Department here
The Government has published its ‘Plain English guide to the planning system’. This document seeks to give a succinct summary of how the planning system in England works under 12 headings including national planning policy, neighbourhood planning, obtaining planning permission and planning enforcement. The document is available here
