Mid Suffolk District Council are carrying out a Community Governance Review of Parishes, Town Councils and Unparished areas.

A copy of the Notice of Review can be viewed by using this link. The Terms of Reference can also be viewed using this link. 

What A Community Governance Review Is

It is a statutory process to review the whole of the district to consider one or more of the following:

• Creating, merging, altering or abolishing Parishes;
• The naming of Parishes and the style of new Parishes;
• The electoral arrangements for Parishes (the ordinary year of election; council size; the number of councillors to be elected to the council, and Parish warding), and
• Grouping new or existing Parishes under a common Parish Council or de-grouping existing Parishes

Once the draft consultation document is released, a copy will be uploaded here.

The first stage of the review process will be a consultation, the District Council will be inviting residents and other interested persons or organisations to submit their views.

How to take part in the review

Should you wish to make a written submission to the review you can do this by letter to:

Community Governance Review

Electoral Services

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

Endeavour House

8 Russell Road

Ipswich IP1 2BX

Or by email to elections@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk

The deadline for submissions to the first phase of the consultation is 27 May 2022.