Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Castle Point Plan (Regulation 19 Draft)

Overview

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In preparing the Castle Point Plan the Council has ensured that the proposals it contains will achieve relevant environmental, economic and social objectives. This has been achieved through the Sustainability Appraisal process. 

The Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment has used a framework to interatively assess and improve the policies and proposals in the plan as they have emerged. It has also ensure that the Castle Point Plan is appropriate, having assessed reasonable alternatives in terms of the overall strategy, site selection and policies.

The Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment is made up of four documents. These can be viewed or downloaded below:

Sustainability Appraisal Non Technical Summary July 2025

Sustainability Appraisal Main Report July 2025

Sustainability Appraisal Appendices July 2025

Sutainability Appraisal Annexes July 2025

Why your views matter

Your comments on the Sustainability and Strategic Environmental Assessment are sought to ensure that it is a robust assessment of the Castle Point Plan in respect of its potential impacts on social, economic and environmental objectives.  

What happens next

Comments on the Sutainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Castle Point Plan will be included within the consultation report prepared for the Castle Point Plan.

If the Council decides to proceed with the Castle Point Plan and submit it for examination in public, then these comments will be passed to the appointed Planning Inspector for consideration.