Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025

Please see attached detail representation.
Summary and Conclusions:
It is Welshwood Park residents view that as proposed the draft Local Plan is currently ‘unsound’. They
have significant concerns relating to draft policy PP9: East Colchester, particularly relating to land
south of the rail line. The allocation lacks justification and is not supported by sufficient evidence.
4.2 It is Welshwood Park residents view, supported with detailed evidence, that the land south of the rail
line has significant landscape and biodiversity value and should be protected well into the future for
the benefit of the City. Coalescences between the east of Colchester and the new Garden
Community is a significant concern for residents and addressing this issue is completely absent from
draft policy PP9. As drafted, development within draft allocation PP9 will have a significant adverse
impacts on landscape, biodiversity and result in visual coalescence with the new Garden Community.
This is in complete contradiction to the Local Plan aims and objectives. It is a highly valued and loved
area and must not be lost forever to development.
4.3 Welshwood Park residents have provided constructive amendments, based on evidence, on how we
consider that the Council can amend the Local Plan, particularly policy PP9, to make it ‘sound’ and
meet all its Local Plan aims and objectives.
4.4 We hope that the Council will review our representation in detail and take on board our views.
Welshwood Park residents are willing to work in partnership with the Council to ensure they deliver
a ‘sound’ Local Plan.