Local Plan Review

Engagement on the Local Plan review is the Issues and Options stage.

What did we consult on? 

This is where we outlined the key challenges for future development and asked for your views on how we can best address these through planning policies.

Consultees were asked to comment on whether the vision, objectives and policies continue to be appropriate and if not, suggest changes to help ensure we meet the district’s needs. In addition, we are asked if the Local Plan period should be extended to 2041 to cover a 15-year period or whether an alternative longer period would be better.

When was the consultation held 

The consultation ran from Friday 20 January 2025 until midnight on Friday 7 March 2025. Responses have now being processed and reported at Local Plan Sub-committee. 

Drop-in exhibitions

These were opportunities to meet with our planning officers at a public drop-in exhibition to find out more and ask any questions:

• Monday 27 January: Kelvedon Institute (Small Hall) - 4pm-7:30pm 
• Tuesday 28 January: Coggeshall Village Hall (Main Hall) - 4pm-7:30pm 
• Wednesday 29 January: Halstead Queens Hall - 4pm-7:30pm
• Thursday 30 January: Hatfield Peverel Village Hall (Room 3 - Vic Olley Room) - 4pm-7:30pm 
• Tuesday 4 February: Braintree Town Hall - 4pm-7:30pm
• Thursday 6 February: Witham Public Hall - 3:30pm-7pm
• Saturday 8 February: Braintree Town Hall - 9am-12noon 

In addition to the online consultation, the document was available at our offices at Causeway House in Braintree and in the following libraries: Braintree, Coggeshall, Earls Colne, Halstead, Hatfield Peverel, Kelvedon, Sible Hedingham, Silver End and Witham, plus paper response forms were available on request.

Page updated: May 2025