Next steps

Find out what happens now the consultation has closed.

Responses to the Replacement Essex Minerals Local Plan review 2025 to 2040 consultation are now being processed and uploaded to our online consultation portal.

Please note that we are currently working through a backlog of responses. Your representation will still be acknowledged, published and taken into account. 

Read all comments on the consultation

Visit the consultation portal to read all processed comments on this consultation to date. Please note, there will likely be a delay in publication of responses submitted via letter and email. 

Read published comments on the Draft Plan: https://consultations.essex.gov.uk/planning/d3512469/consultation/published_select_respondent 

Read published comments on the Candidate Sites: https://consultations.essex.gov.uk/planning/42a7d44e/consultation/published_select_respondent  

Information will be published in line with:

  • Freedom of Information Act
  • The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Essex County Council Privacy Notice

Once all responses are uploaded

We will assess all the comments received and make amendments to the Plan and Site Assessments accordingly. We will also present a draft list of Preferred Sites alongside reports justifying the draft list and how your comments were taken into account.

The above will then undergo a further public consultation under Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

It is not possible to provide a precise date for this consultation as this will depend on the extent of the issues received and the nature of the amendments required. Without prejudice, it is currently anticipated that the Regulation 19 consultation may take place in late 2024 or early 2025.