Local Plan documents

We have submitted the Chelmsford Local Plan to the Secretary of State, for Independent Examination. We submitted the Local Plan and the accompanying documents on 5 June 2026.

The key information is set out in Statement of Fact, and in the sections below.

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Submission Documents
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SD001 Pre-Submission (Regulation 19) Local Plan Consultation Document
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SD002 Focused Consultation Additional Sites (Regulation 19) Document
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SD003 Regulation 22 Consultation Statement (June 2026)
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SD004 Chelmsford Local Plan Statement of Cooperation (June 2026)
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SD005 Schedule of Proposed Modifications (June 2026)
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SD006 Local Plan Submission Notice (June 2026)
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SD007 PINS Pre-Examination Checklist (April 2026)
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SD008 Pre-Submission Integrated Impact Assessment (January 2026)
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SD009 Integrated Impact Assessment: Additional Sites (Regulation 19) Addendum (November 2025)
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SD010 Schedule of Representations - Pre-Submission Local Plan and Focused Consultation Additional Sites (Regulation 19) – By representor name order
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Submission Documents SD001 Pre-Submission (Regulation 19) Local Plan Consultation Document
Submission Documents SD002 Focused Consultation Additional Sites (Regulation 19) Document
Submission Documents SD003 Regulation 22 Consultation Statement (June 2026)
Submission Documents SD004 Chelmsford Local Plan Statement of Cooperation (June 2026)
Submission Documents SD005 Schedule of Proposed Modifications (June 2026)
Submission Documents SD006 Local Plan Submission Notice (June 2026)
Submission Documents SD007 PINS Pre-Examination Checklist (April 2026)
Submission Documents SD008 Pre-Submission Integrated Impact Assessment (January 2026)
Submission Documents SD009 Integrated Impact Assessment: Additional Sites (Regulation 19) Addendum (November 2025)
Submission Documents SD010 Schedule of Representations - Pre-Submission Local Plan and Focused Consultation Additional Sites (Regulation 19) – By representor name order

Issues and Options (Regulation 18): 11 August to 20 October 2022

Preferred Options (Regulation 18): 8 May to 19 June 2024

Pre-Submission (Regulation 19): 4 February to 18 March 2025

These documents are in addition to published Submission Documents.

Additional Sites (Regulation 19): 20 November 2025 to 8 January 2026

These documents are in addition to published Submission Documents.

We have developed a range of new and updated evidence to support the Local Plan review.

You can view and search the evidence base.

We have acknowledged receipt of all ‘duly made’ representations to the consultations, and we have recorded and published all comments on the Consultation Portal.

We have submitted all the comments to the Regulation 19 consultations to the Inspector. This includes the comments from the Pre-Submission consultation in February/March 2025, and the Additional Sites consultation November 2025/January 2026.

You can view schedules of the representations received:

Schedule of Representations: Pre-Submission Local Plan and Focused Consultation Additional Sites (Regulation 19) (By representor name order)

Schedule of Representations: Pre-Submission Local Plan and Focused Consultation Additional Sites (Regulation 19) (By policy and paragraph order)

Schedule of Representations: Pre-Submission IIA and Focused Consultation Additional Sites Addendum IIA (By representor order)

Schedule of Representations: Pre-Submission IIA and Focused Consultation Additional Sites Addendum IIA (By document order)

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