On 9 February 2023, the Council received the Inspector’s Report on the Examination of the Epping Forest District Local Plan 2011 to 2033.
The Inspector’s Report concludes that subject to the Main Modifications set out in the Appendix to the report, the Epping Forest District Local Plan 2011 to 2033 satisfies the requirements of Section 20(5) of the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act and meets the criteria for soundness as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework and is capable of adoption.
The Epping Forest District Local Plan 2011 to 2033 was adopted at an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council on 6 March 2023.
The Epping Forest District Local Plan 2011 to 2033 is now the statutory development plan, which means it has full weight in determining planning applications (together with ‘made’ neighbourhood development plans where relevant). The newly adopted Local Plan supersedes the Local Plan which comprised the policies within the Epping Forest District Local Plan adopted January 1998 that had not previously been replaced and the Epping Forest District Local Plan Alterations adopted July 2006.
All documentation from the Local Plan Examination is available to view on the Local Plan Webpages.