Comment
New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 38650
Received: 08/09/2021
Respondent: Sport England
When considering whether to prepare new design guides, consideration should be given to how and whether they provide additionality to existing design guidance that would be applicable. In particular, the Essex Design Guide has been prepared by the EPOA and has the support of the Essex districts and covers many of the themes that would be expected in a district design guide. For instance, Sport England’s Active Design principles have been embedded into the Essex Design Guide and if applied in Rochford district it would not be considered necessary to prepare a separate local design guidance which repeated the approach.
When considering whether to prepare new design guides, consideration should be given to how and whether they provide additionality to existing design guidance that would be applicable. In particular, the Essex Design Guide has been prepared by the EPOA and has the support of the Essex districts and covers many of the themes that would be expected in a district design guide. For instance, Sport England’s Active Design principles have been embedded into the Essex Design Guide and if applied in Rochford district it would not be considered necessary to prepare a separate local design guidance which repeated the approach.