chelmsfords future
Visit Chelmsford’s Local Plan exhibitions
Opportunities are coming up to attend exhibitions to find out more about proposals for Chelmsford’s future to 2041 as part of our Local Plan.
The Local Plan will affect everyone who lives, works or studies in Chelmsford. What will it mean for you?
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Options for Chelmsford’s future growth
The Local Plan will shape how Chelmsford develops in the next 20 years. We have to review Chelmsford’s Local Plan every five years, and this is what is happening now. When the revised plan is adopted in 2025/26, it will allocate land for housing, jobs, and community facilities until 2041. A public consultation on the draft Local Plan is taking place until 19 June 2024.
Councils are required to have a Local Plan to ensure that future growth happens sustainably, and development is properly planned. Without a Local Plan, development could still happen, but councils and local people would be less able to influence where homes are built, and it would be harder to require developers to include key infrastructure, like schools.
The ‘preferred options’ consultation is the second of three in this review process. We want as many Chelmsford residents as possible to have their say before the consultation ends in two weeks.
Visit our Chelmsford exhibition: 13–15 June
To help people respond to the consultation by 19 June 2024, a final round of in-person exhibitions detailing the Preferred Options document and how to take part in the consultation will be available to view at Chelmsford’s Civic Centre on *Thursday 13 June, Friday 14 June *and* Saturday 15 June 2024*.
These are the dates and times to choose from:
* Thursday 13 June 2024 6–8pm
* Friday 14 June 2024 1–3pm
* Saturday 15 June 2024 10am–12pm (with British Sign Language interpreter available)
The exhibitions will be at the Civic Centre, Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1JE.
Virtual tour of the Local Plan review
If you can’t get to one of these sessions, don’t worry, you can view the same exhibition virtually online. This is available 24/7 at:
The full consultation documents are available online [
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Visit our South Woodham Ferrers exhibition
An un-staffed exhibition will be available to visit at South Woodham Town Council offices on the following dates:
* Wednesday 5 June 2024 9am–4pm
* Thursday 6 June 2024 9am–4pm
* Friday 7 June 2024 9am–4pm
* Monday 10 June 2024 9am–4pm
* Tuesday 11 June 2024 9am–4pm
The exhibition will be at South Woodham Ferrers Town Council offices, Champions Manor Hall, Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5LJ.
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Where to view documents
You can view the consultation documents and make comments on the council’s planning policy consultation portal
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They will also be available to read during normal opening hours [
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You can view an online exhibition available during the consultation period – this can be found via our website at
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How to respond with your views
· Via our consultation portal at
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· By email to planning.policy@chelmsford.gov.uk
· By post to Spatial Planning Services, Chelmsford City Council, Civic Centre, Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1JE.
You can also call our team on 01245 606330 during office hours if there's something you would like to discuss or check before making a comment.
Comments made to the consultation will be acknowledged by email or letter after they have been processed.
The Local Plan Timetable
This is the second stage of a consultation on the draft Local Plan, or ‘Preferred Options’. There will be a third round of consultation in early 2025 which will be informed by responses to this consultation.
Local Plan timetable
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