Local Plan review

The Tendring District Local Plan 2013 – 2033 and Beyond was formally adopted by the Council in two sections – Section 1 in January 2021 and Section 2 in January 2022. The Local Plan must be reviewed and updated where necessary at least every five years.

On the 20th December 2023, the Council’s Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee agreed to commence the review of the Local Plan and to run an initial ‘Call for Sites’ consultation exercise. All of the sites submitted during this process are being reviewed and where required further information will be requested.

The updated Local Plan will need to cover a period of 15 years from its anticipated date of adoption and will extend to the year 2041. Many building developments have already been approved and will continue to deliver many of the homes and infrastructure required for Tendring under the existing Local Plan but to meet the future needs of residents and growth for the area, more needs to be done. It is expected that Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community and the Hartley Gardens development in Clacton will contribute significantly to meeting any longer-term requirements.

During the consultation for the Local Plan Review we hope to reach as many residents, community groups and businesses as possible by providing different methods for you to contact the Council and share your views.

There will be three stages of public consultation, the first is Issues and Options followed by the Preferred Options and then eventually the final version of the plan before this is submitted to the Secretary of State for public examination.

There will be face to face events run at venues across the district and copies of the consultation document will be available at local libraries, in addition to online access to view and comment on the document.

Local plan review timetable

The proposed timetable for reviewing the Local Plan is set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme (LDS) which was last updated in July 2024. The LDS is available from the Local Development Scheme webpage.

The announcement of the General Election to be held on the 4th July 2024 has meant a delay to the commencement of our public consultation process, which we now anticipation to begin with the Issues and Options document in September 2024.