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Latest News
Consultation on the Submission Version Plan has now closed. The consultation period ran from 15th May 2023 to 5pm 25th June 2023If you would like to view the comments that have been submitted, they have been recorded alongside the polices of the Planonline here.
The Submission Version Plan sets out the proposed planning policies and approach to the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community. This includes a 'Policies Map' which sets out where certain land uses are being proposed, and which areas are proposed to be retained in their current form.
What Happens Next
After the consultation period has ended, the Councils will need to collect all of the comments that have been received and package all of the material together for it to be submitted to Secretary of State.
A Planning Inspector will be appointed to consider the document via an Examination in Public. The Planning Inspector will review all of the information and consider what needs further discussion. He will consider whether he would like to invite anyone who has made a representation. It is anticipated that the Examination in Public could occur either towards the end of 2023 or early 2024.
More information on the Examination can befound here.
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Background
The Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community addresses the long term need for new housing in our area, in a strategic way. It is in the shared Section 1 Local Plans for Tendring District Council and Colchester Borough Council. These plans were adopted in 2021 and the Councils, along with Essex County Council, are working together on the next stages of the process for the Garden Community.
A final proposed version of the Plan was produced (Submission Version). This was informed by the comments received through the earlier public consultation on the Draft Version of the Plan in March-April 2022 as part of the Regulation 18 stage of the plan making process.
The proposals and policies in the Submission Version of the Plan have also been informed by a wide range of evidence base documents – updating and expanding upon the evidence already in place at Regulation 18 stage and addressing key matters raised during the previous consultation.
This evidence is all available on the 'Useful Documents' page and includes, amongst others, a Strategic Masterplan for the Garden Community, an assessment of the character of Crockleford Heath, an independent assessment of the University of Essex's expansion requirements and a viability appraisal. The conclusion of this evidence base has been collectively considered to understand its implications and it has informed Officers’ recommendations on the content of the Submission Version Plan.
Latest News
Consultation on the Submission Version Plan has now closed. The consultation period ran from 15th May 2023 to 5pm 25th June 2023If you would like to view the comments that have been submitted, they have been recorded alongside the polices of the Planonline here.
The Submission Version Plan sets out the proposed planning policies and approach to the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community. This includes a 'Policies Map' which sets out where certain land uses are being proposed, and which areas are proposed to be retained in their current form.
What Happens Next
After the consultation period has ended, the Councils will need to collect all of the comments that have been received and package all of the material together for it to be submitted to Secretary of State.
A Planning Inspector will be appointed to consider the document via an Examination in Public. The Planning Inspector will review all of the information and consider what needs further discussion. He will consider whether he would like to invite anyone who has made a representation. It is anticipated that the Examination in Public could occur either towards the end of 2023 or early 2024.
More information on the Examination can befound here.
.
Background
The Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community addresses the long term need for new housing in our area, in a strategic way. It is in the shared Section 1 Local Plans for Tendring District Council and Colchester Borough Council. These plans were adopted in 2021 and the Councils, along with Essex County Council, are working together on the next stages of the process for the Garden Community.
A final proposed version of the Plan was produced (Submission Version). This was informed by the comments received through the earlier public consultation on the Draft Version of the Plan in March-April 2022 as part of the Regulation 18 stage of the plan making process.
The proposals and policies in the Submission Version of the Plan have also been informed by a wide range of evidence base documents – updating and expanding upon the evidence already in place at Regulation 18 stage and addressing key matters raised during the previous consultation.
This evidence is all available on the 'Useful Documents' page and includes, amongst others, a Strategic Masterplan for the Garden Community, an assessment of the character of Crockleford Heath, an independent assessment of the University of Essex's expansion requirements and a viability appraisal. The conclusion of this evidence base has been collectively considered to understand its implications and it has informed Officers’ recommendations on the content of the Submission Version Plan.
Following the Draft Plan consultation and a review of all the comments received, we have produced a 'Submission Version Plan'.
We're asking the community and stakeholders to comment on whether the Submission Version Plan is 'legally compliant' and 'sound'.
This consultation is a legal requirement and the consultation will last for 6 weeks. (This consultation is known as 'Regulation 19' in the planning world).
The 'Submission Version Plan', comments received from the consultation and the evidence base will then be submitted to the Secretary of State.
'Examination in Public'
This is when a government appointed independent Planning Inspector (from the Planning Inspectorate or 'PINS') will examine our Submission Version Plan for the Garden Community in detail, in public.
The Inspector will likely have a series of matters, issues and questions they wish to discuss during the examination. Stakeholders and members of the community may be given the opportunity, if invited by the Inspector, to speak at the examination (if they have commented as part of the Submission Version Plan Consultation).
'Consultation on Modifications'
Following the Examination in Public, the Planning Inspector will suggest any modifications to our 'Submission Version Plan' for the Garden Community to make the Plan 'sound'. Any modifications will have to go out for a formal 6 week consultation.
(The Planning Inspector could also find the Plan unsound, or sound without any modifications).
'Adoption'
After any consultation on modifications, we will receive a report from the Planning Inspector and a final version of the Plan will be produced, incorporating the Inspector’s modifications. We will then need to formally 'adopt' this as policy through a formal decision making process.
'Legally Compliant'
In this statutory consultation you must saywhether or not you think the Plan is ‘legally compliant.’ A Plan is considered legal when it complies with the requirements under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2002.
Some of the issues to consider for Legal Compliance include:
Does the plan comply with national policy and legislation issued by the Secretary of State?
Has a Sustainability Appraisal been undertaken and made public?
Has the plan been prepared in cooperation with the other local authorities and prescribed bodies?
Has the Plan been prepared in-line with the Councils Local Development Schemes?
Have the appropriate bodies been consulted, and have we consulted in accordance with our Statement of Community Involvement?
'Sound'
In this statutory consultation youmust say whether or not you think the Plan is‘sound.’ The tests for soundness are:
Has the Plan been Positively Prepared:
Have we objectively assessed the need for homes, jobs, services, and infrastructure?
Is the Plan Justified:
Is the Plan based on a robust and credible evidence base?
Is the Plan Effective:
Will the Plan deliver what it sets out to?
Is the Plan Consistent with national policy:
Does the Plan follow the National Planning Policy Framework?
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