Evidence base

The Maldon District Local Development Plan sets out the planning strategy for future growth in the District over the next 15 years.  It has a number of components, details of which can be found on this page.

Local Plan

The Local Development Plan has been submitted for Examination-in-Public, this included many documents on the left of the diagram.  National Planning Policy and the Essex Minerals and Waste Local Plans can be found externally.

Submissions documents

• SD01 Maldon District Local Development Plan (LDP)
• SD04 Schedule of Minor Modifications
• Schedule of Main Modifications
• Proposals Map
• SD07a Statement of Community Involvement 2007 (SCI)
• SD07b Statement of Community Involvement Addendum 2012 (SCI)
• SD08 Local Development Scheme 2014 (LDS)
• SD03b Sustainability Appraisal Report (SA/HRA)
• SD03c Sustainability Appraisal Appendices
• SD03a Sustainability Appraisal Non-Technical summary
• Local Development Scheme 2017

Evidence base

• EB059a Infrastructure Delivery Plan Baseline Report (IDP)
• EB059b Infrastructure Delivery Plan Schedule June 2013 Update
• EB059c Infrastructure Delivery Plan December 2013 Update
• EB059d Infrastructure Delivery Plan May 2014 Update
• EB040a Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Study (CIL)
• EB040b Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Study Appendices
• EB040c Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Study Post Consultation Update
• EB040d Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Study May 2014
• EB031 Maldon Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) (119mb)
• EB002 Maldon and Heybridge Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP)
• EB010e Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2014 (SHMA)

Supporting documents

• Please click here to see the previous versions of the Local Plan going as far back as the Core Strategy: Issues and Options in 2007
• Committee reports are also available to assist the Examination-in-Public process and provide a comprehensive and transparent audit trail of the decision making and consultation process

Masterplans

• South Maldon Garden Suburb
• North Heybridge Garden Suburb

Corporate documents

• Maldon District Corporate Plan
• Renewed Maldon District Sustainable Community Strategy

Other Local Plan documents

• National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
• Essex Minerals Local Plan (RMLP) Adopted July 2014
• Replacement Waste Local Plan (RWLP) (at Preferred Approach stage)
• Adopted Waste Local Plan (2001) has been superseded by the 2017 Adopted Waste Local Plan

Neighbourhood Plans

Parish or Town Councils who have declared their intention to produce a neighbourhood plan have a dedicated page to monitor their progress.

Monitoring

• Objectively Assessed Housing Need October 2014 (Updated March 2015)
• 5 Year Housing Land Supply 2015
• Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) September 2015
  - Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2014 - Report
  - Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2014 - Tables
  - Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2014 - Maps
• Annual Monitoring Report 2014/15