The Issues and Options consultation closed back in September 2023 and since that time the Planning Strategy and Implementation Team at Basildon Council have been busy reviewing all the comments received during the consultation. &nbsp;Full coverage of the responses received are set out in the Statement of Consultation considered by Cabinet on 20 March 2024. &nbsp;To find out more visit:&nbsp;<a data-uw-original-href="https://www.basildonmeetings.info/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=297&amp;MId=8937&amp;Ver=4" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" href="https://www.basildonmeetings.info/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=297&amp;MId=8937&amp;Ver=4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Basildon Council - Agenda for Cabinet on Wednesday, 20th March, 2024, 6.00 p.m. (basildonmeetings.info)</a>&nbsp;The next stage of the local plan is the Draft Local Plan consultation - scheduled for Winter 2024.

Statement of Consultation - March 2024

Residents are invited to have their say on the future of minerals development in Essex. Like other Planning Authorities across the country, Essex County Council is required to publish a Minerals Local Plan. This provides planning policies for minerals development in Essex and identifies future sites for mineral extraction or quarrying. Essex County Council has launched a consultation on the Replacement Essex Minerals Local Plan, which would run to 2040. During the consultation, residents and other stakeholders can have their say on the sites submitted for inclusion, as well as the revised plan itself. Find out more about the revised plan and have your say by Tuesday 19 March 2024. <a href="https://www.essex.gov.uk/news/2024/have-your-say-replacement-essex-minerals-local-plan">https://www.essex.gov.uk/news/2024/have-your-say-replacement-essex-minerals-local-plan</a> <a href="https://www.essex.gov.uk/replacement-essex-minerals-local-plan-review-2025-2040">https://www.essex.gov.uk/replacement-essex-minerals-local-plan-review-2025-2040</a> <a href="https://www.essex.gov.uk/replacement-essex-minerals-local-plan-review-2025-2040"></a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1707489249/projects/basildonlocalplan/d0208827-6ae5-4291-95e2-f7924db9796a.jpg" />

Have your say on the Replacement Essex Minerals Local Plan

The Planning Strategy and Implementation Team have reviewed all comments that were received during the recent Issues and Options consultation. The findings of the Issues and Options consultation will be reported to Prosperity Scrutiny Committee on 1 February and Cabinet on 14 March. Basildon Council received a letter from DLUHC regarding intervention in the local plan on 19 December 2023. The letter from DHLUC, and our response to this letter are available to view on our website here: <a href="https://www.basildon.gov.uk/article/9107/Local-Plan-Latest-news-and-updates">https://www.basildon.gov.uk/article/9107/Local-Plan-Latest-news-and-updates</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1693339324/projects/basildonlocalplan/cd5f422f-e8c6-42c4-892c-296cc019ea79.jpg" />

Local Plan Update - 15 January 2024

An opportunity to put forward your views as part of the Issues and Options consultation.

The first conversation about our new Local Plan

Basildon Borough Local Plan

Remove template flags from projects created from project centre

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