The Town Council is a statutory consultee for all planning applications in the town. There are two planning authorities for Beccles: East Suffolk Council are responsible for applications in most of the town, but a small number of streets alongside the river, including some of Puddingmoor, Northgate, Fen Lane and George Westwood Way, are in the Broads Authority area, and planning applications for these are dealt with by Broads Authority.
The Town Council has a Planning Committee, which meets twice per month to consider planning applications and to give the Council’s opinion; however, the decision as to whether to grant permission lies with East Suffolk Council or Broads Authority.
Search East Suffolk Council’s Planning Portal
Search Broads Authority’s Planning Portal
The Neighbourhood Plan was approved by public referendum on Thursday 16th September and has been adopted (or ‘made’) by East Suffolk Council and the Broads Authority and has now come into effect for the determination of planning applications within the Beccles Neighbourhood Area.
View the final Plan document here.
Physical copies are also available to view at Beccles Library, or at Beccles Town Hall, The Walk, NR34 9AJ (between 9.30am and 1pm).