London Southend Airport & Environs Joint Area Action Plan Issues & Options Paper

London Southend Airport & Environs


Thank you for your email of 24 June consulting The Theatres Trust on the issues and options for the London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan.



The Theatres Trust is The National Advisory Public Body for Theatres. The Town & Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995, Article 10, Para (v) requires the Trust to be consulted on planning applications which include 'development involving any land on which there is a theatre.' It was established by The Theatres Trust Act 1976 'to promote the better protection of theatres'. This applies to all theatre buildings, old and new, in current use, in other uses, or disused. It also includes buildings or structures that have been converted to theatre, circus buildings and performing art centres. Our main objective is to safeguard theatre use, or the potential for such use, but we also provide expert advice on design, conservation, property and planning matters to theatre operators, local authorities and official bodies.



Due to the specific nature of the Trust's remit we are concerned with the protection and promotion of theatres and as this consultation is not directly relevant to the Trust's work we have no comment to make but look forward to being consulted on further LDF documents especially the Submission Core Strategy, Development Control Policies, Planning Obligations and any town centre Area Action Plans.