Local Plan Review

This is the timetable for reviewing the Local Plan. It has been updated as a result of the central government changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.  

Forthcoming scheduled Local Plan Sub-Committee dates can be found below. Agendas are published 5 working days before each meeting.

These meetings will consider sites put forward for development following the call for sites exercise. Sites will be grouped by area.

The following list gives an indication where possible of which sites are currently anticipated/were discussed at each meeting and includes links to each committee meeting (including agenda and minutes where available). Please be advised that this schedule may be subject to change:

• 24 September 2025 - 6:30pm (Large and strategic scale proposals (500+ homes) - Halstead and Northern Area and other associated development - inc Earls Colne, Gosfield, Halstead, Sturmer & Wethersfield).   Additional report including small sites from across the district.
• 1st October 2025 - 6:30pm (Large and strategic scale proposals (500+ homes) - Braintree and Central Area and other associated development - inc Black Notley, Bocking, Cressing, Great Notley, Rayne).
• 6th October 2025 - 6.30pm (Large and strategic scale proposals (500+ homes) - Witham and Southern Area and other associated development - inc Bradwell, Coggeshall, Hatfield Peverel, Kelvedon, Rivenhall, Silver End).
• 13th October 2025 - 6.30pm
• 20th October 2025 - 6.30pm
• 6th November 2025 - 6.30pm

Previous meetings:

Sites grouped by ward to enable interested parties to join meetings based on areas of interest.

• 15 May 2025 (Spatial strategy) 
• 22 May 2025 (Braintree, Witham) 
• 28 May 2025 (Halstead, Greenstead Green)
• 5 June 2025 (Earls Colne, Hatfield Peverel, Kelvedon with Feering, Sible Hedingham)
• 12 June 2025 (Alphamstone, Ashen, Belchamp Walter, Birdbrook, Black Notley, Bradwell, Bulmer/Bulmer Tye, Bures Hamlet, Castle Hedingham, Colne Engaine, Cressing)
• 19 June 2025 (Finchingfield, Foxearth, Great Bardfield, Great Maplestead, Great Notley, Great Yeldham, Helions Bumpstead, Lamarsh, Little Maplestead, Ovington, Panfield, Pebmarsh, Pentlow, Rayne, Ridgewell) 
• 25 June 2025 (The Salings, Shalford, Stambourne, Steeple Bumpstead, Stisted, Sturmer, Toppesfield, Wethersfield, White Colne, White Notley, Wickham St Paul)
• 24 July 2025 (Gosfield, Rivenhall, Silver End)
• 31 July 2025 (Coggeshall, Evidence base and policy chapters and other villages with no map changes required)

The meetings are streamed live on YouTube. You can also sign up to our planning newsletter to be the first to hear of latest updates relating to the Local Plan Review.

Page updated: 15th September 2025