Core Strategy and Key Diagram
This will set out a vision for the District up to 2021 and contain the policies that will be used to decide how Uttlesford should develop over the next 15 years. The policies in the Core Strategy must be consistent with the East of England Plan which is the development strategy for the whole of our region, and the Sustainable Community Strategy which has the key themes of:
- Children and Young People Matter
- Staying Healthy
- Developing Business and Building Prosperity
- Feeling Safe
- Protecting the Environment
- Getting Around
The key diagram is a map which shows where major development will take place and how this links with the main transport routes and neighbouring districts. All the other planning documents in the Local Development Framework must be in line with the Core Strategy.
Further Consultation on Preferred Options
Environment Committee 7 September 2010:
Report on the Results of the Further Consultation on Local Development Framework Core Strategy Preferred Options; and Review of the LDF Programme.
This report provides Members with an overview of the representations received on the Core Strategy Further Consultation on the Preferred Options. Accompanying this report is the summary of comments.
On 6 July 2010 the Secretary of State announced the revocation of Regional Strategies with immediate effect. This report provides Members with advice on the implications of the revocation.
The report considers how to progress the Core Strategy in view of the representations received and the revocation of the Regional Plan for the East of England. The report recommends that a review of the scale of growth appropriate for Uttlesford be undertaken.
The summary of comments document is quite long because it tries to capture all the comments made. If you would just like a brief overview of the responses to the questions you might find the following document useful.
What comments have been made on Further Consultation on Preferred Options?
One hundred and one (four per cent) people/organisations made their representations directly in Limehouse (the planning policy team’s online consultation system), 111 (five per cent) people/organisations responded by email or letter to all or the majority of questions in the Further Consultation on Preferred Options document and a summary of these representations can be viewed on Limehouse.
Use the link below to go to the Limehouse website, in the document list, click on the link to the "Uttlesford Core Strategy - Further Consultation on Preferred Options, February 2010 (1)".
Use the chapter headings on the left hand side to navigate through the document. By clicking on the “View” button beside a question you will be able to read the responses made to that question.
By using the search button in the green banner you can look for representations made by particular people (Search for Consultees/Agents), or Searching on Representation allows you to find all those representation which contained a particular a word or phrase.
Please note that, when searching by consultee/agent, the list will include all representation made on all documents. The title of the documents to which the representation relates is shown at the top of each box.
In addition 2176 (91 per cent) people replied to the questions set out in the leaflet sent to all households and businesses in the District. A summary of whether the questions were supported or objected to are set out in an Excel spreadsheet.
Two public community forum meetings were held in March to discuss the Core Strategy. You can view minutes from these meetings by clicking on the links below:
- Tuesday, 2 March - South Community Forum
- Thursday, 4 March - North Community Forum
Minutes from other meetings which have taken place to discuss the consultation can also be viewed below:
- Monday, 22 February - Meeting for town and parish councils
- Wednesday, 3 March - Joint meeting of Uttlesford Futures economic and environment working groups
- Click here to see a profile of who responded
Background to the Further Consultation on Preferred Options
Further consultation on the preferred options ran from 15 February 2010 to 9 April 2010. This consultation dealt with a number of issues outstanding from the consultation on the preferred options (November 2007):
- Stansted Airport – what is the most likely scenario on which to base the Core Strategy?
- Options for 1,000 additional homes over and above the 3,000 at Elsenham
- Are the policies relevant to the Core Strategy?
- Is the preferred approach still sound, taking into account up to date information?
- Do the key issues identified arise from the evidence?
- Are there clear links between the Core Strategy and the Sustainable Community Strategy?
- Are there gaps in policy coverage which need filling?
Below are links to the main Core Strategy and the Comparative Sustainability Assessment.
Main documents:
Supporting documents:
The three additional sustainability appraisals below are closely linked to the two main documents. A large number of additional background studies can be found on the Background Studies page, which is also linked to below.
- Sustainability Appraisal of Development Scenarios for Stansted Airport
- Sustainability Appraisal of Options for Delivering the Balance of the Housing Requirement
- Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal
- Click here to visit the Background Studies page
Hard copies of the Core Strategy consultation documents are also available for viewing in Uttlesford District Council's three customer service centres and libraries in the district.
Previous Work on the Core Strategy
Workshops
In April 2006 the council ran three successful workshops for town and parish councils and a range of community groups, businesses and individuals.
Questionnaire
A questionnaire was published in July 2006 in the summer edition of Uttlesford Life which asked people for their views on where and how new housing, industry/offices and shops should be built. We also sent the questionnaire to our statutory consultees and anyone who had asked to be kept informed about the preparation of the Local Development Framework.
Eight-hundred and seventy-seven completed questionnaires were returned, and some people sent in letters instead of, or as well as, the questionnaire. The council has produced a report which gives a summary of the questionnaire responses and all the written comments received.
- Click here to view the questionnaire
- Click here to view the background to the choices raised in the questionnaire
- Click here to view the questionnaire results
Policy Choices and Options for Growth Consultation, January 2007
Following the above consultation the council produced an outline for the Core Strategy which set out the vision for the district and suggested objectives and policies to achieve this vision. The document also suggested a number of options for locations where new housing could be built.
- You can view a PDF version of the document here
- To view the sustainability appraisal of the"Policy Choices and Options for Growth Consultation Jan 2007" click here.
The documents were formally on consultation from 22 January to 9 March 2007. In total 200 different individuals, groups and developers responded with a total of 2,000 comments.
A summary of the representations and officer recommendations was published in July 2007. In August 2007 an assessment of the growth options was published. These documents were part of the background documents taken into account in deciding the Council's Preferred Options Document.
- To view the summary of representations and recommendations click here
- To view the assessment of growth options click here
Environment Committee, 4 September 2007
Members approved for consultation their preferred option on a number of policies and in relation to the growth option to approve the three growth options as outlined in the paper and to add the fourth option of 3,000 dwellings in a new settlement to the north east of Elsenham; 750 dwellings in larger towns and 250 dwellings in villages and to identify option 4 as the preferred spatial strategy.
- Environment Committee 4 September 2007 - Agenda Item 4 - Local Development Framework – Core Strategy Policy Choices and Options for Growth
- Environment Committee 4 September - Minute E15
Preferred Options Consultation, November 2007
This document sets out the council’s preferred options for the policies together with four options for housing growth including the council’s preferred option.
Note: If you are having problems downloading this PDF try the following:
In Adobe Acrobat select the Edit tab across the top, then select Preferences. Inside Preference choose Internet from the left hand categories and then under web browser options find the option Fast Web View and remove the tick from checkbox.
- Click here to view the Sustainability Appraisal
- Click here to view the summary of responses to the Preferred Options Consultation
These documents can also be inspected at the council offices in Saffron Walden and the council’s customer service centres in Great Dunmow and Thaxted during normal office hours.