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EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL

PARISH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PLAN 2026

CONTEXT
The Parish Infrastructure Investment Plan (PIIP) for East Bergholt sets out the
identified infrastructure priorities for the village and guides CIL investment decisions to
address shortfalls in infrastructure provision and future requirements. For the purposes
of the plan, infrastructure includes physical, social and green infrastructure.

The current PIIP was prepared in June 2022 and was revised in 2023 and 2024. This
document, PIIP 2025, supersedes the current PIIP. It can be read as a stand alone
document but also informs and should be read in conjunction with the Council’s latest
CIL Policy and Procedures which was approved in August 2025.

East Bergholt is a rapidly growing village with 242 new houses already approved. This
is likely to increase the village population by up to 21%. East Bergholt also serves a
wide catchment of hinterland villages and provides a range of services including
medical services, schools, retail and leisure activities. This catchment is also
experiencing rapid growth pressures. Future pressure on East Bergholt’s infrastructure
is therefore likely to be considerable.

Today, existing gaps and deficiencies also exist and require investment including
additional leisure, recreation and sports facilities/fields. There is insufficient dedicated
car parking available, footpaths are narrow, and in some cases non-existent and the
village road network is increasingly busy and traffic calming is required. The village has
some outmoded public buildings too that would provide enhanced social infrastructure
if refurbished.

An audit of existing infrastructure has been conducted (Appendix B) and community
feedback has been gathered to inform investment drawing on the evidence of need
gathered in the process of revising the Neighbourhood Plan.

INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS
Physical Infrastructure
– Road safety improvements on B1070, Hadleigh Road and introduction of a
20mph village zone
– Pavement and footpath upgrades plus public realm improvements
– Cycleway to Manningtree
– Additional Parking at playing field
– Water supply for the playing field

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Social Infrastructure
– Congregational Church refurbishment and maintenance for community hub and
heritage centre
– Extend playing fields
– Affordable Homes
– Village centre hub
– Land purchases

Green Infrastructure
– Public open space, amenity land and wild flower meadow provision

PROJECTED INCOME FROM CIL, GRANTS, S106 INCOME

October 2017 – February 2025
CIL income £781,872.53
of which grants awarded £ 81,768.23
Balance held £700,104.30

October 2025 – October 2035
Anticipated further growth of village
CIL income from growth c.£750,000

October 2035 onwards
No large scale growth currently anticipated
CIL income from small and piecemeal developments – c.£20,000 per annum.

PRIORITISED INVESTMENT PROJECTS 2025 -30

PIIP PROJECTS – CRITERIA FOR PRIORITISATION

The criteria set out below have been used to prioritise the projects in this PIIP at a
Council Workshop on 27 November 2025 where a full list of all possible projects were
evaluated and a short list identified.

1.Contributes to Parish Council or East Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan objectives and
meets local need. (50% weighting)

2.How big the impact the project has, the benefit it will deliver. Can assess impact by
the number of people affected or other measure. Also, subjective measure e,g improve
equality, safety, recreational wellbeing. (20% weighting)

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3.Current projects upon which money spent. (10% weighting)

4.There is no other sufficient funding form available or provides critical seed-corn
funding to match other external funding (10% weighting)

5.Deliver within a finite timeframe. (10% weighting)

Council Priority Projects 2026/27

Priority
Ranking

Project Cost

£k
Comment Babergh
CIL

£k
EBPC
CIL

£k
Other
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A: Phase 1
Congregational
Church
Community hub
170 The aim of this project is to
take over the charity managing
the Congregational church and
to create from the church a
community hub and Parish
Council centre.
This funding secures transfer,
structure and basic upgrade to
make building operational.
–
Not new
infrastruct
ure
doesn’t
meet
criteria
170 + cash
from
transfer
2 I: Phase 2
Congregational
church
community hub
development
300 Full refurbishment of church
building, new heating, floor,
cafe etc.

225 75
3 G: Playing Field
extension
230

Procurement of field, basic
new facilities + car park
extension (£30k)
Land
doesn’t
meet
criteria
230
4 C: Road Safety
– 20 mph zone
35 Design fees £0k, construction
costs £5k
35 SCC?
5 J: Phase 3
Congregational
church older
people’s
sheltered homes
500 Build 8 units of sheltered
accommodation in the gardens
of the church
375 125 ?
6 B: Road Safety
B1070
665 Speed measures along B1070
in village envelope
665 S106?
SCC?
7 M: Development
of football facility
on new field
500 All weather surface and other
facilities, £375k from FA
95 30 375

8 F: Flatford to
Manningtree
footpath/cycle
track
20 Topographical, hydrographic &
ecology survey
20 SCC?
9 E: Road Safety
_ Hadleigh
Road/The Street
210 Concept, design, construction 210 SCC?
10 H: Affordable
Housing
350 EBCLT has asked the Parish
Council to consider support an
investment for affordable
CIL/
Housing
grants
Other

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houses in the village to be kept
in perpetuity for the benefit of
local people
11 O: Constable
Hall

200 New roof, redo outside, solar
panels
150 50 Village
hall
funds?
12 R: Primary
School football

100 Astro all weather surface for
junior football
75 25 SCC
13 L Bore hole &
water supply to
Playing Field
20 Sinking borehole & installing
water supply
15 5 Or
precept
?
14 N: Padel Courts 160 2 courts added to Constable
Field
120 40
15 D: Road Safety
Village Centre
490 Concept, development,
construction
490 SCC?
16 Q: Nursery on
Hills site
? NO DETAILS
17 P: Swimming
pool

? NO DETAILS