Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan Review: Submission Consultation

The consultation on the Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan Review runs from Monday 27 March to Monday 15 May 2023.

Colchester Council has received the Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan Review Submission documents for publication in accordance with Part 5 Regulation 16 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan Review: Submission Consultation

The Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in December 2016 and covers the Plan period 2016-2032. The formal review of the Neighbourhood Plan began with a survey in 2020 and the revised Plan is based on community feedback.

Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan Review: Submission documents

The Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan Review Submission documents listed below accord with Part 5 Regulation 15 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

• Map showing the designated Myland & Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan Area (approved 2013) (PDF, 2.11MB)
• Proposed Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan (reviewed 2022-23) (PDF, 8.99MB)
• Myland Neighbourhood Plan showing track changes (including proposed modifications) (PDF, 8.99MB)
• Basic Conditions Statement (PDF, 195KB)
• Consultation Statement (PDF, 397KB)
• Modification Statement (PDF, 120KB)

The following supporting documents are also available:

• Review of Myland Design Statement 2022 (PDF, 138KB)
• Myland Design Statement

We were asked to screen the emerging revised Neighbourhood Plan for the requirement for a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). The Screening and Determination reports can be found below.

• Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan SEA Screening Report (PDF, 152KB)
• Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Report (PDF, 179KB)
• Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan SEA Determination (PDF, 253KB)

More information on the background to the Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan is available on the Myland Community Council website.

A hard copy of the submission documents will be available to view at the Colchester Town Hall during regular opening hours (Monday to Friday 9-5pm). If you require a hard copy of documents or details of how to post your comments, call us on 01206 282625.

Consultation duration and closing date

In accordance with Part 5 Regulation 16 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulation 2012, the consultation on the Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan will run between Monday 27 March to Monday 15 May 2023. 

How to respond to the consultation

Comments can be made online via our consultation portal. All consultation responses must be received by 5pm on Monday 15 May 2023.

Leave a comment on the Consultation portal

A user guide is available if you need help using the consultation portal, or you can send a completed response form with your comments to planning.policy@colchester.gov.uk.

Response form (PDF,123KB )

All representations will be published on our consultation portal in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulations. 

Find more information on how your data is processed

Any representations may include a request to be notified of the Local Planning Authority decision under Regulation 19 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulation 2012, in relation to the Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan.

We have also prepared frequently asked questions to assist respondents who are unfamiliar with the neighbourhood planning process.

View the Neighbourhood Planning frequently asked questions

Examination of the Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan

Following the completion of the consultation, all responses received will be sent directly to the appointed Independent Neighbourhood Plan Examiner who will determine whether the Plan satisfies the Basic Conditions. The Examiner will also consider whether the amendments to the Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan are:

• minor (non-material) modifications to a neighbourhood plan or are those which would not materially affect the policies in the plan or permission granted by the order. These may include correcting errors, such as a reference to a supporting document, and would not require examination or a referendum.
• material modifications which do not change the nature of the plan or order would require examination but not a referendum. This might, for example, entail the addition of a design code that builds on a pre-existing design policy, or the addition of a site or sites which, subject to the decision of the independent examiner, are not so significant or substantial as to change the nature of the plan.
• material modifications which do change the nature of the plan or order would require examination and a referendum. This might, for example, involve allocating significant new sites for development.

The Council have produced a Representations Schedule which contains the responses to the Myland & Braiswick Review Regulation 16 Consultation.  View the schedule of responses.

Further information can be found via the Examination Page

The Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan was originally made in December 2016. Find further information.