New Jobs

Showing comments and forms 1 to 1 of 1

Object

Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)

Representation ID: 22403

Received: 19/03/2019

Respondent: Essex County Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

3. Effective.

The Local Plan can play key role in supporting and facilitating local job creation and increasing local skills levels.ECC is currently working with EPOA on these proposals with the intention to include these in a refreshed Essex County Council Developers' Guide to Infrastructure Contributions. The Local Plan is currently silent on this matter. ECC would welcome the Borough's support to include such provisions in the Local Plan, in order to assist in ensuring that such matters are a consideration within the planning process.

Additional wording should be added to the 'new jobs' supporting text to Policy PC02.

Change suggested by respondent:

Include the following paragraphs after paragraph 7.16 -

Facilitating the training and education of local people enables them to gain skills required to enter or remain part of the local workforce; and establishing and maintaining relationships between local businesses and local training and education providers ensures local facilities are provided to access professional and vocational training.

Larger scale developments in the Borough can support employment opportunities and increased skills levels by embedding both development and end-use phase obligations in the planning process. This would include requirements for the development of apprenticeship opportunities, educational outreach and social value.

Monetary contributions to support interventions will increase skills levels and/or employability skills supporting those hard to reach and furthest away from the job market.

Full text:

3. Effective.

The Local Plan can play key role in supporting and facilitating local job creation and increasing local skills levels.ECC is currently working with EPOA on these proposals with the intention to include these in a refreshed Essex County Council Developers' Guide to Infrastructure Contributions. The Local Plan is currently silent on this matter. ECC would welcome the Borough's support to include such provisions in the Local Plan, in order to assist in ensuring that such matters are a consideration within the planning process.

Additional wording should be added to the 'new jobs' supporting text to Policy PC02.