The Planning Policy Team is responsible for the forward planning
of the District and the monitoring of development. A key
responsibility is for the preparation of a development plan
comprising policies, land-use allocations and maps in order to
guide development to the right places and avoid inappropriate
development from taking place. This is the basis upon which
planning applications are considered.
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Adopted Local Plan
The current Local Plan, the
Braintree District Local Plan Review, was
adopted by the Council on 25th July 2005. It provides
a framework for the development of the Braintree District.
All of the plan, except for 11 policies which expired on
24.7.08, is saved until 2011, or until it is replaced in
whole, or part, by the Local Development Framework documents as
they are produced.
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Local Development
Framework -
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduced major
changes to the way in which the plan-making system operates.
Instead of the previous system of
County Structure Plans and Local Plans,
there is a new system of
Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS) prepared
by regional planning bodies and Local Development
Frameworks (LDF) prepared by local planning
authorities.
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Other Planning Information
- Regional Planning (the Regional Spatial
Strategy (RSS) - "East of England Plan")
- Village Design Statements - advisory
documents produced by village communities to identify local
character and set out design advice to help guide new
development. Braintree District Council has approved a number of
Village Design Statements as material planning considerations,
(which will be taken into account in determining planning
applications.)
- Monitoring
-
Residential Land Availability - an annual assessment of
dwellings completed during the monitoring period, outstanding
dwellings permissions, and estimates of remaining vacant land
allocated for residential development in the Local Plan.
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Non-Residential Land Availability - an annual assessment of
certain non-residential use classes, including employment and
retail, premises completed during the monitoring period,
outstanding permissions, and estimates of remaining vacant land
allocated for non-residential uses in the Local
Plan