| Initials |
What they Stand for |
| BDC |
Braintree District Council |
| CIL |
Community Infrastructure Levy |
| DPD |
Development Plan Document |
| Dws |
Dwellings |
| ECC |
Essex County Council |
| EERA |
East of England Regional Assembly |
| EIA |
Equalities Impact Assessment |
| Ha |
Hectare |
| HGV |
Heavy Goods Vehicle |
| JSNA |
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment |
| KSV |
Key Service Villages |
| LAA |
Local Area Agreement |
| LDF |
Local Development Framework |
| LDS |
Local Development Scheme |
| LI |
Local Indicator |
| LSP |
Local Strategic Partnership |
| LTP |
Local Transport Plan 2006-2011 |
| NI |
National Indicator |
| NOMIS |
National Online Manpower Information System |
| ONS |
Office National Statistics |
| PCT |
Mid Essex Primary Care Trust |
| RSS |
Regional Spatial Strategy |
| SANG |
Sustainable Accessible Natural Greenspace |
| SCI |
Statement of Community Involvement |
| SEA/SA |
Strategic Environment Assessment/Sustainability† Appraisal |
| SHMA |
Strategic Housing Market Assessment |
| SHLAA |
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment |
| SUDS |
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems |
| PPS |
Planning Policy Statement |
| Term used |
Meaning |
| Biodiversity |
The wealth of wildlife or variety of life on earth.
It includes all living organisms (plant and animals) and collections
of species that form different natural habitats. |
| Brownfield site |
Land that has been previously developed, usually
but not always within the existing built-up area of a town or village. |
| Community Priority |
A service, action or development that has been identified
by the local community as being of high importance. |
| Core Strategy DPD |
The overarching planning policy document in the Local
Development Framework, which sets out the broad planning strategy
for the District. All subsequent documents must be in accordance
with it. |
| Development Plan Documents (DPD) |
Statutory Planning Documents that set out the Council's
policies and proposals for the District. They are subject to an
examination and approval by an inspector before they can be used
by the Council. |
| Development Policy DPD |
A document that sets out statements or sets of criteria
that the Council uses to decide planning applications. Used with
the Site Allocations DPD. Must be in line with the Core Strategy. |
| East of England |
The counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex,
Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and the unitary areas of Luton,
Peterborough, Southend and Thurrock. |
| East of England Plan |
The Regional Strategy, that is, the highest level
plan for the East of England. |
| Educational Infrastructure |
Pre school education and childcare, primary and secondary
schools and post sixteen and adult life long learning facilities. |
| Equality Impact Assessment |
Assessment required when reviewing or developing
new policies, strategies and function to determining if there is
any adverse impact, or illegal discrimination or any unmet need
or requirements. |
| Employment Land Review |
A technical study prepared for the Council which
looked at the future needs for employment land and where it should
be located |
| Exception Sites |
Sites for affordable housing on land where development
would not normally be allowed-hence they are 'exceptions' to policy. |
| Geodiversity |
The variety of geological environments, phenomena
and processes that make those landscapes, rocks, minerals, fossils
and soils which provide the framewok for life on earth. |
| Greenfield site |
Land which has not been developed before, usually
but now always, agricultural land. |
| Growth Locations |
Areas where the Council is proposing that new development
should be located. They are situated on the edge of the main towns
of Braintree and Witham |
| Haven Ports |
Harwich, Felixstowe and Ipswich |
| Issues and Options Report |
The first consultation document produced by the Council
at the start of the Core Strategy preparation process in 2007 |
| Key Diagram |
A map showing in diagrammatic from the overall planning
strategy for the District, including areas for development and protection. |
| Key Service Villages |
The larger villages in the District (over 3000 population)
which act as local centres for the smaller villages and rural areas
around. There are 6 proposed Key Service Villages in the Braintree
District |
| Lifetime Homes Standard |
A set of layout standards applied to housing to enable
it to be used by people throughout their lives without having to
move. Usually includes features to cater for disabilities. |
| Local Centres |
Local Centres include a range of small shops of a
local natures, serving a local catchment. Typically local centres
might include, amongst other shops, a small supermarket, a newsagent,
as sub-post office and a pharmacy. Other facilities could include
a hot-food takeaway and launderette. In rural areas, large villages
may perform the role of a local centre. |
| Local Indicator |
These are set by - local organisations - either at
County or District level. - They relate more specifically to Essex
and the Braintree District and the - priorities which are particular
to our local areas. |
| Local Strategic |
These are non-statutory, multi-agency partnerships
within local authority areas that bring together the public, private,
voluntary and community sectors. With the local authority they identify
priorities for local Community Strategies and Local Area Agreements.
They aim to promote joint working to deliver sustained local economic
and social regeneration and improved public services to meet the
needs of communities. |
| Main Towns |
The main urban centres in the District where most
development is to be located. The Main Towns in the Braintree District
are Braintree, Witham and Halstead |
| Mixed development |
Development that includes more than on use within
the development area or can be easily linked to other uses nearby.
Can include such uses as housing, employment, services and leisure
facilities |
| National Indicator |
These are specified by Central Government to reflect
national priority outcomes for local authorities working alone,
or in partnership and are monitored on a national basis. |
| Nomis |
Official labour market statistics, run by University
of Durham on behalf of Office for National Statistics |
| Other Villages |
The smallest villages in the District that are defined
by a village envelope. |
| Core Planning Policy |
A policy that sets out in broad terms the councilis
strategy on a particular issue, e.g. employment. |
| Planning Policy Statement |
Documents produced by the government on a wide range
of planning issues which set out how it intends that these should
be treated at the national level. The Councilis own policies must
generally be in line with them. |
| Proposals Map |
The detailed plan on an ordnance survey base used
in a Site Allocations document (see below). Must be in accord with
the Core Strategy Key Diagram |
| Countryside |
The area outside town development boundaries and
village envelopes. Can include a number of small hamlets. |
| Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental
Assessment |
Assessments required by European and national law
into how the plan will impact on the District's environment in the
long term and contribute towards sustainable development. |
| Settlement Strategy |
The order of importance of the towns and villages
in the District and how development will be distributed between
them. |
| Setting of building |
The environs of a building or other feature which
directly contribute to the atmosphere, or ambience of that building,
or feature. |
| Site Allocation DPD |
A document that sets out in detail (using a Proposals
Map - see above) where development will take place and where particular
policies will be applied. Mainly used with Development Policies
DPD to assist the Council in deciding planning applications. Must
conform to the broad policies set out in the Core Strategy. |
| Spatial Planning |
Spatial Planning - in 2004 the Government introduced
a new planning system which set out the concept of 'spatial planning'.
Spatial planning goes beyond traditional land use planning to bring
together and integrate policies for the development and use of land
with other policies and programmes which influence the nature of
places and how they function. This will include policies which can
impact on land use, for example, by influencing the demands on or
needs for development, but which are not capable of being delivered
solely or mainly through the granting of planning permission and
may be delivered through other means. (2004 Planning Policy Statement
3) |
| Statement of Community Involvement - DPD |
A document which sets out how the Council intends
to involve the whole community in decisions on both planning policies
and planning applications. |
| Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment |
A technical Study which identifies sites with development
potential for housing an assesses their developability, deliverability
and capacity. |
| Strategic Housing Market Assessment |
A technical study prepared for the Council which
assesses the overall state of the housing market and advises on
future housing policies used to inform the Council's Core Strategy
and Housing Strategy. |
| Sub-Region |
A part of a bigger region of the country which has
special characteristics or covered by certain planning policies.
E.G. the Haven Gateway |
| Sustainable Development |
Generally defined as: 'development that meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs' |
| Urban Capacity Study |
A technical study prepared for the Council that assesses
the potential for building more dwellings in the existing built
up parts of the District, usually the main towns and large villages.
Used to inform the preparation of the plan. |
