Essex County Council has published its formal response to Rochford District Council's draft Local Plan. It runs to 71 pages. The short version? Four policy areas failed outright. Four are weak. Only four passed — and even those need amendments.
Right now, if a planning application worries you, your ward councillor can call it in to the planning committee. Elected members hear your concerns, weigh them up, and make a decision in public. That's about to change.
![New Homes [Image: Tim Prater]](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/1/csm_new_homes2_5fbcce5e23.jpg)
Rochford District Council has failed to submit a bid for the government's Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) — a £39 billion, ten-year funding programme that could have delivered new affordable and social homes for local residents.
Liberal Democrat councillors have criticised the Conservative / Rochford Residents led administration after it voted against practical budget proposals at Rochford District Council designed to support local high streets and address the growing housing
The understanding of dementia has been boosted in Rayleigh thanks to a small band of volunteers led by local Councillors Elizabeth Brewer and Dawn Balding.
Rochford District Council has seen a dramatic change in leadership, with the administration shifting from Liberal Democrat-led to Conservative control. This follows the decision by the Rochford District Residents (RDR) group to form a coalition