Thank you for consulting Chelmsford City Council (CCC) on the Brentwood Draft Local Plan consultation. CCC supports the proposed growth strategy and a Brentwood Local Plan which seeks to meet its own housing needs in full. CCC also supports the proposed housing and employment allocations which are unlikely to have any adverse cross-boundary impacts on Chelmsford. It is however unclear if this new option has been informed by a comprehensive Green Belt review. CCC looks forward to continuing to working constructively and continuously with Brentwood Borough Council on our respective Local Plans.