In his letter to the North Essex Authorities [NEAs] dated 10 December 2018, the Inspector announced a pause in the examination while the NEAs carry out further work on the evidence base and Sustainability Appraisal [SA]. During the pause the Inspector will not be accepting representations or correspondence on the Plan apart from the NEAs' monthly progress updates, and any other documents he specifically requests. The examination is expected to remain paused until the NEAs' further work on the evidence base and SA is complete.
Braintree District Council, Colchester Borough Council and Tendring District Council have been working together on the strategic cross boundary issues for North Essex. This has resulted in a strategic section 1 which is shared by all three local planning authorities within their Local Plans. The section 1 includes policies on strategic cross boundary issues including infrastructure and housing numbers and includes proposals for three new Garden Communities.
The Section 1 Local Plan is currently subject to a joint examination by an inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. The examination has been paused while further work is carried out.
The evidence base to support the section 1 Local Plan is made up of jointly produced documents and documents related to individual local planning authorities.
Please note: Information on the section 2 examinations, which will consider individual local authority policies and allocations and will take place after the joint section 1 examination, can be found on the individual local authority websites.