Basildon Borough Council - Consultation on Draft Local Plan

BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England)

Regulations 2012 (as amended)

Regulation 18 – Preparation of a draft Local Plan

The Council is inviting representations on its draft Regulation 18 Local Plan from 18 November 2024 to 12 January 2025.

This is a statutory stage of preparing the Local Plan and follows on from the Issues and Options public consultation held in 2023.

The consultation document sets out the spatial vision and objectives for the future of Basildon borough in planning terms. It sets out the level of new homes, jobs and infrastructure to be provided to support needs up to 2043, whilst also including policies on protecting the environment. It includes proposed sites for allocation to meet these needs.

The Local Plan will cover the administrative area of Basildon Borough Council.

Availability of documents for Inspection

Copies of the draft Local Plan and supporting documents are available via the Council’s consultation portal: https://basildonlocalplan.commonplace.is/

Paper copies of the consultation documents will be available to view at Basildon, Wickford and Billericay libraries between the hours of 9am and 5pm on Monday to Saturday.

Submitting Comments

Any comments should specify the matters to which they relate and the grounds on which they are made. All representations will be made available for public inspection and personal information will be redacted.

Representations can be submitted via the Commonplace platform or by email to localplan@basildon.gov.uk.

For further information on the Local Plan Regulation 18 consultation, please contact the Planning Policy team via email at localplan@basildon.gov.uk.