Engagement and consultation

The council are undertaking a fresh approach to engagement for the Local Plan Review. We want to hear from as many people as possible about their views and will use a variety of methods to gather feedback.

The first stage of engagement will be more iterative, starting in Autumn 2023 and finishing in Spring 2024. This will be focused on key themes including:

• Green Networks and Waterways (14 November 2023 - 5 January 2024)
• Call for Sites (20 October 2023 – 5 January 2024)
• Draft Methodology Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) (20 October 2023 – 17 November 2023)
• Developing a vision for Colchester (8 February 2024 – 21 March 2024)
• Placemaking (13 June to 25 July 2024)
• BNG call for sites (14 June to 26 July 2024)
• Health and Wellbeing
• Planning Policy Position for Net Zero Carbon Homes and Buildings in Greater Essex (16 April 2024 – 30 May 2024)

A report has been prepared which summarises what we did for each of the themed engagements and includes a summary of comments received.

Full responses to all the engagements are available to view on our consultation portal.

All comments have been considered and will be taken into account as work progresses on the new Local Plan, ensuring that the new Local Plan is developed taking into account the views of our stakeholders.

View the Colchester Local Plan issues and options report (PDF, 2.00MB)

Find more detail in the Engagement and Consultation Strategy (PDF, 206KB)

You can register on our consultation portal to receive notifications of all Local Plan engagement activities and consultations.