WRITTLE PARISH COUNCILNeighbourhood Plan and Reports
The Writtle Neighbourhood Plan was formally adopted at a full Council meeting of Chelmsford City Council on 8 December 2021, following the successful acceptance vote at the referendum held on 21 October and now forms part of the City Council’s Local Plan under which all planning applications have to be considered. This document along with the Village Design Statement and the AECOM Design Guide have statutory status and should be read together as they apply to all planning applications, and set out policies and design principles in Writtle Parish and form part of the Chelmsford City Local Plan.
The main objective of the AECOM Design Guide is to establish principles so that new development is designed and planned with regard to the existing character and context of the Writtle Neighbourhood Plan Area within the Neighbourhood Plan. It sets out a series of design guidelines related to green infrastructure and residential development within the landscape setting of Writtle.
The Writtle Village Design Statement (VDS) was developed by a residents steering group, which sought views of the entire community in order to identify the local design character of the Parish. The VDS was launched and adopted as Planning Guidance by Chelmsford City Council in 2004. Its aim is not to prevent development but to manage change and design within the Parish of Writtle and is a statement of how local people want the built environment to look in the years and decades ahead.
The Parish Plan (now superseded by the Neighbourhood Plan) was developed by a residents steering group after a Parish wide consultation to seek the views and aspirations of Parishioners on the many elements that contribute to Writtle as a thriving community. It was launched in 2011 (updated 11th February 2019) and copies of the Parish Plan and Youth Plan together with the Business Plan can be found by clicking on the images below.
