Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025

Support

Representation ID: 12719

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy.

Support

Representation ID: 12720

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy.

Support

Representation ID: 12721

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy and notes that “Local Green Spaces are also designated in neighbourhood plans and are shown on the policies map”.

Support

Representation ID: 12722

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council generally supports this policy.
With regards to “The maintenance of new trees must be included within any landscape management plan and landscape maintenance schedule for the site for an agreed period of time to ensure establishment” raises the question of who or what body is responsible for maintenance costs afterwards?

Support

Representation ID: 12723

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council generally supports this policy but is concerned that the time period referred to in “There is an identified excess provision within the catchment of the facility and no likely shortfall is expected within the plan period” and “in the area either at the time of the proposal or be likely to result in a shortfall within the plan period” is very limited.

Support

Representation ID: 12724

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

WBPC supports this policy and particularly agrees with “Development must comply with all the following criteria: a) Development must safeguard or strengthen tranquillity, features and patterns that contribute to the landscape character and local distinctiveness of the area, protect rural openness and sense of place and protect natural landscape features ..........”
Therefore, it is difficult to justify the inclusion of Policy PP44: Land off Colchester Road, which is wholly located in an area considered to be a valued landscape, as evidenced in WBPC Neighbourhood Plan, Policy PP12 and Map PP12 and paragraph 15.3.3. See also Viewpoint2SheetA.jpg.

Support

Representation ID: 12725

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council generally supports this policy but would propose the following amendment:
"All proposals and associated land use change or land management must demonstrate that they are informed by, and are sympathetic to, the landscape character and qualities of the locality. A Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) is required for all major developments including those of at least 50 housing units and must be prepared in accordance with Landscape Institute guidelines.”

Support

Representation ID: 12727

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy in principle.

Support

Representation ID: 12728

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy in principle.

Support

Representation ID: 12732

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

WBPC supports this policy and particularly agrees with “The Council will work with Anglian Water, Affinity Water, the Environment Agency and developers to ensure that there is sufficient capacity in the water supply and wastewater infrastructure to serve new development. Where necessary, improvements to water supply infrastructure, wastewater treatment and off-site drainage should be made ahead of the occupation of dwellings to ensure compliance with environmental legislation”. For evidence in support of this Policy, see Section 2 of Anglian Water attached document, and see WBPC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, and Minutes of Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting 7/1/2026.