Essex guidance documents
EPOA guidance documents are available to read.
EPOA parking guidance consultation for Essex
Essex Planning Officers Association is asking for your views on parking standards for development such as housing, retail, commercial and leisure use. They are also proposing a new approach to parking in garden communities and large scale developments.
Find out more about the proposals and give your views
Guidance documents
Mechanism for the consideration of Unmet Gypsy and Traveller Need (2018) (PDF) [415KB]
Essex Local Viability Protocol (2018) (PDF) [13MB]
Greater Essex Planning Protocol (2018) (PDF) [596KB]
The Essex Design Guide - launch brochure (2018) (PDF) [1MB]
Guidance Note: Mechanism for the Consideration of Unmet Housing Need (2017) (PDF) [325KB]
Parking Standards - Design and Good Practice (2009) (PDF) [5MB]
Development Involving County Matters (2009) (PDF) [3MB]
Guidance note: Lifetime Homes Standard (2008) (PDF) [894KB]
Guidance note: Health Impact Assessments (2008) (PDF) [749KB]
The Essex Guide to Environmental Impact Assessment (2007) (PDF) [3MB]
The Essex Design Guide (2005) (PDF) [16MB]
The Essex Design Guide - Urban Place Supplement (2005) (PDF) [2MB]
The Essex Design Guide for Residential and Mixed Use Areas (1997) (PDF) [7MB]
A Design Guide for Residential Areas (1983) (PDF) [6MB]
A Design Guide for Residential Areas - Highway Standards (1980) (PDF) [2MB]
Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Guidance Documents
Essex Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Summary Report (2018) (PDF) [1MB]
Essex Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Joint Methodology (2018) (PDF) [1MB]
Braintree Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [673KB]
Brentwood Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [618KB]
Castle Point Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [596KB]
Chelmsford Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [700KB]
Colchester Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [606KB]
Epping Forest Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [770KB]
Harlow Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [607KB]
Maldon Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [551KB]
Rochford Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [611KB]
Southend Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [538KB]
Tendring Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [530KB]
Thurrock Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [653KB]
Uttlesford Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [620KB]
Basildon Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) Need Summary (2018) (PDF) [2MB]
A hard copy of the Essex Guide to Environmental Impact Assessment can be purchased by sending a written request with a cheque for £50.00 made payable to Essex County Council to:
Jo Messenger
Business Services Officer, ESH
Essex County Council
County Hall (E3)
Chelmsford CM1 1QH
Essex Demographic forecasts
EPOA has commissioned a series of demographic forecasts. The scenarios have been defined by different parameters to include migration-led, dwelling-led and economic-led approaches to demographic forecasts.
The project is not intended to produce a recommended or preferred demographic forecast for any area. Rather the approach is to encourage examination of the demography of each area from different perspectives.
Greater Essex Demographic Forecasts - Phases 1 & 2 (Edge Analytics, 2012) (PDF) [2MB]
Greater Essex Demographic Forecasts - Phase 3 (Edge Analytics, 2012) (PDF) [1MB]
Greater Essex Demographic Forecasts - Phase 4 (Edge Analytics, 2013) (PDF) [2MB]
