Essex County Council & Lee Valley Regional Park

As well as the Regional Spatial Strategy and the Epping Forest District Local Development Framework, other Planning Documents produced at a County level affect the District.

Essex & Southend on sea Structure Plan 

Essex County Council and Southend on Sea Borough Council (the Joint Structure Plan Authorities) originally adopted the Essex and Southend on Sea Replacement Structure Plan on 9 April 2001. 

All but 8 policies of the Structure Plan expired in September 2007.

You can read more about the 'Saved' policies here, on Essex County Council's website:

Information on Structure Plan 'Saved' policies on ECC website

Essex Structure Plan 1982

This document is no longer in force, as it has been superseded

Essex Structure Plan 1982 - Main report (pdf, 5.9MB)

Essex Structure Plan 1982 - Key Diagram (pdf, 30.2MB)

Essex Development Plan 1976

This document is no longer in force, as it has been superseded

Essex Development Plan 1976 - Main report (pdf, 7.8MB)

Minerals & Waste Policy

Essex County Council are responsible for Planning Policy relating to these policy areas, please visit their website for information.

Lee Valley Regional Park Plan

The Lee Valley Regional Park runs through the Western edge of much of the district, and the provisions of the Lee Valley Park Act (1966) means that different considerations apply to the park than to other areas within the Green Belt. The Park also produces its own strategic plan, which can be downloaded from the Lee Valley Park Website