A series of Supplementary Planning Documents was identified by the Borough Council within its Local Development Scheme (LDS) . These are designed to support and supplement the implementation of planning policies and proposals within the Core Strategy and Development Control Policies Development Plan Document and Chelmsford Town Centre Area Action Plan. The process for preparing a Supplementary Planning Document is set out in the Government's Planning Policy Statement 12 - Local Development Frameworks. Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) support and supplement policies of the statutory development plan by providing practical guidance on policy implementation. SPDs are not subject to Independent Examination, but are prepared through consultation with the community and stakeholders and where appropriate are subject to Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA).

NEW Consultation Draft SPDs

Consultation on the following Draft SPDs has now CLOSED:

Chelmsford Town Centre Public Realm Strategy

Stock Village Design Statement

View comments online

All the comments received during the consultation on the North Chelmsford Area Action Plan, the Statement of Community Involvement, the Chelmsford Town Centre Public Realm Strategy and the Stock Village Design Statement are now available to view online. The comments are currently being analysed so that feedback reports can be prepared. These will be published here when they are available.

Comments received on the Site Allocations Document will be available for viewing soon.

There are three ways to view comments received to the consultations, via the Consultation Portal. You do not need to register, or be logged in, to view comments.

Open the Consultation Portal and click on the name of the document you want to look at. Click on the link to open the LDF Consultation Portal.

If you wish to see a list of all the comments received, this can be viewed by clicking the right hand tab that says All Comments (the other two say Event Information and Supporting Documents). You can view the list in order of the date comments were received, or by document order, and you can create PDFs by selecting which records you are interested in. You can also search on any word.

You can also use the Read and View Comments prompt to go to the document, and read through or use the index to find a particular section you are interested in. Above most Paragraphs and Figures is a tab which says View Comments. Where there is a number in the brackets, click on the tab to view the comments. You can download PDFs of any comments you wish to save.

Alternatively, you can use the Who Said What link towards the top of the page to search by name, organisation or agent.

You can also register on our Consultation Portal so that we can contact you with updates on the documents you have an interest in.