Decision details

(1)        That the Cabinet approved the draft North Weald Bassett Strategic Masterplan Framework and commencement of the public consultation for the NWB Strategic Masterplan Area allocation identified under Policy P6 in the Adopted Local Plan.

(2)        That the Cabinet noted the staged public consultation would take place over a minimum of 8 weeks from mid-November 2023 and would run through to January 2024. The reason for the extended consultation period was to provide the public with the widest possible contribution and to take into account the Christmas / New Year period.

(3)        That the Cabinet noted a further update would be provided to share the results of the public consultation, any updates to the masterplan and/or framework document to reflect consultation and to endorse the masterplan, so that it could be given appropriate weight as a material planning consideration in the determination of future planning applications.