Parish Council

The Annual Parish Meeting and Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 26th May 2026 at 7:00pm in Sudbourne Village Hall - Annaul Parish Meeting Agenda - Click Here, Draft Minutes of the 2025 APM - Click Here, Annual Meeting Agenda - Click Here

MAY 2026 ELECTION RESULTS - CLICK HERE

Members of the public and the press are cordially invited to be present at any or all of the meetings.  Meetings may be filmed, photographed, recorded or reported about.  Agendas for all the meetings can be found on the Council website and village noticeboards at least three clear working days before the meeting.

Suffolk County Council are asking for your support to encourage all affected residents to report significant flooding to individual properties by clicking on this link and using the Highways Reporting Tool, if they do not have access to the internet they should call the SCC customer service number: 0345 606 6171.

How to use the Reporting Tool:
Click on Report It, (green button in the top left hand corner) then click Drainage and Flooding and select the most appropriate drop down option. Please include as much information as you have, there is also an option to upload photos.

CIL Reports:-

2020/21 Report - Click Here

2021/22 Report - Click Here

2022/23 Report - Click Here

Please see the link to the Sealink and Eurolink consultations here 

Sudbourne NEWSLETTER - Read Here - Newsletter

Members of the Council are:

Ginny Haynes

Natasha Hodge

Hannah Backhouse (Vice Chairman)

Mike Morris

Bill Parker

There are currently 2 vacancies.  If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor and standing for Co-option then please do not hesitate to get in touch with Jo Peters, Parish Clerk at sudbourneparishclerk@gmail.com.

List of Portfolio Holders

Cllr Hodge – Planning Applications, Training, Village Hall Liaison, Environment

Cllr Backhouse – Vice Chairman, Planning Applications, Play Area, Road Traffic Signs, Vehicle Activated Speed Sign, Environment

Cllr Haynes – Planning Applications, Bus Shelter and Defibrilator, Environment

Cllr Morris - Planning Applications, Environment

Cllr Parker - Sizewell C & Other Energy Projects, Planning Applications, Environment

Parish Clerk/RFO

Joanne Peters

Neutral Farm House

Mill Lane

Butley

Woodbridge

Suffolk. IP12 3PA

Tel: 01394 459400

E-mail: sudbourneparishclerk@gmail.com

The Parish Council is able to provide small donations to organisations that benefit our community.  Please find attached our Donations Policy here - Click Here

The Parish Council's responsibilities include:

• Finance - The Parish Council are responsible for the approval and monitoring of Council expenditure, annually analysing future funding requirements and recommending the precept to be raised. also arranging insurance of parish property. The Council finances go through both an Internal and External Audit annually.

• Parish Property - The Parish Council are responsible for the Play Area at The Close, The Village Sign, Bus Shelter and the 2 Notice-boards.

• Planning - The Parish Council receives and considers consultation copies of all Planning Applications relating to the Parish. Recommendations from the Council either in support of the application or as objections, are passed to East Suffolk Council who, as the local Planning Authority, may take note of these comments in their determination of the application. A full list of planning applications considered by the Parish Council can be viewed on East Suffolk Council's website.

• Highways - The Parish Council liaises with the local highway authority on matters such as road condition and cleaning, signposting etc.