Essex Coast Recreational disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy (RAMS) Draft Supplementary Planning Document
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended)
STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATIONS
The Essex Coast RAMS authorities1 have published the Essex Coast Recreational disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy Draft Supplementary Planning Document for a six-week period of consultation from 10th January – 5pm on 21st February 2020. The document is now subject to public consultation.
Title of Document: Essex Coast Recreational disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy (Essex Coast RAMS) Draft Supplementary Planning Document (Essex Coast RAMS Draft SPD).
Subject Matter: The Essex Coast RAMS Draft SPD has been developed by a partnership made up of the Essex Coast RAMS authorities, Essex County Council and Natural England. The RAMS provides a strategy for mitigating the impact of recreational disturbance on protected Habitat Sites resulting from new residential developments. This mitigation is funded by contributions from all new qualifying residential dwellings built within the ‘zone of influence’ of each habitats site.
Further to the above, Bird Aware Essex Coast is an initiative run by the Essex Coast RAMS, which seeks to raise awareness of the birds that feed and breed on the Essex Coast, so that people can enjoy the coast and its wildlife without disturbing the birds.
A Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has been prepared to provide applicants and developers with guidance on how the Essex Coast RAMS affects them and their development. In particular, the SPD would provide information on what mitigation is needed and how this will be funded through the planning system. Bird Aware Essex Coast will be one of the main methods for delivering mitigation measures.
Area covered: The Essex Coast Recreational disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy (RAMS) Draft SPD covers the administrative areas of the 12 local authorities in the Essex Coast RAMS partnership.
Period of publication: 10th January 2020 – 5pm on 21st February 2020.
1Basildon Borough Council; Braintree District Council; Brentwood Borough Council; Castle Point Borough Council; Chelmsford City Council; Colchester Borough Council; Maldon District Council; Rochford District Council; Southend Borough Council; Tendring District Council; Thurrock Council and Uttlesford District Council.
Where the Document may be viewed:
Paper copies of the RAMS Draft SPD will also be available for inspection in the following locations during the consultation period:
Basildon Borough Council Offices
The Basildon Centre, St Martin’s Square, Basildon SS14 1DL.
8:30 to 17:00 Mon to Fri
Basildon Library
The Basildon Centre, St Martin’s Square, Basildon SS14 1EE.
9:00 to 17:00 Mon to Sat
Billericay Library
143 High Street, Billericay CM12 9AB.
9:00 to 17:00 Mon to Sat
Blackshots Library
Blackshots Lane, Grays, RM16 2JU.
10.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00 Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri
10.00 - 13.00 Sat
Closed Wed & Sun
Braintree District Council Offices
Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree CM7 9HB.
8:30 - 17:00 Mon to Fri
Braintree Library
Fairfield Road, Braintree CM7 3YL.
9:00 - 17:00 Mon to Sat
Brentwood Borough Council
Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, CM15 8AY.
8:30 – 17.00 to 5pm Mon - Thur
8:30 – 16.30 Fri
Brightlingsea Library
New Street, Brightlingsea, CO7 0BZ
14.00 - 14.30 Tue & Fri
10.00 - 13.00, 14.00 - 17.00 Wed
10.00 - 13.00 Thur
10.00 - 16.00 Sat
Closed mon & Sun
Brentwood Library
New Rd, Chelmsford CM14 4BP
9.00 - 18.00 Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri
9.00 - 13.00 Wed
9.00 - 17.00 Sat. Closed Sun
Broomfield Library
180 Main Road, Broomfield, CM1 7AH.
13.00 - 17.00 Mon & Thurs
9:00 -13:00 Wed & Sat
Burnham-on-Crouch Library
103 Station Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8HQ.
10.00 – 16.00 Tues, Thur, Fri & Sat
Closed Mon, Wed & Sun
Canvey Library
3 High Street, Canvey Island, SS8 7RB.
9:00 – 17:00 Mon - Sat
Castle Point Borough Council Offices
Castle Point Borough Council, Kiln Road, Thundersley, SS7 1TF.
8:45 – 17:15 Mon to Thur
8:45 – 16:45 Fri
Chadwell Library
Brentwood Road, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4JP.
10.00 - 17.00 Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri
10.00 - 13.00 Sat
Closed Wed & Sun
Chelmsford City Council Customer Service Centre
Civic Centre, Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1JE.
8.45 - 16.45 Mon to Fri (Please note that on the last Wednesday of each month, we open at 10am to allow for training. We are closed on bank holidays).
Chelmsford Library
County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford CM1 1QH.
9.00 - 18.30 Mon to Fri
9.00 - 17.30 Sat
13.00 - 16.00 Sun
Clacton Library
Station Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 1SF.
9.00 - 17.00 Mon to Sat
Closed Sun
Colchester Borough Council Offices
Rowan House, Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG.
9.00 - 17.00 Mon to Fri
Coggeshall Library
The Friends' Meeting House, Stoneham, Street, Coggeshall, CO6 1UH
Tuesday & Friday 1pm to 5pm
Thursday & Saturday 9am to 1pm
Corringham Library
St John’s Way, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7LJ.
9.00 - 17.00 Mon to Fri
10.00 - 13.00 Sat
Closed Sun
Danbury Library
Main Road, Danbury, CM3 4NQ.
13.00 - 17.00 Wed & Fri
9.00 - 13.00 Thur & Sat
Earls Colne Library
William Hunt Reading Room & Library, 38 High Street, Earls Colne, CO6 2PA
Tuesday & Friday 1pm to 5pm
Thursday & Saturday 9am to 1pm
East Tilbury Library
Princess Avenue, East Tilbury, RM18 8ST.
10.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00 Tue & Thur
10.00 - 13.00 Sat
Closed Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun
Frinton Library
59 Old Road, Frinton on Sea, CO13 9DA.
9.00 - 18.00 Tue & Thur
9.00 - 17.00 Fri & Sat
Closed Mon, Wed & Sun
Galleywood Library
Watchouse Road, Galleywood, CM2 8PU.
13.00 - 17.00 Tues & Fri
9.00 - 13.00 Thus & Sat
Grays Library
Thameside Complex, Orsett Road, Grays, RM17 5DX.
9.00 - 19.00 Mon, Thur
9.00 - 17.00 Tue, Wed & Fri
9.00 - 13.00 Sat
Closed Sun
Great Baddow Library
27 High Street, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7HH.
9.00 - 17.30 Mon, Weds, Thur & Sat
Great Dunmow Library
47 White Hart Way, Great Dunmow, Dunmow CM6 1FS.
9.00 - 18.00 Mon & Tues;
9.00 - 17.00 Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat
Closed Sun
Great Tarpots Library
127 London Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5UH.
9:00 – 17:30 Mon, Tue, Thur & Sat
Great Wakering Library
16 High St, Great Wakering, SS3 0EQ.
9:00 – 13:00 Tues
13:00 – 17:00 Thur, Fri
9:00 – 13:00 Sat
Hadleigh Library
180 London Road, Hadleigh, South Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2PD.
9:00 - 17:30 Mon. Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat
Halstead Library
Bridge Street, Halstead, CO9 1HU
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm
Harwich Library
Upper Kingsway, Dovercourt, CO12 3JT.
9.00 - 18.00 Mon & Tue
9.00 - 17.00 Thur, Fri & Sat
Closed Wed & Sun
Hatfield Peverel Library
The Street, Hatfield Peverel, CM3 2DP.
13:00 - 17:00 Tues & Thur
9:00 - 13:00 Wed & Sat
Holland Library
Public Hall, Frinton Road, Holland-on-Sea, CO15 5UR.
13.00 - 17.00 Mon & Thur
9.00 - 13.00 Wed & Sat
Closed Tue, Fri & Sun
Hullbridge Library
Ferry Road, Hullbridge, SS5 6ET.
9:00 – 13:00 Tues
13:00 – 17:00 Wed, Thurs
9:00 – 13:00 Sat
Ingatestone Library
High Street, Ingatestone, CM4 9EU.
13:00-17:00 Mon & Thur
9:00-13:00 Wed & Sat
Kelvedon Library
Aylett's Foundation School, Maldon Road, Kelvedon, CO5 9BA
Monday & Thursday 1pm to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm
Maldon District Council Offices
Princes Road, Maldon, CM9 5DL.
8.30 - 17.00 Mon to Thur
8.30 - 16.30 Fri
Maldon Library
Carmelite House, White Horse Lane, Maldon CM9 5FW.
9.00 - 19.00 Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri
9.00 - 17.00 Sat
Closed Wed & Sun
Manningtree Library
High Street, Manningtree, CO11 1AD
9.30 - 13.00, 14.00 - 18.00 Tue & Fri
9.30 - 13.00 Wed
2.00 - 19.00 Thur
9.00 - 17.00 Sat
Closed Mon & Sun
North Melbourne Library
Dickens Place, Copperfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 4UU.
9.00-17.00 Tues, Fri & Sat
Purfleet Library
Purfleet Community Hub, 53-54 River Court, Centurion Way, Purfleet, RM19 1ZY.
9.00 - 12.30 Tue & Thur
Closed Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun
Rayleigh Library
132/4 High Street, Rayleigh, SS6 7BX.
9:30 – 19:00 Mon, Tues
9:30 – 21:00 Wed, Thur
9:30 – 19:00 Fri
9:00 – 17:00 Sat
Closed Sun
Rochford District Council Offices
South Street, Rochford, SS4 1BW.
8:30 – 17:30 Mon – Thur
8:30 – 17:00 Fri
Rayleigh Civic Suite, 2 Hockley Road Rayleigh SS6 8EB.
9.00 -17.00 Mon to Fri
9.00 - 13.00 Sat
13.00 - 16.00 Sun
Rochford Library
8 Roche Close Rochford SS4 1PX.
9.00-17.30 Tues, Thur, Fri & Sat
Saffron Walden Library
2 King St, Saffron Walden CB10 1ES
09.00-18.00 Mon, Tues, Thur & Fri
09.00-13.00 Wed; 09.00-17.00 Sat;
Closed Sun
Shenfield Library
Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8NJ.
9.00 -17.30 Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri
9.00 - 17.00 Sat
Closed Thur & Sun
Sible Headingham Library
169 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, CO9 3PX
Tuesday & Thursday 1pm to 5pm, Monday & Saturday 9am to 1pm
Silver End Library
Silver End Village Hall, Broadway, Silver End, CM8 3RQ
Monday & Thursday 2pm to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm
South Benfleet Library
264 High Road, South Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5HD.
9:00 – 17:30 Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat
Southend Borough Council Contact Centre
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 6ER.
8.45 - 17.15 Mon to Fri
Southminster Library
Queenborough Rd, Southminster CM0 7AD.
9.00 - 13.00 Mon & Sat
13.00 - 17.00 Wed & Thur
Closed Tues, Fri & Sun
South Woodham Ferrers Library
Trinity Square, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5JU.
9.00-19.00 Tues
9.00-13.00 Wed
9.00-18.00 Thur & Fri;
9.00-17.00 Sat
Springfield Library
St Augustine’s Way, Springfield, CM1 6GX.
10:00-16:00 Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat.
Please note that opening hours are dependent on availability of volunteers.
Stanford-le-Hope Library
High Street, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0HG.
10.00 - 13.00, 14.00 - 17.00 Tue & Thur
Closed Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun
Stansted Mountfitchet Library
Crafton Green, Chapel Hill, Stansted CM24 8AQ
9.00-13.00 Tues
14.00-17.00 Wed
14.00-18.00 Thur
9.30-17.00 Sat
Closed Mon, Fri & Sun.
Stock Library
Swan Lane, Stock, Ingatestone, CM4 9BQ.
14.00-18.00 Tues
9.00-12.00 and 14.00-18.00 Thurs
9.00-12.00 Sat
All Southend Libraries
During normal opening hours
Tendring District Council
Clacton Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton, CO15 1SE.
9.00 - 16.30 Mon to Thur
9.00 - 16.15 Fri
9:30 to 3:30 Sat
Council Offices, Thorpe Road, Weeley, CO16 9AJ.
9.00 to 15.00 Mon to Fri
Thaxted Library
7 Town St, Thaxted, CM6 2LD.
9.00-12.30 Mon
14.00-17.00 Tues & Thur
9.00-16.00 Fri
9.30-16.00 Sat
Thurrock Council
Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, RM17 6SL.
9.00 - 16.30 Mon to Fri
Tilbury Library
Tilbury Hub, Civic Square, Tilbury, RM18 8AD.
10.00 - 17.00 Mon, Wed & Fri
10.00 - 13.00 Sat
Closed Tue, Thur & Sun
Uttlesford District Council Offices
London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER.
8.30-17.00 Mon to Thur
8.30-16.30 Fri
Walton Library
52 High Street, Walton on the Naze, CO14 8AE.
13.00 - 17.00 Mon & Wed
9.00 - 13.00 Thur & Fri
Saturday 9am to 1pm
Closed Tue, Fri & Sun
West Clacton Library
Jaywick Lane, Clacton on Sea, CO16 8BA.
9.00 - 15.00 Mon, Wed &Fri
9.00 - 17.00 Tue, Thur
9.00 - 13.00 Sat
Closed Sun
Writtle Library
45 The Green, Writtle, Chelmsford CM1 3DT.
9.00-17.00 Mon & Tues
9.00-13.00 Weds & Sat
13.00-17.00 Thurs
09.00-17.00 Fri
Please note that opening hours are dependent on availability of volunteers.
Wickham Bishops Library
School Road, Wickham Bishops, CM8 3NU.
14.00 - 18.00 Mon & Wed
9.00 - 13.00 Sat
Closed Tue, Thurs, Fri & Sun
Wickford Library
Market Road, Wickford SS12 0AG.
9:00 to 17:00 Mon - Sat
Witham Library
18 Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AQ
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am to 7pm, and Saturday 9am to 5pm
A copy will also be available in the mobile library vehicle that covers Chelmsford City Area
The addresses to which representations must be made are either:
We strongly encourage comments to be made online as this enables the quick and efficient handling of comments. Alternatively, responses may be emailed to: ecology.placeservices@essex.gov.uk or posted to Place Services, Essex County Council, County Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QH.
Otherwise, a specially designed response form is available.
If you do not have access to a computer, you can request a paper copy. A charge will be made to cover printing and postage costs. If you have difficulties making representations by e-mail or post due to a disability, please call us on 03330 322 130.
All comments on the Essex Coast Recreational Disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy (RAMS) Draft SPD must be received by Place Services by no later than 5pm on 21st February 2020. Comments received will also be published online at on the Essex County Council website in accordance with the Data Protection Act and General Data Protection Regulations. Please note that copies of all comments including your name and organisation (where relevant) will be made available for the public to view, and therefore cannot be treated as confidential. If you need further information or assistance, please email ecology.placeservices@essex.gov.uk or telephone 03330 322 130.