In order to meet the number of jobs required in the RSS, additional employment sites will be required. The Employment Land Study recommends that any de-allocations of employment land be compensated for by the allocation of 18 hectares of new employment sites. As the supply of employment land within the District is tight, this will require the release of Green Belt land

In order to ensure that a co-ordinated approach is taken to the release of Green Belt land, the requirements for both employment and housing land should be considered together. The idea of not releasing land for residential and then releasing it for employment purposes is a contradiction, as it still requires the release of Green Belt.

The first paragraph should be reworded as follows:

'In order to compensate for the de-allocation of the existing employment land, as detailed in Policy ED3, new employment allocations will need to be located in sustainable locations to meet the needs of businesses. In order to ensure that where it is appropriate to release Green Belt sites the requirement for employment and housing sites are considered together. This will ensure that the most co-ordinated approach is adopted for the future provision. With regards future employment growth the Council will seek to direct the majority of this to the west of the District and in proximity to London Southend Airport. Some industrial land will be allocated in proximity to Great Wakering to provide local employment and mitigate the de-allocation of Star Lane Industrial Estate.'