Planning Publications

There are various planning leaflets and guidance documents available to buy from Braintree District Council, the following link gives the full list and specifies the prices for hard copies: -

<> Planning Publications for Sale

Some of the older documents on the list remain current but are not yet available in electronic format, a programme of work is in progress, to make as many as possible of the documents on the Planning Publications for Sale list, available to view on-line. The documents listed below may currently be viewed on-line: -

Statutorily Adopted Plans
- Braintree District Local Plan Review Adopted 2005

Local Plan Review Accompanying Documents
- Braintree District Local Plan Review - Inspector's Report December 2005
- Residential Land Availability
- Non-Residential Land Availability

Development Briefs
- Land East of High Street, Halstead
- Silver End Shops Site (some photographs have been removed from the on-line document to enable it to be viewed on the website)

Local Development Framework (LDF) Documents
- Local Development Scheme First Review April 2007
- Local Development Scheme September 2005
- Statement of Community Involvement July 2006
- Annual Monitoring Report December 2008
- Annual Monitoring Report December 2007
- Annual Monitoring Report December 2006
- Annual Monitoring Report December 2005

LDF Evidence Base
- Braintree District Futures 2025 Final Report
- Essex-Wide Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment 2006 - Executive Summary
- Essex-Wide Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment 2006
- Review of Essex Gypsy and Traveller pitch requirement figures. Draft Report July 2007
- The North Essex Authority Retail Study Stage 1 Report: Strategic Overview
- The North Essex Authority Retail Study Stage 2 Report 2006
- Retail Study 2006 APPENDIX 1 - Customer Views Behaviour
- Retail Study 2006 APPENDIX 2 - Retailer Requirements
- Retail Study 2006 APPENDIX 3 - Town Centre Survey Results
- Retail Study 2006 APPENDIX 4 - Factory Outlet Results
- Braintree Town Centre Preliminary Development Analysis Report of Cushman and Wakefield April 2009
- Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Maldon and Uttlesford Landscape Character Assessment - September 2006
- Braintree Settlement Fringe Study
- Mid Essex Economic Futures
- Mid Essex Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Main Report (due to the size of the Braintree Appendix document we are unable to make it available online (or email it to people). A hard copy of the document can be viewed at Causeway House, electronic copies can be purchased on disc.)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Scoping Report
- Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)
- Urban Capacity Study Non-Technical Study
- Urban Capacity Study Volume 1 Final Report
- Urban Capacity Study Volume 2 Design Case Studies
- Urban Capacity Study Volume 3 Site Schedules
- Urban Capacity Study Volume 4 Mapping
- Employment Land Review 2007 Volume 1Final Report
- Employment Land Review 2007 Volume 2 Site Schedules
- Employment Land Review 2007 Volume 3 Mapping
- Highways Assessment
- Braintree District, Haverhill and Clare, Water Cycle Study, Water Cycle Strategy November 2008
- Rural Services Survey 2008

Planning Advice Publications
- Planning for Sustainable Design and Construction Interim Guidance
- Planning for Sustainable Design and Construction Interim Guidance - Checklist
- Planning for Sustainable Design and Construction Interim Guidance - Checklist (Word version)
- Energy Advice Leaflet
- Supplementary Planning Document Affordable Housing
- Affordable Housing Sustainability Appraisal
- Guidance on Schools Contributions from Residential Developments
- Conversion of Single Dwellings into Flats 1989
- Listed Barns 1990
- Ancient Landscapes 1991
- Shop Blinds and Awnings 1992
- New Uses for Buildings in the Essex Countryside 1993
- Essex Farm Buildings 1994
- Replacement Windows (undated)
- Conservation Practice - Cleaning Brick & Timber Structures 1989
- Conservation Practice - Repointing Old Brickwork 1986
- Conservation Practice - Plastering/Limewash 1986
- Period Doors - the Abuse of Historical Detail 1986
- Traditional Building Materials in Essex, No 1 Pargetting 1982
- Signs and Lettering - Conservation in Essex 6 (undated)
- Silver End Conservation Guide 1999
- Tree Preservation & Tree Planting Policies 1982