Suffolk structural review

Stage Three

Reports on affordability

Here is a link to the page where the independent financial consultants' reports have been uploaded.

Please find below a link to the financial information received during Stage Three:

Financial information from Suffolk local authorities

Submissions

A 12 week period began on 7 July 2008 during which we invited views on our draft proposal. Stage Three ended on 26 September 2008. However, the Boundary Committee will try to take in to account any submissions which are received after this date.

After receiving submissions from local authorities in Suffolk we wrote to Suffolk County Council and Ipswich Borough Council on 27 October 2008 and asked them some questions about what they had submitted. The letters sent can be found below.

Suffolk County Council (PDF)
Ipswich Borough Council (PDF)

The responses to the questions can be found below.

Suffolk County Council and Mid-Suffolk District Council (PDF)
Ipswich Borough Council (PDF)

Some local authorities sent responses to submissions sent to us by other authorities, these can be found below

Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council response to 'North Haven' business case (PDF)
Mid Suffolk District Council response to submission of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Forest Heath District Council and Waveney District Council submission (PDF)
Ipswich Borough Council response to Suffolk County Council submission (PDF)
Letter from Leaders of Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats in Ipswich Borough Council (PDF)

Submissions received during Stage Three will be placed on our website and updated regularly

Submissions received from local authorities

Suffolk County Council (PDF)
Babergh District Council (PDF)
Ipswich Borough Council (PDF)
Suffolk Coastal District Council (PDF)
Forest Heath District Council, St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Waveney District Council joint submission (PDF)
Mid Suffolk District Council (PDF)

Submissions received 7 to 21 July 2008

Online submissions (PDF)
Parish and Town Councils and Councillors (PDF)
Residents (PDF)
Local authorities (PDF)
Local organisations (PDF)
Emails (PDF)

Submissions received 22 July to 4 August 2008

Online submissions (PDF)
Parish and Town Councils and Councillors (PDF)
Residents (PDF)
Local organisations (PDF)
Political groups, MPs, and County and District Councillors (PDF)
Emails (PDF)

Submissions received 5 to 18 August 2008

Online submissions (PDF)
Parish and Town Councils and Councillors (PDF)
Residents (PDF)
Local organisations (PDF)
Emails (PDF)

Submissions received 19 August to 1 September 2008

Online Submissions (PDF)
Parish and Town Councils and Parish and Town Councillors (PDF)
Residents (Part One) (PDF)
Residents (Part Two) (PDF)
Residents (Part Three) (PDF)
Residents (Part Four) (PDF)
Residents (Part Five) (PDF)
Local organisations (PDF)
Political groups, MPs, and County and District Councillors (PDF)
Local Authorities (PDF)
Emails (Part One) (PDF)
Emails (Part Two) (PDF)

Submissions received 2 September to 15 September 2008

Online submissions (Residents) (PDF)
Online submissions (Parish and Town councils) (PDF)
Parish and Town Councils and Parish and Town Councillors (PDF)
Residents (Part One) (PDF)
Residents (Part Two) (PDF)
Residents (Part Three) (PDF)
Residents (Part Four) (PDF)
Residents (Part Five) (PDF)
Local organisations (PDF)
Political groups, MPs, and County and District Councillors (PDF)
Emails (Parishes) (PDF)
Emails (Residents) (PDF)

Submissions received 16 September to 26 September 2008

Submissions received after 26 September 2008

Online submissions (Residents) (PDF)
Online submissions (Parish and Town Councils) (PDF)
Parish and Town Councils and Parish and Town Councillors (PDF)
Residents (Part One) (PDF)
Residents (Part Two) (PDF)
Local organisations (PDF)
Political groups, MPs, and County and District Councillors (PDF)
Local authorities (PDF)
Emails (Local organisations) (PDF)
Emails (Parish and Town Councils and Parish and Town Councillors) (PDF)
Emails (Political groups, MPs, and County and District Councillors) (PDF)
Emails (Residents) (PDF)

Draft proposal

On 7 July 2008 we published our draft proposals for unitary local government in Norfolk and Suffolk (PDF).*
*please note that an amend was made to Table 11 of this report on 16 July

Maps of the area- A0 Maps:
Two unitary pattern A: Norfolk UA (Unitary Authority) and Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft UA (July 2008): Map 1 (PDF), Map 2 (PDF),
Two unitary pattern B: Norfolk UA and Norwich UA (July 2008): Map 3 (PDF), Map 4 (PDF)
Two unitary pattern B: Norwich UA: Map 5 (PDF)
Suffolk UA and Ipswich and Felixstowe UA (July 2008): Map 6 (PDF), Map 7 (PDF)
Ipswich and Felixstowe UA: Map 8 (PDF)

A4 Maps:
Map 1 - Existing arrangements in Norfolk (PDF)
Map 2- Existing arrangements in Suffolk (PDF)
Map 3 - Existing arrangements in Great Yarmouth and Waveney (PDF)
Map B1 - Division of Waveney under all patterns (PDF)
Map B2 - Draft proposals for Norfolk and Lowestoft - Norfolk unitary authority (PDF)
Map B3 - Two Unitary Pattern (A) for Norfolk and Lowestoft: A Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft unitary authority and a Norfolk unitary authority (PDF)
Map B4 - Two Unitary Pattern (B) for Norfolk and Lowestoft: A Norwich unitary authority and a Norfolk unitary authority (PDF)
Map B5 - Draft proposal for Suffolk (less Lowestoft); an Ipswich and Felixstowe unitary authority and a Suffolk unitary authority (PDF)
Map B6 - Single Unitary Pattern for Suffolk (less Lowestoft); a Suffolk unitary authority (PDF)
Please note that some of these maps are very large and may take some time to download.

A summary of the report (PDF) is also available.

A 12 week period begins on 7 July 2008 during which we invite views on our draft proposal. Stage Three ends on 26 September 2008

You can express your views on our draft proposal using our online submission form.

Please note: If you do not want all or any part of your response or name made public, please contact us immediately to explain why confidentiality is necessary. All information in responses may be subject to publication or disclosure as required by law.

Once we have provided our advice there will then be a further period of four weeks during which representations may be made directly to the Secretary of State.

You can download our poster from Stage Three (PDF) and leaflet from Stage Three (PDF) for more information.

Stage Two

During Stage Two we considered the submissions we received during Stage One

Stage One - submissions

On 3 March 2008, we started a structural review of Suffolk. During the first stage of the review (to 11 April 2008) we worked with local authorities and other stakeholders to identify potential concepts for new unitary authorities. Below are the submissions we received at Stage One.

You can download our poster from Stage One (PDF) and leaflet from Stage One (PDF) for more information.

We will publish our draft proposals for unitary arrangements in July, at which point representations will be sought from people living in the county.

Suffolk County Council

Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council submission (PDF)

Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council covering letter one (PDF)

Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council covering letter two (PDF)

Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council - appendix (with map) (PDF)

Local authorities and district councillors

Babergh District Council Letter (PDF)
Babergh District Council Appendix (PDF)

Babergh District Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Suffolk Coastal District Council, St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Waveney District Council - proposed map of West Suffolk boundaries (PDF)

Forest Heath District Council Submission (PDF)
Forest Heath District Council letter (PDF)
Forest Heath District Council and St. Edmundsbury Borough Council joint letter (PDF)

Ipswich Borough Council submission (PDF)
Ipswich Borough Council letter (PDF)

St Edmundsbury Borough Council submission (PDF)
St Edmundsbury Borough Council Letter - 11 April (PDF)
St Edmundsbury Borough Council Letter - 05 June (PDF)

Suffolk Coastal District Council Letter (PDF)
Suffolk Coastal District Council - 1993/94 Local Government Review survey results (PDF)

Waveney District Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council submission (PDF)
Waveney District Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council letter (PDF)

Ipswich Borough Council, St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Suffolk Coastal District Council, Waveney District Council joint statement (PDF)

Councillor Blundell (PDF)

Councillor Cresswell (PDF)

Councillor Nettleton (PDF)

The contents of the letters below refer to one another, and as such are positioned together

St Edmundsbury Borough Council Letter - 23 May (PDF)
Babergh District Council Letter - 28 May (PDF)
Forest Heath District Council response - 12 June (PDF)

Political groups and MPs

Suffolk Coastal District Council Liberal Democrats (PDF)

Suffolk County Council Labour group (PDF)

Suffolk County Council Liberal Democrats (PDF)
Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Waveney District Council, Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council Labour Groups joint submission (PDF)

Chris Mole MP (PDF)

Bob Blizzard MP (PDF)

Bob Blizzard MP - letter from 'The Beach' (PDF)

Richard Spring MP (PDF)

Mid Suffolk District Council- Suffolk Together, Green and Independent groups (PDF)

Town and parish councils and parish councillors

Local organisations

BOCM Pauls (PDF)
Bury St Edmunds Society (PDF)
Felixstowe Radio Community Interest Company (PDF)
Great Yarmouth and Waveney Primary Care Trust letter (PDF)
Great Yarmouth and Waveney Primary Care Trust key lines of enquiry (PDF)
Hutchinson Ports Ltd (PDF)
Ipswich Chinese Community Association (PDF)
Ipswich Fringe Group of Parishes (PDF)
Lowestoft and Waveney Chamber of Commerce submission (PDF)
Lowestoft and Waveney Chamber of Commerce letter (PDF)
Optua (PDF)
Orwell Housing Association (PDF)
SLP Engineering (PDF)
Suffolk ACRE (PDF)
Suffolk Family Carers (PDF)
Suffolk New College (PDF)
Suffolk Police Constabulary (PDF)
Suffolk Primary Care Trust (PDF)
Suffolk Preservation Society (PDF)
The Ipswich Society (PDF)

Residents

Ames (PDF)
Croton and Price (PDF)
Dale (PDF)
Forsyth (PDF)
Gee (PDF)
Hayes (PDF)
Holt (PDF)
Moore, B (PDF)
Moore, J (PDF)
Relton (May) (PDF)
Relton (June) (PDF)
Sheepshanks (PDF)
Smith (PDF)
Thomas (PDF)

After receiving concepts from local authorities and local political organisations, we formulated questions to ask those who had submitted the concepts in order to clarify some of the issues the concepts raised. The letters sent and the questions regarding each concept can be found below:

Babergh District Council (PDF)

Forest Heath District Council (PDF)

Government Office for the East of England (PDF)

Ipswich Borough Council (PDF)

Mid Suffolk District Council (PDF)

St Edmundsury Borough Council (PDF)

Suffolk County Council (PDF)

Suffolk County Council Labour Group (PDF)

Suffolk County Council Liberal Democrat Group (PDF)

Suffolk Coastal District Council (PDF)

Suffolk Coastal District Council Liberal Democrat Group (PDF)

Waveney District Council (PDF)