CRESSING PARISH COUNCILBraintree Local Plan update
Update received from Braintree District Council
Following the meeting of the Local Plan Sub-Committee yesterday (Monday,16 September 2024), a revised timetable for the Local Plan Review has been approved. This comes after the announcement of the government’s proposed planning reforms which is giving local authorities until December 2026 to submit an up-to-date plan compared to the previous deadline of June 2025.
The revised timetable includes a further round of public consultation in the New Year, known as ‘Issues and Options’, which will engage residents on the key issues and challenges facing the district and a set of ideas and solutions to tackle these through planning policies. Statutory consultations will follow in 2025 and 2026, known as ‘Preferred Options’ and ‘Pre-Submission’, prior to submitting a revised plan to the planning inspectorate for examination by June 2026 and adoption in December 2026.
You can find the latest updates on the Local Plan Review:
- BDC website: www.braintree.gov.uk/localplanreview.
- Signing up to the council’s dedicated planning e-newsletter: www.braintree.gov.uk/tellmemore.
- Signing up to receive email updates from the Planning Policy team: www.braintree.gov.uk/policyconsultation
