Consultations

Sizewell C Examination – Commenced 14th April 2021

The Parish Council made an Oral Representation at the Opn Floor Hearins held during May. It has also submitted a Written Representation regarding the potential impacts on Kelsale-cum-Carlton should the proosed Power Station receive consent from the Secretary of State.

Copies of both can be found below:

A copy of the Written Submission to the Planning Inspectorate and submitted on the 27th May 2021 can be viewed and downloaded here. It will open in a new page.

A copy of the transcript of the Oral Representation made to the Planning Inspectorate at the Open Floor Hearings in May 2021 can be viewed and downloaded here. It will open in a new page.

1st Additional Sizewell C Consultation – 18 November to 18 December 2020

The documents for the first additional Sizewell C Post-application Consultation were released by SZC Co. on the 18th November 2020 with a closing date of the 18th December 2020.

The formal response of the Parish Council is below along with a Foreword and Executive Summary:

A copy of the Approved Foreword and Executive Summary of Kelsale-cum-Carlton Parish Council is available for download or printing here and will open in a new page.

A copy of the approved detailed response of Kelsale-cum-Carlton Parish Council is available for download or printing here and will open in a new page.

Sizewell C Planning Inspectorate Relevant Representation – September 2020

The Parish Council have submitted a Relevant Representation that largely focuses on the potential impacts (direct and indirect) that the Sizewell C development as proposed might have on KcC; the ecology of the Parish, residents, businesses and visitors – during both construction and subsequent operation.

A copy of the Relevant Representation of Kelsale-cum-Carlton Parish Council is available for download or printing here and will open in a new page.

Sizewell C Stage 4 Consultation – 18 July to 27 September 2019

The documents for the Sizewell C Stage 4 Pre-application Consultation were released by EDF on the 18th July 2019. Due to their size these documents are unable to be loaded onto the website. Hard copies of both the summary and full consultation document are available for public inspection by request.

The formal response of the Parish Council to the Stage 4 Pre-application Consultation on Sizewell C is below:

The 2mb Sizewell Stage 4 Consultation response of the Parish Council is available here and will open in a new window

Sizewell C EIA Scoping Opinion

The Sizewell C Environmental Impact Analysis Scoping Opinion was commented on by the Parish Council in their role as a statutory consultee.

The 565kb response of the Parish Council to the Sizewell C EIA Scoping Opinion conducted by the Planning Inspectorate is available here and will open in a new window

The Parish Council are also making available below the Joint response of the District and County Councils to the EIA Scoping Opinion as they too hold Statutory Consultee status.

The 2mb joint response of the District and County Councils to the Sizewell C EIA Scoping Opinion conducted by the Planning Inspectorate is available here and will open in a new window

Sizewell C Stage 3 Consultation – ended on 29th March 2019

The formal response of the Parish Council to the Stage 3 Pre-application Consultation on Sizewell C is below and comprises separately the Executive Summary, Detailed Response and Appendices A to H:

The 611kb Executive Summary of outlining the position of the Parish Council is available here and will open in a new window

The 2mb detailed response of the Parish Council is available here and will open in a new window

Appendix A, a 2mb file comprising indicative traffic maps showing morning peak congestion along the A12 is available here and will open in a new window

Appendix B, a 4mb file comprising indicative traffic maps showing evening peak congestion along the A12 is available here and will open in a new window

Appendix C, a 538kb file illustrating the high level views of residents on key issues, collected by a resident survey during the consultation period. Available here and opening in a new window

Appendix D, a 560kb illustrates the concerns of residents in the form of a ‘heatmap’, is available here and will open in a new window

Appendix E, a 3mb file is a copy of the presented material made to a public meeting of residents on the 6th February 2019. It is available here and will open in a separate window

Appendix F, a 2mb file describes the ‘verbatim comments’ of residents collected during March 2019 following the public meeting in February. It is available here to view or download and will open in a new window.

Appendix G, a 529kb file identifies the reference material used in compiling this response and is available here opening in a new window

Appendix H, a 158kb file is a copy of a reply from the Department of Transport in response to a question for the Parish Council regarding the traffic analysis methodology employed by EDF Energy. It is available here and will open in a new window

As implied in the previous paragraphs, the Parish Council undertook ‘door drop questionnaire’ research during the consultation. The results are summarised in the following documents.

This 559kb document provides a graphic representation of respondent view to the questions asked in the questionnaire. It is available here and will open in a new window

A 2mb file giving a graphic representation of respondee comments is available here and will open in a new window

Sizewell C Stage 2 Consultation – January 2017

The formal response of the Parish Council to the Stage 2 Pre-application Consultation on Sizewell C is below:

A 981kb file is is available here and will open in a separate window. It comprises the Parish Council response to the Stage 2 Pre-Application Consultation circulated by EDF Energy in the Autumn of 2016.  

SCDC Local Plan 2017 – 2019

The Parish Council have fully participated in the Local Plan consultations undertaken by Suffolk Coastal District Council (now part of the East Suffolk Council).

The response of the Parish Council to each of the three consultative phases can be found below. Each opens in a separate window:

This 1mb file comprises the Parish Council’s response to the Final Draft Local Plan – January 2019

This 721kb file comprises the Parish Council’s response to the First Draft Local Plan – September 2018

This 2.23mb file comprises the Parish Council’s response to the initial consultation – October 2017

Kelsale Village Centre Conservation Area – 2018

The following two items are provided to record the process outcomes giving rise to the Conservation Area in the centre of Kelsale in November 2018 .

The Conservation Area Appraisal completed in 2018 is available here and will open in a new window.

The map of the Kelsale Village Centre Conservation Area at its inception in November 2018 is available here and will open in a new window.

Review of East Suffolk Warding by the Boundaries Commission

The following comments were received regarding the proposals and potentially impacting the outcome for Kelsale cum Carlton.

Kelsale & Yoxford Warding Proposal

52] We received four submissions relating to this area, in addition to general support from the Councils. Kelsale-cum-Carlton Parish Council expressed a general concern over the size of the proposed ward and stated that their links lie more with the Saxmundham area; however, no alternative warding pattern was provided here.

53] A local resident opposed the draft recommendations in this area, stating that Walpole, Cratfield and Linstead should be included in a Halesworth ward, and that Leiston should be included in Kelsale & Yoxford. However, this proposal would have significant knock-on effects on the surrounding wards, and no evidence was put forward to justify moving away from the draft recommendations here.

54] A local resident supported the boundaries here but proposed an alternative name of Kelsale & Chediston; however, we are content that the two primary settlements are represented in the name of this ward and are not proposing to alter it. Another local resident queried the eastern boundary of this ward; however, as this follows the parish boundary in the area, we are content to retain this as part of the final recommendations.

A summary of the Warding for East Suffolk that received ascent in Parliament is available here and will open in a new window