Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15811
Received: 11/05/2016
Respondent: Essex County Council
ECC acknowledges that the SA of the 6 reasonable options / alternatives identified, offer a very thorough and useful assessment of those options, and that the options selected for this part of the spatial strategy are comprehensive. However, it is noted that the SA seeks to develop `reasonable alternatives' for strategic level growth arising from the Strategic Growth Options/Dunton Garden Village consultations, rather than the overall SA process. Consequently, it is unclear what options have been considered regarding the level of proportionate growth in rural areas with regards scale of growth, as the Draft Plan does not allocate growth in rural areas. The council will need to ensure that it has considered such options moving forward.
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