Castle Point Plan
last updated: 30 January 2026
1. Submission Documents
- 1.01 Castle Point Plan Regulation 19 Consultation - July 2025 [pdf] 29MB
- 1.02 Castle Point Plan Regulation 19 Draft Policies Map [pdf] 7MB
- 1.03 Castle Point Plan Regulation 19 Draft Summary Document - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 3MB
- 1.04 Regulation 19 Individual Representations
- 1.05 Regulation 22 Consultation Statement - January 2026
- 1.06 Regulation 19 Consultation Spreadsheet
- 1.07 A schedule of representations received at Regulation 19 in representation number order
- 1.08 A schedule of representations received at Regulation 19 in document order (published in due course)
- 1.09 A schedule of representations received at Regulation 19 in name order (published in due course)
- 1.10 A schedule of representations received in relation to the Sustainability Appraisal in representation order
- 1.11 A schedule of representations received in relation to the Sustainability Appraisal in name order (published in due course)
- 1.12 A schedule of representations received in relation to the Habitats Regulation Assessment in representation order
- 1.13 A schedule of representations received in relation to the Habitats Regulation Assessment in name order
- 1.14 A schedule of representations received in relation to the Equality Impact Assessment in representation order
- 1.15 A schedule of representations received in relation to the Equality Impact Assessment in name order
- 1.16 Sustainability Appraisal (SA) - Main Report - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 8MB
- 1.17 Sustainability Appraisal (SA) - Appendices - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 1MB
- 1.18 Sustainability Appraisal (SA) - Annexes - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 9MB
- 1.19 Sustainability Appraisal (SA) - Non-Technical Summary - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 355KB
- 1.20 Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 4MB
- 1.21 Equality Impact Assessment Update December 2025.pdf 1MB
- 1.22 Duty to Cooperate Statement January 2026.pdf
- 1.23 Duty to Cooperate Appendices
- 1.24 Initial Schedule of Proposed Modifications - January 2026
- 1.25 The Castle Point Plan Examination Documents List - January 2026 (published in due course)
2. Supporting Documents
- 2.01 Equality Impact Assessment - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 935KB
- 2.02 Health Impact Assessment - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 714KB
- 2.03 Local Development Scheme - December 2025.pdf [pdf] 331KB
- 2.04 Statement of Community Involvement December 2020.pdf
- 2.05 Castle Point Plan Pre Examination Checklist.pdf
- 2.06 Castle Point Borough Council Pre-Examination Checklist Response.pdf
- 2.07 Castle Point Plan (Reg 19 Publication Consultation) - Statutory Notice - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 106KB
- 2.08 Castle Point Plan (Reg 19 Further Consultation) Statutory Notice - 24 October 2025.pdf [pdf] 88KB
- 2.09 Regulation 19 Further Consultation - Explanatory Note - January 2026.pdf
3. Previous Stages of Plan Preparation
- 3.01 Initial Community and Stakeholder Engagement Report (Initial Issues Consultation) — November 2023
- 3.02 Initial Community and Stakeholder Engagement Report (Initial Issues Consultation) — Addendum — March 2024
- 3.03 Castle Point Plan - Issues and Options Consultation - July - September 2024.pdf
- 3.04 Castle Point Plan - Issues and Options Consultation - Published Responses
- 3.05 Issues and Options Consultation Statement - July 2025 .pdf [pdf] 5MB
- 3.06 Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report and Initial Assessment of Strategic Options 2024 [pdf] 2MB
- 3.07 Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report Annex A Plans and Programmes 2024 [pdf] 632KB
- 3.08 Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report Annex B Baseline Information 2024 [pdf] 7MB
- 3.09 Habitats Regulations Assessment Scoping Report 2024 [pdf] 3MB
- 3.10 Equality Impact Assessment Scoping Report 2024
Evidence Base
The following evidence documents have been created over the years by the Council or by partners, such as Essex County Council. They are useful documents that have been used to help the Council gain a greater understanding of the context of the borough from open spaces and flood risk to retail studies and infrastructure. These studies have helped inform the contents of the Castle Point Plan.
4. Evidence Base - Climate Change and Flood Risk
- 4.01 Thames Estuary 2100 Plan
- 4.02 Thames River Basin District: River Basin Management Plan
- 4.03 Canvey Island Six Point Plan 2015 [pdf] 1MB
- 4.04 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - March 2025.pdf [pdf] 1MB
- 4.05 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - March 2025- Appendix A.pdf [pdf] 34MB
- 4.06 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - March 2025- Appendix B.pdf [pdf] 4MB
- 4.07 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - March 2025- Appendix C.pdf [pdf] 5MB
- 4.08 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - March 2025- Appendix D.pdf [pdf] 9MB
- 4.09 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - March 2025- Appendix E & F.pdf [pdf] 6MB
- 4.10 Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Update - January 2026.pdf
- 4.11 Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 11MB
- 4.12 Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - Site Proformas [pdf] 3MB
- 4.13 Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Update - January 2026.pdf
- 4.14 Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Addendum - January 2026.pdf
- 4.15 SFRA Developer Contributions Technical Note March 2025.pdf [pdf] 374KB
- 4.16 SFRA Fluvial Modelling Report March 2025.pdf [pdf] 4MB
- 4.17 SFRA Surface Water Modelling Technical Note February 2025.pdf [pdf] 8MB
- 4.18 SFRA Tidal and Breach Modelling Report February 2025.pdf [pdf] 2MB
- 4.19 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Storymap
- 4.20 Essex County Council Flood website
- 4.21 ECC Net Zero Evidence Report 1 – July 2023.pdf [pdf] 4MB
- 4.22 ECC Net Zero Evidence Report 2 – July 2023.pdf [pdf] 2MB
- 4.23 ECC Net Zero Viability Summary – August 2022.pdf [pdf] 275KB
- 4.24 ECC Net Zero Viability Main Report – August 2022.pdf [pdf] 3MB
- 4.25 ECC Net Zero Viability Appendix – August 2022.pdf [pdf] 4MB
- 4.26 Essex Net Zero Policy – Energy Offsetting Tariff 2025
- 4.27 Essex Net Zero Policy – Technical Evidence Base Update 2025
- 4.28 Essex Net Zero Policy – Summary of Policy, evidence and validation requirements 2025
- 4.29 ECC Open Legal Advice – Energy Policy – February 2024.pdf [pdf] 424KB
- 4.30 Essex Open Legal Advice A- Energy Policy In Plans And Building Regulations - May 2025.pdf
- 4.31 Essex Open Legal Advice B - Energy Policy Prior To Plan Adoption - December 2024.pdf
- 4.32 Essex Embodied Carbon Policy Study - June 2024 - Reissued September 2025.pdf
- 4.33 Embodied Carbon and Circular Economy - Planning Policy Statement October 2025.pdf
- 4.34 Addendum To Essex Open Advice - Energy Policy - 20th October 2025.pdf
- 4.35 ECC Water Strategy for Essex - 2024.pdf [pdf] 11MB
- 4.36 Shared Standards in Water Efficiency for Local Plans 2025
- 4.37 Exception and Sequential Test – January 2026
5. Evidence Base - Economy and Retail
- 5.01 South Essex Economic Development Needs Assessment 2017 [pdf] 3MB
- 5.02 South Essex Retail Study 2017 [pdf] 1MB
- 5.03 South Essex Retail Study Volume 2 - Appendices 2017 [pdf] 3MB
- 5.04 South Essex Retail Study Volume 3 - Household Survey 2017 [pdf] 2MB
- 5.05 Retail and Leisure Study 2017 [pdf] 2MB
- 5.06 Retail and Leisure Study Appendix B 2017 [pdf] 32KB
- 5.07 Retail and Leisure Study Appendix C 2017 [pdf] 3MB
- 5.08 Shopping Frontages Assessment 2019 [pdf] 546KB
- 5.09 Review of Economic Impact of Tourism, Castle Point Borough 2022 [pdf] 544KB
- 5.10 Economic Sites Review 2024[pdf] 588KB
- 5.11 Review of Town Centres, Primary Shopping Areas and Local Shopping Parades - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 3MB
- 5.12 Employment Topic Paper - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 634KB
- 5.13 Employment Topic Paper Addendum.pdf
- 5.14 Essex, Southend and Thurrock - Local Skills Improvement Plan
6. Evidence Base - Natural Environment
- 6.01 Strategic Biodiversity Assessment 2019 [pdf] 2MB
- 6.02 Local Wildlife Site Review 2023[pdf] 976KB
- 6.03 Local Wildlife Site Register 2023[pdf] 5MB
- 6.04 Local Wildlife Site Review - June 2024.pdf [pdf] 976KB
- 6.05 Local Geological Sites Addendum - March 2025.pdf [pdf] 656KB
- 6.06 South Essex Strategic Green and Blue Infrastructure Study - July 2020.pdf [pdf] 39MB
- 6.07 South Essex Strategic Green and Blue Infrastructure Study - Appendices - July 2020.pdf [pdf] 37MB
- 6.08 Castle Point Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy Update - July 2025 - 1 of 2.pdf [pdf] 23MB
- 6.09 Castle Point Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy Update - July 2025 - 2 of 2.pdf [pdf] 22MB
- 6.10 Castle Point Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy Update - Appendices - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 5MB
- 6.11 Essex Green Infrastructure Strategy - 2020.pdf [pdf] 14MB
- 6.12 Essex Green Infrastructure Strategy Appendix A - 2020.pdf [pdf] 4MB
- 6.13 Essex Green Infrastructure Strategy Appendix B - 2020.pdf [pdf] 9MB
- 6.14 Essex Green Infrastructure Strategy Appendix C - 2020.pdf [pdf] 6MB
- 6.15 Hadleigh and Daws Heath Living Landscape Scheme [pdf] 2MB
- 6.16 Central South Essex Marshes Living Landscape [pdf] 940KB
- 6.17 First Consideration and Biodiversity Report 2023 to 2025 [pdf] 363KB
- 6.18 Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy – May 2025 - 1 of 3.pdf [pdf] 14MB
- 6.19 Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy – May 2025 - 2 of 3.pdf [pdf] 31MB
- 6.20 Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy – May 2025 - 3 of 3.pdf [pdf] 8MB
- 6.21 Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy Interactive Map
- 6.22 Agricultural Land in Castle Point - June 2025.pdf [pdf] 612KB
- 6.23 Essex Biodiversity Net Gain Evidence for Need – August 2024
- 6.24 Viability Assessment of Biodiversity Net Gain in Essex – August 2024
7. Evidence Base - Green Belt
- 7.01 Green Belt Review Part One 2018 [pdf] 7MB
- 7.02 Castle Point Green Belt Assessment - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 8MB
- 7.03 Castle Point Green Belt Assessment Appendices July 2025.pdf [pdf] 26MB
- 7.04 Landscape Sensitivity Assessment and Outline Landscape Appraisal - November 2024 - 1 of 3.pdf [pdf] 6MB
- 7.05 Landscape Sensitivity Assessment and Outline Landscape Appraisal - November 2024 - 2 of 3.pdf [pdf] 4MB
- 7.06 Landscape Sensitivity Assessment and Outline Landscape Appraisal - November 2024 - 3 of 3.pdf [pdf] 32MB
- 7.07 Green Belt Site Access Assessment - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 3MB
- 7.08 Green Belt Site - Access Assessment Appendices - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 4MB
- 7.09 Housing Capacity Topic Paper - August 2025.pdf [pdf] 11MB
- 7.10 Amendments to Green Belt Boundaries Topic Paper - Jan 2026
8. Evidence Base - Health and Wellbeing
- 8.01 Castle Point Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) Assessment Report 2018 [pdf] 3MB
- 8.02 Playing Pitch Strategy and Action Plan 2022 Update.[pdf] 1MB
- 8.03 Playing Pitch Strategy and Action Plan 2023 Update [pdf] 1MB
- 8.04 Playing Pitch & Outdoor Sport Strategy (PPOSS) - Assessment Report - November 2025.pdf
- 8.05 Playing Pitch & Outdoor Sport Strategy (PPOSS) - Strategy & Action Plan - December 2025.pdf
- 8.06 Sport and Leisure Facilities Needs Assessment Castle Point Borough Council 2018 [pdf] 4MB
- 8.07 Castle Point Local Football Facility Plan 2018 [pdf] 4MB
- 8.08 Indoor Built Facilities Strategy and Action Plan 2022 Update. [pdf] 453KB
- 8.09 Indoor Built Facilities Strategy and Action Plan 2023 Update[pdf] 482KB
- 8.10 Indoor Built Facilities Needs Assessment 2025.pdf
- 8.11 Indoor Built Facilities Strategy & Action Plan.pdf
- 8.12 Open Space Assessment Executive Summary 2023[pdf] 171KB
- 8.13 Open Space Assessment 2023[pdf] 7MB
- 8.14 Open Space Assessment 2023 Storymap
- 8.15 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and District Profile Reports
9. Evidence Base - Infrastructure
- 9.01 Infrastructure Delivery Plan Baseline Review 2024[pdf] 1MB
- 9.02 Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) - May 2025.pdf [pdf] 2MB
- 9.03 Transport Assessment Scoping Report 2024[pdf] 4MB
- 9.04 Transport Assessment - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 6MB
- 9.05 Transport Assessment - Appendix A - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 563KB
- 9.06 Transport Assessment - Appendix B (1 of 3) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 24MB
- 9.07 Transport Assessment - Appendix B (2 of 3) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 7MB
- 9.08 Transport Assessment - Appendix B (3 of 3) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 190KB
- 9.09 Transport Assessment - Appendix C (1 of 3) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 1MB
- 9.10 Transport Assessment - Appendix C (2 of 3) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 1MB
- 9.11 Transport Assessment - Appendix C (3 of 3) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 5MB
- 9.12 Transport Assessment - Appendix D (1 of 2) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 1MB
- 9.13 Transport Assessment - Appendix D (2 of 2) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 15MB
- 9.14 Transport Assessment - Appendix E - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 736KB
- 9.15 Transport Assessment - Appendix F (1 of 4) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 627KB
- 9.16 Transport Assessment - Appendix F (2 of 4) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 384KB
- 9.17 Transport Assessment - Appendix F (3 of 4) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 327KB
- 9.18 Transport Assessment - Appendix F (4 of 4) - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 337KB
- 9.19 Transport Assessment Addendum - August 2025.pdf [pdf] 2MB
- 9.20 Transport Assessment Addendum - Appendix A - August 2025.pdf [pdf] 452KB
- 9.21 Transport Assessment Addendum - Appendix B (Part 1 of 2) - August 2025.pdf [pdf] 6MB
- 9.22 Transport Assessment Addendum - Appendix B (Part 2 of 2) - August 2025.pdf [pdf] 7MB
- 9.23 Transport Assessment Addendum - Appendix C - August 2025.pdf [pdf] 3MB
- 9.24 Transport Assessment Update - December 2025
- 9.25 A Better Connected Essex - Essex Transport Strategy - Consultation Summary - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 5MB
- 9.26 A Better Connected Essex - Essex Transport Strategy - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 11MB
- 9.27 A Better Connected Essex - Essex Transport Strategy - Strategic Implementation Plan - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 2MB
- 9.28 A Better Connected Essex - Essex Transport Strategy - South Essex Implementation Plan - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 2MB
- 9.29 Essex Local Transport Plan 2011
- 9.30 Access to Canvey Study 2017 [pdf] 2MB
- 9.31 North West Thundersley Transport Evidence - August 2025.pdf [pdf] 984KB
- 9.32 Castle Point Car Parking Review – November 2024
- 9.33 Essex Parking Guidance 2024 Part 1
- 9.34 Essex Parking Guidance 2024 Part 2
- 9.35 Castle Point Local Cycling and Walking Plan (LCWIP) — July 2025
- 9.36 Essex County Council Cycling Strategy 2016 [pdf] 3MB
- 9.37 Castle Point Borough Cycling Action Plan 2018 [pdf] 4MB
- 9.38 Essex County Council’s Sustainable Modes of Travel Strategy 2025
- 9.39 Viability Study Report - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 3MB
- 9.40 Planning Advice for Developments near Hazardous Installations (PADHI)
- 9.41 International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Guidelines 1998 [pdf] 759KB
- 9.42 Infrastructure Delivery Plan Addendum December 2025.pdf
- 9.43 ECC Housing Scenario Test - Early Years and Childcare - November 2025
- 9.44 ECC Housing Scenario Test - Primary and Secondary Education - November 2025
- 9.45 ECC Housing Scenario Test - Special Education Needs - November 2025
- 9.46 ECC Housing Scenario Test - Early Years and Childcare Addendum - January 2026
- 9.47 ECC Housing Scenario Test - Primary and Secondary Education Addendum - January 2026
- 9.48 ECC Housing Scenario Test - Special Education Needs Addendum - January 2026
- 9.49 Waste Water Capacity Assessment - January 2026 (published in due course)
10. Evidence Base - Housing and Accommodation
- 10.01 Local Housing Needs Assessment 2023 [pdf] 2MB
- 10.02 Local Housing Needs Assessment Update - June 2025.pdf [pdf] 970KB
- 10.03 Housing Topic Paper - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 565KB
- 10.04 Development Options Technical Paper 2024 [pdf] 3MB
- 10.05 Essex Supported and Specialist Housing and Accommodation Need Assessment - August 2025.pdf [pdf] 4MB
- 10.06 ECC Supported Living Accommodation Standards 2023
- 10.07 ECC Supported and Specialist Housing and Accommodation Needs Assessment December 2025 Update
- 10.08 Gyspy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) - November 2024.pdf [pdf] 2MB
- 10.09 Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) - Update Letter - June 2025.pdf [pdf] 229KB
- 10.10 Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) (Including Urban Capacity Study) - Methodology Report - January 2023.pdf [pdf] 1MB
- 10.11 Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) Overview Report - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 3MB
- 10.12 Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) Site Assessments - Canvey Island - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 3MB
- 10.13 Strategic Land Availability Assessments (SLAA) - Site Assessments - Benfleet, Hadleigh, Thundersley and Daws Heath - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 6MB
- 10.14 Settlement Hierarchy Report - July 2025.pdf [pdf] 2MB
- 10.15 Market Absorption Rates - Castle Point Housing Delivery Technical Note.pdf
- 10.16 Essex Market Position Statement
- 10.17 Authority Monitoring Report 2024-2025
11. Evidence Base - Urban Design and the Historic Environment
- 11.01 Density and Capacity Study - July 2025 [pdf] 33MB
- 11.02 Local List of Heritage Assets 2024 [pdf] 7MB
- 11.03 Heritage Impact Assessment - HO32 2020 [pdf] 4MB
- 11.04 Heritage Impact Assessment – Hadleigh (Hadleigh Castle).pdf [pdf] 12MB
- 11.05 Heritage Impact Assessment - East of Canvey Road (Roman Saltern)
- 11.06 Heritage Impact Assessment - West of Canvey Road (Dutch Cottage)
- 11.07 Essex Design Guide
- 11.08 ECC - Extra Care Housing Design Guide 2023
- 11.09 Essex Thames Gateway Historic Characterisation 2005
- 11.10 Thames Gateway Historic Environment Characterisation Study 2007 [pdf] 2MB
- 11.11 South Benfleet Conversation Area Management Plan.pdf
- 11.12 South Benfleet Conversation Area Design Code.pdf
Duty to Cooperate
- 12.01 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC and ECC - North West Thundersley - August 2025.pdf
- 12.02 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC and ECC - Manor Trading Estate - August 2025.pdf
- 12.03 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC Sport England - Final signed off by both parties.pdf
- 12.04 Statement of Common Ground - NHS Property Services - Signed.pdf
- 12.05 Statement of Common Ground - Anglian Water.pdf
- 12.06 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC and ESW - Final Signed.pdf
- 12.07 Statement of Common Ground - Historic England.pdf
- 12.08 Statement of Common Ground - Environment Agency.pdf
- 12.09 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC and Rochford.pdf
- 12.10 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC and Brentwood.pdf
- 12.11 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC and Southend.pdf
- 12.12 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC and Thurrock
- 12.13 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC and Natural England
- 12.14 Statement of Common Ground - CPBC and Essex County Council (to be confirmed)
Post-Submission Documents
Will be published here in due course.
Examining Inspectors' Correspondence
Will be published here in due course
Council's Responses
Will be published here in due course
Examination Hearing Documents
Will be published here in due course
Modifications Consultation Documents
Will be published here in due course