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The plan period for the BBLP should be modified to ensure that there is a minimum 15 year period from the date of adoption.

Representations for and on LaSalle Land Limited Partnership
Section 1, Paragraph 1.1 - Plan Period
March 2019
Introduction
1. Chilmark Consulting Ltd. (CCL) are instructed by and write for and on behalf of
LaSalle Land Limited Partnership (LLLP) with respect to the Brentwood Borough
Local Plan: Pre-Submission Plan (BBLP) published for consultation by Brentwood
Borough Council (BBC) in January 2019.
2. This representation is concerned with Section 1, paragraph 1.1 of the Pre-
Submission Plan.
3. This representation must be read in conjunction with the other representations
submitted by LLLP dealing with related matters.
Nature of Representation
4. At Section 1 in paragraph 1.1 the BBLP establishes that the plan period is from
2016 to 2033 and indicates that the plan sets out how the Borough will develop
over the next 17 years.
5. Paragraph 22 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (February 2019)
states that:
"Strategic policies should look ahead over a minimum 15 year period from
adoption, to anticipate and respond to long-term requirements and opportunities,
such as those arising from major improvements in infrastructure". [Our emphasis].
6. The BBLP will not have a minimum 15 year plan period at adoption which is
anticipated to be 2020 at the earliest. As currently drafted the plan period would
Brentwood Borough Local Plan: Pre-Submission, January 2019
Representation for and on behalf of LaSalle Land Limited Partnership
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be 13/14 years which is not sufficient to respond to the long term structural
development and growth of the Borough.
7. As drafted the BBLP is therefore not sound as it is not consistent with national
policy.
Modifications Sought
8. The plan period for the BBLP should be modified to ensure that there is a
minimum 15 year period from the date of adoption.