Core Strategy Examination Page

SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED CHANGES - 21 MAY 2008

Comments and personal details you provide will be placed on a public register and on the Colchester Borough Council website where others may see them.  They cannot be treated confidentially, however they will not be used for any other purpose.  If you have any queries or concerns about the processing of the information by the Council, please contact the Spatial Policy Team on (01206) 282473/282476.

The Spatial Policy Team is responsible for the forward planning of the District and the monitoring of development.  A key responsibility is for the preparation of a development plan comprising policies, land-use allocations and maps in order to guide development to the right places and avoid inappropriate development from taking place.  This is the basis upon which planning applications are considered.

The current Local Plan, the Adopted Review Colchester Borough Local Plan (March 2004) provides a framework for the development of the Colchester Borough.  It is saved until 2011, or until it is replaced in whole, or part, by the Local Development Framework (LDF) documents as they are produced.

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduced major changes to the way in which the plan-making system operates.  Instead of the previous system of County Structure Plans and Local Plans, there will be a new system of Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS) prepared by regional planning bodies and Local Development Frameworks (LDF) prepared by local planning authorities.

The Spatial Policy team is working hard at listening to the community and our stakeholders in order to create Colchester’s first Local Development Framework.  This framework will consist of a suite of documents, some of which have already been consulted on and adopted and others that are currently undergoing the consultation process. 

Consultations

The consultation process for the Core Strategy and other related documents has now closed please click on the link for the Core Strategy Examination page for further information.

Core Strategy Pre-Examination information

Statutory Advert for the Pre-Examination Meeting

• Colchester’s Submission Draft Core Strategy - Comment online 
  • Core Strategy Submission Document (PDF)
  • Sustainability_Appraisal (PDF)
  • Sustainability Appraisal Appendices (PDF)
  • Centres and Employment Topic Paper (PDF)
  • Sustainability Housing Topic Paper (PDF)
  • Transportation Topic Paper (PDF)
  • Core Strategy Submission Response Form (PDF)
  • Accompanying Submitteed Documents (PDF)
• Colchester’s Development Policies Issues and Options - Comment online 
  • Development Policies Issues and Options (PDF)
  • Sustainability Appraisal (PDF)
  • Development Policies Response Form (PDF)
• Colchester’s Site Allocations Issues and Options - Comment online 
  • Site Allocations Issues and Options (PDF)
  • Sustainability Appraisal (PDF)
  • Site Allocations Response Form (PDF)

• View the statutory advert for this joint consultation (PDF)

Published Documents and Further Information

The Local Development Framework (LDF) consists of many different documents including the Local Development Scheme (LDS), which is the LDF’s project plan and time table and the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), which sets out how we aim to consult in a fair and inclusive way throughout the LDF process.

• Local Development Scheme (LDS)
• Supplementary Planning Documents
• The Core Strategy
• Colchester’s Adopted Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
• Colchester’s Annual Monitoring Report (AMR)
• Local Development Framework Committee Dates
• Background information to the Local Development Framework
• Planning Studies