Every local authority needs a Local Plan, which is a planning document that sets out how the district should be developed over the next 15 years, in line with the requirements of national policy and legislation.
As part of the Braintree District Local Plan Review, BDC undertook a “Call for Sites” between 10 April and Friday 24 May 2024. Developers, landowners, residents, businesses, parish councils and other stakeholders were invited to put forward suggested sites which might be suitable for many uses including housing, commercial, retail, health care, business, leisure, community facilities, open spaces, wildlife sites, biodiversity net gain or education in the District.
Sites received during this exercise are not automatically marked for development, nor do they gain any special status.
Every site is being assessed to determine whether it is suitable, available and achievable for development or designation within the updated Local Plan against the Strategic Land Availability Assessment Methodology.
Several sites were put forward for the parish of Stisted.
Link to BDC showing dates for review of sites
The initial consultation for Stisted was on 25 June and covered the 4 small sites adjacent to the village where it suggested that the four sites would not be taken forward
The large sites are currently scheduled for review on 24 September. The image below shows location of sites in our Parish. The full Braintree District map is here BDC map of sites put foward in call for sites
The statement used by Councillor Routledge who attended the meeting on 25 June is here call for sites stisted statement 25 june
The current BDC Local Plan covers the period 2013-2033. It is proposed that the review will take the plan period up to 2041