Local Development Plan and associated documents

One of the main aims of the LDF is to ensure strategies and policies are supported by robust and credible evidence. 

Below is a list of the latest background evidence used to inform the Local Development Framework. 

• 2001 Census Statistics Output
• Affordable Housing Guide (adopted 2005)
• Annual Business Inquiry 2006
• Annual Monitoring Report
• Childcare Sufficiency Assesment (2008)
• Conservation Area Review and Appraisal & Conservation Area Management Plan
• District Profile: A Summary Profile of Maldon 2010
• East of England Plan (2008) 
• East of England RSS Gypsy and Traveller Review: Decisions on the Recommendations of the Examination Panel and Proposed Changes (2009)
• Economic Impact of Tourism (2007)
• Employment Land Review (2009) 
• Essex & Southend-on-Sea Structure Plan (2001) 
• Essex Economic Assessment - Draft (2010)
• Essex Local Transport Plan 2006/2011 (2006)
• Essex-wide Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment
• Facing the Future: Maldon District Sustainable Community Strategy (2008)
• Good Practice Guide on Planning and Tourism (2007)
• Homes for the future: More affordable more Sustainable-Housing Green Paper (2007)
• Infrastructure Schedule (Draft) (2009)
• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2008
• Labour Market Profile
• Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
• Landscape Character Assessment (2006)
• Living Working Countryside: The Taylor Review (2008)
• Local Development Scheme (2009)
• Assessing housing needs of Travellers in Essex
• Maldon District Green Infrastructure Study - Draft
• Maldon District Green Space Strategy - Draft (2007)
• Maldon District Historic Environment Characterisation (2008)
• Maldon District Play Strategy (2007)
• Maldon District Replacement Local Plan and Saved Policies
• Maldon District Retail Capacity Update (2009)
• Maldon District Retail Monitoring Report (2010)
• Maldon Historic Skyline Survey
• Maldon Nature Conservation Study (2006)
• Maldon Scoping Water Cycle Study
• Mid Essex Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2008)
• North Essex Authorities Retail Study (2006)
• RSS Single Issue Review: Planning for Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation in the East of England (2008)
• Statement of Community Involvement (2007)
• Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Methodology (2009)
• Strategic Housing Market Assessment - Update (2009)
• Strategic Housing Market Assessment (2008)
• Sustainability Appraisal (2009) 
• The Causeway: Retail Impact Assessment Final Report (2010) 
• The Code for Sustainable Homes: Setting the standards in Sustainable Homes (2008)
• The Government Response to the Taylor Review of Rural and Affordable Housing (2009)
• The Greater Essex Integrated Economic Strategy (2010)
• The Local Area Agreement 2008
• The Maldon Coast (Inter-tidal Archaeological Survey) (2009)
• The Mid-Essex Economic Futures Assessment (2006)
• The Rural Difference: A short guide to rural proofing in Economic Development (2009)
• Town Centre Health Check (2008) 

News and Press

• Courier Winter 2008
• Courier Spring 2009
• Notice 23/04/2009
• Press Release 20/04/2009

Other relevant documents can be obtained from the download area.