Local Plan Structure

It is important to understand the structure of the Local Plan to make it easier when responding to the Regulation 19 public consultation.
The Local Plan consists of two core documents;
  1. The published Local Plan - details all the elements of the plan over about 300 pages (you don't have to read it all, we will extract the salient bits on this page!) but to see the full document Click Here (opens as a pdf file)
  2. The Policies Map - shows the location of all development sites in the borough. To look at the map Click Here (opens as a pdf file)
It is not essential that you read or study any more than those two documents but you may want to dig deeper to help understand or explore a matter of personal interest. There are many supporting documents in the evidence base that can be found on the Council website. Click Here. The main page for the Local Plan can be found Emerging Local Plan
With regard to the Regulation 19 public consultation response, we expect the Council to ask for comments to be referenced to one of the following;
  • A paragraph - each paragraph in the Local Plan is numbered
  • A Policy - each element of the plan is defined in a numbered Policy. Paragraphs can sit with in a Policy.
  • The Policies Map
The example on the right shows Policy H5 and the numbered paragraphs within it.
We will post the Policies relevant to the development sites in Billericay on our website shortly.
Not all Policies refer to housing sites, others cover matters such as Employment, Travellers, Transport, Health, Green Belt etc. We will highlight any that we feel are especially pertinent to Billericay.

Strategic Development Policies

The two policies relate to the Local Plan as a whole and contain areas that we believe are unsound. See our Regulation 19 page for related information.

Policy SD1
Policy SD2

Billericay Development Site Policies

Please click on the following links to see the core Policies that relate to Billericay;
Policy H16 Potash Road
Policy H17 South West Billericay (4 sites)
Policy H18 Windmill Heights
Policy H19 Greens Farm Lane (2 sites)
Policy H20 Southend Road
Policy H21 Self-Build (3 sites)