Inspector says plan for the District’s future is ‘sound’ Continue Reading

Rochford District Council’s plan for the future development of the District (the Core Strategy) has been approved by the Government Inspector conducting the examination. Continue Reading

Following the Council’s decision to write to the Planning Inspectorate to request that Rochford’s Core Strategy Examination Continue Reading

Rochford District Council acknowledges the statement made by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government regarding the future of Regional Spatial Strategies and looks forward to the new planning policy and guidance promised in the Decentralisation and Localism Bill. Continue Reading

The Core Strategy will provide the strategy for the development of the District, with other documents sitting below it in the Local Development Framework which will direct development in detail. Key documents that will conform  to the Core Strategy include the following: Continue Reading

One of the key objectives of planning in Rochford District is to protect the Green Belt from inappropriate development as much as possible. Continue Reading

We have undertaken a considerable amount of community consultation in recent years, asking for your views on how the area should develop and how we can tackle some of the issues facing the District. Continue Reading