Chelmsford City Council (CCC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on Brentwood's Draft Local Plan Preferred Site Allocations to help influence the emerging document and monitor the key cross-boundary and strategic issues that affect CCC's administrative area. CCC welcomes Brentwood Borough Council's decision to adopt a higher OAHN of 380dpa in light of the latest evidence and in anticipation of MHCLG introducing a standardised approach to calculating OAHN using the 2016 household projections when published. It is noted that the provision of Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation has changed in line with the National Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) and the Essex wide GTAA undertaken in 2017. On transit sites, CCC acknowledges the GTAA's recommendations to engage, through the Duty to Cooperate, with other Essex authorities in the future to review the need for transit sites. Further work on this is also being undertaken by Essex County Council to consider the need for these sites across Essex as a whole. CCC supports the increase in employment land allocations to meet Brentwood Borough Council's overall forecasted employments needs. Overall CCC supports Brentwood Borough Council's proposed approach to housing and employment allocations which are unlikely to have any obvious adverse cross-boundary impacts on Chelmsford. However, it is crucial that the allocations are supported by the appropriate infrastructure, in particular highway and transportation schemes due to Brentwood's location on the A12/Greater Anglia road and rail corridor. It is noted that the Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan is a working document and transport requirements are yet to be specified. CCC expects that when the emerging Plan has progressed to Regulation 19 (expected late summer/early autumn 2018) the IDP will have been updated accordingly.

Chelmsford City Council (CCC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on Brentwood's Draft Local Plan Preferred Site Allocations to help influence the emerging document and monitor the key cross-boundary and strategic issues that affect CCC's administrative area. CCC welcomes Brentwood Borough Council's decision to adopt a higher OAHN of 380dpa in light of the latest evidence and in anticipation of MHCLG introducing a standardised approach to calculating OAHN using the 2016 household projections when published. It is noted that the provision of Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation has changed in line with the National Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) and the Essex wide GTAA undertaken in 2017. On transit sites, CCC acknowledges the GTAA's recommendations to engage, through the Duty to Cooperate, with other Essex authorities in the future to review the need for transit sites. Further work on this is also being undertaken by Essex County Council to consider the need for these sites across Essex as a whole. CCC supports the increase in employment land allocations to meet Brentwood Borough Council's overall forecasted employments needs. Overall CCC supports Brentwood Borough Council's proposed approach to housing and employment allocations which are unlikely to have any obvious adverse cross-boundary impacts on Chelmsford. However, it is crucial that the allocations are supported by the appropriate infrastructure, in particular highway and transportation schemes due to Brentwood's location on the A12/Greater Anglia road and rail corridor. It is noted that the Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan is a working document and transport requirements are yet to be specified. CCC expects that when the emerging Plan has progressed to Regulation 19 (expected late summer/early autumn 2018) the IDP will have been updated accordingly.

Chelmsford City Council (CCC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on Brentwood's Draft Local Plan Preferred Site Allocations to help influence the emerging document and monitor the key cross-boundary and strategic issues that affect CCC's administrative area. CCC welcomes Brentwood Borough Council's decision to adopt a higher OAHN of 380dpa in light of the latest evidence and in anticipation of MHCLG introducing a standardised approach to calculating OAHN using the 2016 household projections when published. It is noted that the provision of Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation has changed in line with the National Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) and the Essex wide GTAA undertaken in 2017. On transit sites, CCC acknowledges the GTAA's recommendations to engage, through the Duty to Cooperate, with other Essex authorities in the future to review the need for transit sites. Further work on this is also being undertaken by Essex County Council to consider the need for these sites across Essex as a whole. CCC supports the increase in employment land allocations to meet Brentwood Borough Council's overall forecasted employments needs. Overall CCC supports Brentwood Borough Council's proposed approach to housing and employment allocations which are unlikely to have any obvious adverse cross-boundary impacts on Chelmsford. However, it is crucial that the allocations are supported by the appropriate infrastructure, in particular highway and transportation schemes due to Brentwood's location on the A12/Greater Anglia road and rail corridor. It is noted that the Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan is a working document and transport requirements are yet to be specified. CCC expects that when the emerging Plan has progressed to Regulation 19 (expected late summer/early autumn 2018) the IDP will have been updated accordingly.

Chelmsford City Council (CCC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on Brentwood's Draft Local Plan Preferred Site Allocations to help influence the emerging document and monitor the key cross-boundary and strategic issues that affect CCC's administrative area. CCC welcomes Brentwood Borough Council's decision to adopt a higher OAHN of 380dpa in light of the latest evidence and in anticipation of MHCLG introducing a standardised approach to calculating OAHN using the 2016 household projections when published. It is noted that the provision of Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation has changed in line with the National Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) and the Essex wide GTAA undertaken in 2017. On transit sites, CCC acknowledges the GTAA's recommendations to engage, through the Duty to Cooperate, with other Essex authorities in the future to review the need for transit sites. Further work on this is also being undertaken by Essex County Council to consider the need for these sites across Essex as a whole. CCC supports the increase in employment land allocations to meet Brentwood Borough Council's overall forecasted employments needs. Overall CCC supports Brentwood Borough Council's proposed approach to housing and employment allocations which are unlikely to have any obvious adverse cross-boundary impacts on Chelmsford. However, it is crucial that the allocations are supported by the appropriate infrastructure, in particular highway and transportation schemes due to Brentwood's location on the A12/Greater Anglia road and rail corridor. It is noted that the Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan is a working document and transport requirements are yet to be specified. CCC expects that when the emerging Plan has progressed to Regulation 19 (expected late summer/early autumn 2018) the IDP will have been updated accordingly.