How this Document is Structured

The Local Plan is divided into 13 chapters within 8 overarching sections, with a Glossary and other Appendices at the back.

• Chapter 1, the introduction, sets out the context and purpose of the Southend Local Plan.
• Chapter 2 sets the scene and looks at the city’s historical context, demographic factors, the regional context, key issues and drivers for change.
• Chapter 3 describes Southend’s overarching long term Spatial Vision, accompanying Strategic Objectives, and the Strategic Policies setting out the key strategy and guiding principles for development in Southend and associated Key Diagram.
• Chapter 3b Poses the question on whether to build a new neighbourhood on land to the north of Southend.
• Chapter 4 to 11 set out the thematic policies to manage development and help deliver the overarching spatial vision and strategic objectives. These sections start with a Strategic Policy and are then followed by a set of more detailed Development Management Policies. A guide to the Strategic Policies and the Development Management Policies and how to use and interpret them is set out below.
• Chapter 12 shows what Strategic Policies and Development Management Policies will mean for the Neighbourhoods of Southend, setting out what changes are expected to take place up to 2040. This section also sets out specific Neighbourhood Policies and Proposals (sites that the Southend Local Plan allocates for future development). Review of the Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP - adopted 2018) will primarily fall within this section (i.e. Southend Central neighbourhood).
• Chapter 13 explains how the policies proposed will be delivered. This is closely linked to the Infrastructure Delivery Plan, which will set out detailed infrastructure requirements to support the Strategic Policies and how this will be delivered. This section also links to the Monitoring Framework to measure the effectiveness of the policies contained within this document.
• Appendices – further information is provided in the appendices at the end of the document
• Policies Map – proposed designations and proposals (allocations) related to relevant Local Plan policies are depicted on a draft Policies Map for the entire city. Neighbourhood specific maps are also available within Chapter 12.