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The Parish Council is aware that the possibility of further housing development in Bentley is a growing concern for many residents. We want to reassure the community that we are actively engaged with ...

Suffolk County Council Report – Constable Division August 2026By Darius Laws -A heatwave, poor crop yields (with grapes perhaps being the exception), a hosepipe ban and dangerous field fires mean ...

DC/24/05240 - Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered, all other matters reserved) - Erection of 18 dwellings (including 12 affordable units and public open space).Land East Of Capel Roa...

Our long-standing clerk, Joy Scott, retires at the end of July after 23 years service to the Parish Council.On behalf of the Council and everyone in Bentley, we would like to thank Joy for her dedicat...

DC/23/05656|Full Planning Application - Construction of a solar farm (up to 40MW export capacity) with ancillary infrastructure and cabling, DNO substation, customer substation and construction of new...

LGR ProgressThere will be Western Suffolk, Eastern Suffolk and Ipswich and South Suffolk from May 2028. Babergh is currently forming part of a Voluntary Joint Committee that will begin to facilitate t...

New recycling collections in SuffolkFrom the end of next week, residents will begin to receive an information pack which includes details on what items can be put in each of their bins in preparation ...

Thank you to those who attended the Annual Parish Meeting.It was great to have the headteacher and pupils from Bentley Primary School attend.  The pupil's gave an excellent presentation about the Sch...