This extensive evidence base underpins the policies and proposals in the Local Development Framework and you will find all links and documents to this background information below.
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Affordable Housing Viability Study 2010
View more information on the affordable housing viability study.
Annual Monitoring Reports
View annually updated monitoring information for the District.
Asset Management Plan
View the management plan.
Call for Sites and Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment
View sites put forward for consideration in the Allocations Development Plan Document and information on the SHLAA.
Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy 2008-2013
View the Strategy.
Contaminated Land Strategy
View the Contaminated Land Strategy.
Conservation Areas
View details of conservation areas in the Rochford District.
Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisals
View the Sustainability Appraisals produced alongside the Core Strategy DPD.
Corporate Plan 2009 - 2013
View the Corporate Plan.
Economic Development Strategy
Sets out the Council's medium term commitment to economic development in the district.
Essex Design Guide
View the Essex Design Guide.
Essex Landscape Character Assessment
View the Landscape Character Assessment.
Essex Local Transport Plan 2006 - 2011
View the Local Transport Plan.
Essex Biodiversity Action Plan
View the Action Plan.
GreenGrid Strategy 2005
View the GreenGrid Strategy.
Housing Strategy 2008 - 2011
View the Housing Strategy.
Partnership Guidance
View the partnership.
Play Strategy 2007 - 2012
View the Play Strategy and Play Action Plan.
Regional Strategies
View regional strategies available from the East of England Regional Assembly.
Rochford District Allocations DPD - Call for Sites
Sites put forward in the DPD (PDF 70kb).
Strategic Environmental Assessment Baseline Information Profile
View baseline information relating to a range of sustainability issues in the District.
Sustainable Community Strategy
View the Sustainable Community Strategy.
Thames Gateway South Essex Sub Regional Housing Strategy 2008 - 11
View the Sub Regional Housing Strategy (PDF 6mb).
Thames Gateway South Essex Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
View information on the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
Related Documents
Adult Health and Community Well-being Accommodation Strategy
View the strategy (272kb).
Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
View the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment for Essex (PDF 500kb).
Crouch and Roach Estuary Management Plan
View the Management Plan (PDF 2mb).
Core Strategy Schedule of Changes - Housing Distribution by Settlement
How development of new housing will be distributed by settlement under proposed Core Strategy (PDF 28kb).
Cultural Strategy for Rochford
Click to view the document in full (PDF 410kb).
Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy
View the Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy (PDF 2mb).
Delivering the Future
View the Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership document (PDF 2.5mb).
Disabled Accommodation Strategy
View the strategy (PDF 267kb).
East of England Plan
The Revision to the Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England (PDF 3.5mb).
Employment Land Study
An assessment of current and future demand for different types of employment land (PDF 5mb).
Essex Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment 2009
Final report November 2009 (PDF 2.5mb).
Essex Local Area Agreement 2008 - 2011
View the Local Area Agreement (PDF 639kb).
Essex Thames Gateway Water Cycle Study
View the Scoping Report 2009 (PDF 2.3mb).
Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2008
View the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (PDF 3.2mb).
Essex Sports Facilities Strategy (2007 - 2020)
View the strategy (PDF 391kb).
Essex Supporting People 5 Year Strategy 2005-2010
View the strategy from Essex County Council (PDF 1mb).
Essex Wide Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment
An assessment of gypsy and traveller sites in Essex (PDF 1mb).
Essex Wide Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment Executive Summary
View the executive summary (PDF 244kb).
Framework for Regional Employment and Skills Action (FRESA)
View the document (PDF 2mb)
Hockley Parish Plan 2007
View the Hockley Parish Plan (PDF 900kb).
Mental Health Housing and Accommodation Strategy
View the strategy (PDF 16mb).
Open Space Study 2009
View the assessment of provision, quality and accessibility of open space across the District (PDF 4mb).
Rawreth Parish Plan
View the Rawreth Parish Plan (PDF 1mb).
Retail and Leisure Study
Rochford District Historic Characterisation Report
Assessment, management and conservation of the historic environment (PDF 2.96mb).
Rochford District Local Wildlife Sites Review 2007
View the District's Local Wildlife Sites (2mb).
Rochford Futures Report
A report for the Rochford Partnership (PDF 100kb).
Rochford Parish Council: 2004 Vision Statement
Please note that this is a large document to download (14mb).
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 1-78
This is a large document and may take several minutes to download (PDF 9mb).
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 79-92
This is a large document and may take several minutes to download (PDF 6mb).
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 93 -111
This is a large document and may take several minutes to download (PDF 11mb).
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 112-130
This is a large document and may take several minutes to download (PDF 10mb).
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 131 -140
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 141 -150
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 151 -154
This is a large document and may take several minutes to download (PDF 14mb).
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 155- 157
This is a large document and may take several minutes to download (PDF 12mb).
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 158-159
This is a large document and may take several minutes to download (PDF 13mb).
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2010 - pages 160-180
This is a large document and may take several minutes to download (PDF 3mb).
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (2009) Summary schedule of sites
View information about land available for housing (PDF 53kb).
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2009
More information about the availability of land in the District (PDF 13mb).
Thames Gateway South Essex Strategic Housing Market Assessment
Download the document in full (PDF 6mb).
Thames Gateway South Essex - Strategic Housing Market Assessment - Update Report
Updated information on the Strategic Housing Market Assessment (PDF 62kb).
Thames Gateway South Essex Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Review
View the Scoping Report 2009 (PDF 744kb).
The Children and Young People's Plan
The partnership plan with Essex County Council (PDF 1.73mb).
The Essex and Southend Waste Local Plan
View the Waste Local Plan (PDF 1.12mb).
The Essex School Organisation Plan 2008 - 2013
View the School Organisation Plan (PDF 1.2mb).
The Essex Strategy 2008 - 2018
View the Essex Strategy (PDF 1.2mb).
Rochford Futures (The State of Rochford District - Data Annex)
View District Data (PDF 2.6mb).
Rochford Futures (The State of Rochford - Ward Data Annex)
View District Ward Data (PDF 1.2mb).
Urban Capacity Study 2007
Click to download the Urban Capacity Study 2007 (PDF 2.6mb).
Urban Capacity Study and Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments Practical Guidance
Click to view the document in full (PDF 34kb).
Urban Place Supplement
View the Urban Place Supplement (PDF 7mb).
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