Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15812
Received: 11/05/2016
Respondent: Essex County Council
The (Pre-) Submission SA will need to explore those spatial strategy options that were considered by the Council in 2009-2011 as part of their work towards a Core Strategy DPD (2009) and as stated in the Draft Local Plan 2016, paragraph 5.4, or at least offer some explanation as to why these alternatives are now not considered 'reasonable' if indeed this is considered the case. This could be explored (or re-explored) as part of a comprehensive audit trail of alternatives that have been considered and subject to SA throughout the plan-making process and should detail the reasons for rejecting and progressing alternatives at each stage. In addition, the cumulative assessment of the 'givens' (paras 6.3.5 - 6.3.7 of the Interim SA) for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of SA should be presented, alongside the cumulative impacts of these with the preferred strategic option.
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