The Committee is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee, held on Tuesday 25 August 2026.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests or Non-Registerable Interests, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

Subject to providing two working days’ notice, a Member of the Committee may ask the Chairman of the Committee a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the Tendring District and which falls within the terms of reference of the Committee.

The Council’s Public Speaking Scheme for the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee gives the opportunity for members of the public and other interested parties/stakeholders to speak to the Council’s elected members on that Committee on any specific Officer report due to be considered at that public meeting.

To report the outcome of the final public consultation on the Local Plan: Regulation 19 Submission Version carried out in September and October 2026 including an overview of the level and nature of representations received from residents and other stakeholders, and the main issues and matters raised.

The report also seeks the Committee’s agreement to recommend to Full Council that the Local Plan be formally submitted to the Secretary of State to begin the next stage of the statutory plan-making process i.e. the independent examination to be carried out by a Government-appointed Planning Inspector.