Decision details

To accept Phase I of the Green Belt Review into the Local Plan Evidence Base & recommend sites for more detailed evaluation in Phase II.

(1)        That a meeting be held by the Planning Policy Portfolio Holder and Officers with Chigwell Parish Council to discuss in detail the responses to their comments for Stage 1 of the Green Belt Review;

(2)        That the Green Belt Review (Stage 1) report be noted and approved for inclusion in the Local Plan Evidence Base;

(3)        That meetings be held by the Planning Policy Portfolio Holder and Officers with both Buckhurst Hill and Roydon Parish Councils regarding their assessment in the Settlement Hierarchy Technical Paper;

(4)        That the Settlement Hierarchy Technical Paper be noted and approved for inclusion in the Local Plan Evidence Base, subject to any amendments arising from the meetings with Buckhurst Hill and Roydon Parish Councils;

(5)        That paragraph 14 (v)(h) of the methodology be reviewed to consider a more holistic approach than the aggregation of scores for each parcel of Green Belt land;

(6)        That Stage 2 (Detailed Assessment) of the Green Belt Review be undertaken solely by the Council for the Epping Forest District area; and

(7)        That, as amended above, the proposed outline methodology for the Green Belt Review (Detailed Assessment) be agreed, to enable the appointment of consultants to undertake this work.