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Evidence base- Emerging Local Plan 2017-2033
Contents
Evidence Base - Emerging Local Plan 2017-2033
The Local Plan is supported by a range of documents which together form a comprehensive evidence base in order to guide and inform planning policies across the borough.
A full range of relevant evidence base documents are available to view. The evidence base documents for the Emerging Local Plan are listed below on this page.
1. Garden Communities
- EBC 1.1 Colchester Braintree Borders Issues and Options Nov 2017
- EBC 1.2 Tendring Colchester Borders Issues and Options Report Nov 2017
- EBC 1.3 West of Braintree Issues and Options Report Nov 2017
- EBC 1.4 North Essex Garden Communities Charter June 2016
- EBC 1.5 1 of 4 North Essex Garden Communities Concept Feasibility Study Baseline Compendium Part 1 June 2016
- EBC 1.6 2 of 4 North Essex Garden Communities Concept Feasibilty Study Baseline Compendium Part 2 June 2016
- EBC 1.7 3 of 4 North Essex Garden Communities Concept Feasibilty Study Opportunities and Constraints June 2016
- EBC 1.8 4 of 4 North Essex Garden Communities Concept Feasibilty Study Options and Evaluation June 2016
- EBC 1.9 Garden Communities NEGC Employment and Demographic Studies April 2017
- EBC 1.10 Garden Communities Monks Wood May 2017
- EBC 1.11 Metro plan Evaluation April 2017
- EBC 1.12 Garden Communities West of Braintree Concept Framework May 2017
- EBC 1.13 1 of 2 Garden Communities North Essex Local Plan Strategic Section 1 Viability Report April 2017
- EBC 1.14 2 of 2 Garden Communities North Essex Local Plan Strategic Section 1 Viability Report Appendices April 2017
- EBC 1.15 North Essex Garden Communities Movement Access Study May 2017
- EBC 1.16 Colchester Braintree Boarders Concept Framework October 2017
- EBC 1.17 Tendring Colchester Border Concept Framework October 2017 (1)
- EBC 1.18 Garden Communities Topic Paper Oct 17
- EBC 1.19 Stewardship for Garden Communities Topic Paper October 2017
- EBC 1.20 North Essex Garden Communities Peer Review January 2017
- EBC 1.21 Council Response to Peer Review January 2017
- EBC 1.22 North Essex Rapid Transit Study final December 2017
- EBC 1.23 North Essex Garden Communities Integrated Water Management Strategy
2. Housing and Population
Call for Sites
- EBC 2.1 Call for Sites (All Sites)
- CfS Abberton and Langenhoe (Dec 15)
- CfS Central Colchester (Dec 15)
- CfS Chappel and Wakes Colne (Dec 15)
- CfS Copford (Dec 15)
- CfS Dedham Heath (Dec 15)
- CfS East Colchester (Dec 15)
- CfS East Mersea (Dec 15)
- CfS Eight Ash Green (Dec 15)
- CfS Fingringhoe (Dec 15)
- CfS Fordham (Dec 15)
- CfS Great and Little Wigborough (Dec 15)
- CfS Great Horkesley (Dec 15)
- CfS Great Horkesley North (Dec 15)
- CfS Great Tey (Dec 15)
- CfS Heckfordbridge (Colchester Zoo)
- CfS Langham (Dec 15)
- CfS Langham South (Dec 15)
- CfS Layer Breton and Birch Green (Dec 15)
- CfS Layer de la Haye and Malting Green (Dec 15)
- CfS Layer Marney (Dec 15)
- CfS Marks Tey (Dec 15)
- CfS North Colchester (Dec 15)
- CfS North West Colchester (Dec 15)
- CfS Peldon (Dec 15)
- CfS Rowhedge (Dec 15)
- CfS Salcott and Virley (Dec 15)
- CfS South West Colchester (Dec 15)
- CfS Stanway (Dec 15)
- CfS Tiptree (Dec 15)
- CfS Wakes Colne (Dec 15)
- CfS West Bergholt (Dec 15)
- CfS West Mersea (Dec 15)
- CfS Wivenhoe (Dec 15)
Parish Policies
- PP Aberton Parish Profile
- PP Aldham Parish Profile
- PP Birch Parish Profile
- PP Boxted Parish Profile
- PP Chappel Parish Profile
- PP Copford Parish Profile
- PP Dedham Parish Profile
- PP East Donyland Parish Profile
- PP East Mersea Parish Profile
- PP Eight Ash Green Parish Profile
- PP Fingringhoe Parish Profile
- PP Fordham Parish Profile
- PP Great and Little Wigborough Parish Profile
- PP Great Horkesley Parish Profile
- PP Great Tey Parish Profile
- PP Langenhoe Parish Profile
- PP Langham Parish Profile
- PP Layer Breton Parish Profile
- PP Layer De La Haye Parish Profile
- PP Layer Marney Parish Profile
- PP Little Horkesley Parish Profile
- PP Marks Tey Parish Profile
- PP Messing cum Inworth Parish Profile
- PP Mount Bures Parish Profile
- PP Myland Parish Profile
- PP Peldon Parish Profile
- PP Salcott Parish Profile
- PP Tiptree Parish Profile
- PP Wakes Colne Parish Profile
- PP West Bergholt Parish Profile
- PP West Mersea Parish Profile
- PP Wivenhoe Parish Profile
- PP Wormingford Parish Profile
Other Documents
- EBC 2.2 Section One evidence (Braintree District Council)
- EBC 2.3 Adopted Local Plan Evidence Base 2004-2020
- EBC 2.4 Colchester Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Need Summary Report May 2017
- EBC 2.5 Equality Impact Assessment June 2017
- EBC 2.6 Essex Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Update Report September 2014
- EBC 2.7 Essex Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Report July 2014
- EBC 2.8 Greater Essex Demographic Forecasts 2013-2037 Phase 7 Main Report May 2015 Edge Analytics
- EBC 2.9 Greater Essex Demographic Forecasts Phase4 Final March 2013
- EBC 2.10 Gypsy and Traveller Household Formation and Growth Technical Note August 2015
- EBC 2.11 Housing Land Supply Position Statement June 2018
- EBC 2.12 Objectively Assessed Housing Need Study July 2015
- EBC 2.13 Objectively Assessed Housing Need Study Updated November 2016
- EBC 2. 14 Settlement Boundary Review June 2017
- EBC 2.15 Strategic Housing Market Assessment Update December 2015 Executive Summary
- EBC 2.16 Strategic Housing Market Assessment Update December 2015
- EBC 2.17 Strategic Land Availability Assessment June 2017 Update
- EBC 2.18 CBC Space Study
3. Economic
- EBC 3.1 Specification for Retail Assessments December 2017
- EBC 3.2 Colchester Employment Land Needs Assessment Colchester BC Final Report January 2015
- EBC 3.3 Colchester Employment Land Supply Delivery Trajectory Final Report May 2017
- EBC 3.4 Colchester Employment Land Trajectory Final May 2017 Appendix
- EBC 3.5 Colchester Retail and Town Centre Study 2016 Appendix A-G
- EBC 3.6 Colchester Retail and Town Centre Study 2016
- EBC 3.7 Colchester Retail and Town Centre Uses Study March 2013
- EBC 3.8 Colchester Retail Study on Colchester's Town Centre King Sturge Report 2011
- EBC 3.9 Employment Land and Floorspace May 2017. - Aligned with the November 2016 Objectively Assessed Need
- EBC 3.10 North Essex Garden Communities Employment and Demographic Final Report April 2017
- EBC 3.11 Retail and TC Study Update 2020
- EBC 3.12 Economic Growth Evidence Base
- EBC 3.13 Main Town Centre Uses Assessment Specification
4. Environment
- EBC 4.1 Braintree Local Wildlife Sites 2015
- EBC 4.2 Colchester Borough LoWS Review 2015 Final Version November 2017
- EBC 4.3 Colchester Borough Council Water Cycle Study Final December 2016
- EBC 4.4 Colchester Coastal Protection Belt Review 2016 Figures
- EBC 4.5 Colchester Coastal Protection Belt Review Report 2016
- EBC 4.6 Colchester Level 2 SFRA Report FINAL
- EBC 4.7 Colchester Local Wildlife Sites 2015 Part 1
- EBC 4.8 Colchester Local Wildlife Sites 2015 Part 2
- EBC 4.9 Colchester Local Wildlife Sites 2015 Part 3
- EBC 4.10 Colchester Local Wildlife Sites 2015 Part 4
- EBC 4.11 Colchester Orbital Aims and Objectives-Nov 2016
- EBC 4.12 Colchester Protected Lanes Report March 2017
- EBC 4.13 Dark Skies Dedham Vale Society Magazine Summer 2016
- EBC 4.14 East of Colchester Growth Area Environmental Audit Part 1 Nov 2015
- EBC 4.15 East of Colchester Growth Area Environmental Audit Part 2 Nov 2015
- EBC 4.16 East of Colchester Growth Area Environmental Audit Part 3 Nov 2015
- EBC 4.17 Final Sustainability Appraisal Part 2 Colchester Local Plan July 2016
- EBC 4.18 Flood Risk Sequential Test Methodology Colchester Local Plan- Environment Agency Response May 2017
- EBC 4.19 Flood Risk Sequential Test Report Colchester Local Plan 2017-2033
- EBC 4.20 Green Infrastructure Final Report Executive Summary
- EBC 4.21 Green infrastructure Final Report Part 1
- EBC 4.22 Green infrastructure Final Report Part 2
- EBC 4.23 Green Infrastructure Strategy Final Appendices
- EBC 4.24 Habitats Regulation Appropriate Assessment Report Colchester Publication Draft Local Plan Section 2
- EBC 4.25 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Appendix A Fig 5 AStGWF Fig 6 Flood Warning Areas
- EBC 4.26 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Appendix A Figure 1 Study Area
- EBC 4.27 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Appendix A Figure 2A to 2C
- EBC 4.28 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Appendix A Figure 2D to 2F
- EBC 4.29 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Appendix A Figure 2G to 2J
- EBC 4.30 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Appendix A Figure 3A-3D River Colne
- EBC 4.31 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Appendix A Figure 4A-4D
- EBC 4.32 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Report Update August 2015
- EBC 4.33 Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Final ReportAll sites Appendix A -B (1)
- EBC 4.34 Non technical Summary Sustainability Appraisal Section 2 Colchester Local Plan JUNE 2017
- EBC 4.35 North Essex Authorities Common Strategic Part One Local Plans Sustainability Appraisal and SEA Environmental Report Preferred Options June 2016
- EBC 4.36 North Essex Authorities Strategic Section 1 Local Plans Publication Draft June 2017 Non Technical Summary
- EBC 4.37 North Essex Authorities Strategic Environmental Assessment and SEA Preferred Options June 2016 Annex A Plans and Programmes
- EBC 4.38 North Essex Authorities Strategic Part 1 Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal and SEA Preferred Options June 2016 Non Technical Summary
- EBC 4.39 North Essex Authorities Strategic Part 1 Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal and SEA Preferred Options June 2016 Annex B Baseline Information
- EBC 4.40 North Essex Authorities Strategic Section 1 Local Plans Publication Drfat (Reg 19) June 2017 Sustainability Appraisal and SEA Annex C Alternatives and Consultation Comments
- EBC 4.41 North Essex Authorities Strategic Section 1 Local Plan Publication Draft Local Plans June 2017 Sustainability Appraisal and SEA_Annex A Plans and Programmes
- EBC 4.42 North Essex Authorities Strategic Section 1 Local Plans Publication Draft June 2017 (Reg 19) Sustainability Appraisal and SEA Environmental Report
- EBC 4.43 North Essex Authorities Strategic Section 1 Local Plans Publication Draft June 2017 Sustainability Appraisal and SEA Annex B Baseline Information
- EBC 4.44 Older People's Use of Unfamiliar Space Summary
- EBC 4.45 Tendring Local Wildlife Site 2015
- EBC 4.46 Water Resources Management Plan 2015-2020 June 2014
- EBC 4.47 West Colchester Growth Area Environmental Audit Nov 2015
- EBC 4.48 West of Braintree Concept Framework May 2017
- EBC 4.49 Open Countryside Final Report Cover Summary Intro Section 1
- EBC 4.50 Open Countryside Final Report Sections 2 & 3
- EBC 4.51Open Countryside Final Report Sections 4 & 5
- EBC 4.52 Open Countryside Final Report Sections 6 & 7
- EBC 4.53 Open Countryside Final Report Sections 8 & 9
- EBC 4.54 Open Countryside Final Report Sections 10 & 11
- EBC 4.55 Open Countryside Final Report Sections 12 & 13
- EBC 4.56 Review of Countryside Conservation Areas Fig 1 August 2005
- EBC 4.57 Review of Countryside Conservation Areas Fig 2 August 2005
- EBC 4.58 Review of Countryside Conservation Areas Final Report August 2005
- EBC 4.59 Townscape Character Assessment – All figures
- EBC 4.60 Townscape Character Assessment Part One
- EBC 4.61 Townscape Character Assessment Part Two
- EBC 4.62 Colchester Town Centre Surface Water Management Plan
- EBC 4.63 Colchester Surface Water Management Plan Action Plan 2018 Update
- EBC 4.64 Colchester Surface Water Management Plan – Maps
- EBC 4.65 Langham Position Statement
- EBC 4.66 Colchester Characterisation Report 2009
- EBC 4.67 CBC Landscape Character Assessment 2005
- EBC 4.68 Essex Coast RAMS SPD June 2020 Final
- EBC 4.69 Essex Coast RAMS Strategy 110119 Final
- EBC 4.70 HRA of Colchester Local Plan Part 2
- EBC 4.71 Climate Emergency Action Plan Jan 2020
- EBC 4.72 The Canopy Cover of England’s Towns and Cities
5. Infrastructure
- EBC 5.1 Background Paper Public Health and Planning evidence March 2017
- EBC 5.2 Colchester CIL Report 2015 Update
- EBC 5.3 Colchester Infrastructure Development Plan Final Report 02.06.17
- EBC 5.4 Colchester Local Plan Modelling Support Transport Planning Final Report April 2016
- EBC 5.5 Colchester Local Plan Traffic Modelling Report 1 July 2017
- EBC 5.6 Colchester Local Plan Traffic Modelling Technical Note July 2016 Version Two
- EBC 5.7 Colchester Rapid Transit Report Strategic Outline Business Case September 2016
- EBC 5.8 Indoor Sports Facilities Strategy June 2015
- EBC 5.9 Mile End Community Engagement Process Executive Summary 2011
- EBC 5.10 Mile End community Engagement Process Final Report Sept 2011
- EBC 5.11 Playing Pitch Strategy and Action plan June 2015
- EBC 5.12 Travel to Work Patterns Report 2015
- EBC 5.13 Colchester Infrastructure Delivery Plan
6. Viability
- EBC 6.1 Colchester Economic Viability Study June 2017
- EBC 6.2 North Essex Local Plan Strategic Section 1 Viability Assessment Appendices April 2017
- EBC 6.3 North Essex Local Plan Strategic Section 1 Viability Assessment Main Report April 2017
Middlewick Ranges
- EBC 7.1 Middlewick Ranges - Local Plan Evidence Base Summary Report
- EBC 7.2 Annexe 1 - Middlewick Ranges Consultation Report
- EBC 7.3 Annexe 2 - Middlewick Ranges Transport
- EBC 7.4 Annexe 3 - Middlewick Ranges Ecology
- EBC 7.5 Annexe 4 - Middlewick Ranges Flood Risk and Drainage Scoping Report
- EBC 7.6 Annexe 5 - Middlewick Ranges Phase 1 Land Quality Assessment
- EBC 7.7 Annexe 6 - Middlewick Ranges Utilities Summary
- EBC 7.8 Annexe 7 - Middlewick Ranges Archaeology Desk-top Assessment
- EBC 7.9 Annexe 8 - Middlewick Ranges Vision Document
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