The current statutory development plan for Southend comprises: Southend Core Strategy (2007), Joint Area Action Plan for London Southend Airport and Environs (2014), Development Management DPD (2015), Southend Central Area Action Plan (2018), and the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Waste Local Plan (2017). These development plan documents have replaced policies within the former Borough Local Plan. Further information of the former Borough Local Plan can be found on our former local plan webpages.
The Council is currently preparing a new Local Plan for Southend. Further information can be found on this page.
East of England Structure Plan
The East of England Structure Plan was revoked on 27 September 2007. There was a small number of ‘saved’ policies within the structure plan that were relevant to Southend, however these have now been replaced by current local and national planning policy.
