Development plan updates
Local Plan Sub-Committee
Forthcoming scheduled Local Plan Sub-Committee dates:
- 2nd May 2024 - rescheduled to 17th June 2024
- 15th August 2024
- 31st October 2024
- 12th February 2025
Neighbourhood Plans
- Steeple Bumpstead Neighbourhood Plan. Braintree District Council is undertaking a Regulation 16 Consultation of the Steeple Bumpstead Neighbourhood Plan. The consultation is taking place between 19th March and 5pm on 3rd May 2024
- Stisted Parish Council are undertaking a (Regulation 14) Consultation of the Draft Neighbourhood Plan between Monday 22nd April and Friday 7th June 2024.
- Shalford Neighbourhood Plan designation was approved on 8th December 2023. The parish council are now working on a draft plan
- Earls Colne Regulation 14 Consultation took place between 21st October and 2nd December 2023. Details can be found on the Earls Colne Parish Council website.
- Hatfield Peverel Neighbourhood Plan Review - The examiners
- Finchingfield and Wethersfield - the joint area application was agreed by Cabinet on 10th July 2023
- All Neighbourhood Plans
Braintree District’s Local Plan 2013-2033
The Local Plan 2033 is divided as Section 1 and Section 2.
- Section 1 was adopted in 2021
- Section 2 was adopted in 2022
Conservation Area Appraisals - recently reviewed
The revised Braintree Town Centre Conservation Area - Adopted 3rd August 2023
The revised Bradford Street Conservation Area - Adopted 3rd August 2023
Section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 places a duty on local planning authorities to review their conservation areas from ‘time to time’. The purpose of the Conservation Area Appraisal is to provide an analysis of the conservation area which will inform future development and design with regard to the sensitivities of the Historic Environment and its unique character.
The next conservation areas to be reviewed are anticipated to be Halstead and Silver End.
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) Updated February 2021
The SCI explains how we will involve local people in planning - setting out who and how we will engage residents and stakeholders. This includes public consultation of the Local Plan, Neighbourhood Plan and Supplementary Planning Documents, making comments on planning applications and how we will assist Neighbourhood Planning areas or forums.
The current SCI was adopted in 2020. In February 2021 the Statement of Community Involvement was updated to reflect changes in Government regulations, including Covid.
Essex Coast Recreational Disturbance Avoidance & Mitigation Strategy (RAMS) SPD
The Essex Coastal Recreational disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy (RAMS) Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was adopted by the Council on 1st September 2020.
It sets out the mitigation that is necessary to protect the wildlife of the Essex coast from the increased visitor pressure associated with new residential development, and how this mitigation will be funded. It is necessary to meet the Council’s responsibilities under the Habitats Regulations. The document was prepared in partnership with the Greater Essex Councils, under the guidance of Natural England. A public consultation was also undertaken which concluded on 21st February 2020.
The documents are available on our Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD)'s page
A tariff on new residential dwellings within the ‘Zone of Influence’ is now in operation, for further information please see our HRA pages.
Consultation Portal
All current and recent consultations
Updated April 2024
