To discuss and make
recommendations in relation to the development and implementation
of the Local Development Plan.
The
Task Force will undertake all but not exclusively the following
activities:
1.
To keep under review progress in preparing the Local
Plan;
2.
Receive updates on Government policy changes and
priorities insofar as they might impact on the preparation of the
Local Plan;
3.
Receive reports and presentations on the development
of the Local Plan evidence base and provide comments;
4.
Receive reports and presentations on the preparation
of the South Essex Joint Strategic Plan and its implications for
the Local Plan;
5.
Provide comment on the scope and nature of the
thematic policy approaches to be considered in developing the Local
Plan;
6.
Provide comment on the development of an evidence
based Preferred Spatial Option;
7.
Review progress and the development of appropriate
strategies and policy approaches to support the development of
strategic sites within the framework provided by the Local Plan;
and
8.
To keep under review the Council’s approach to
community engagement in the plan-making process.