Policy information sourced from the Basildon District Local Plan Saved Policies.

BAS E1: Comprehensive Development Areas.

An area of Land West of Gardiners Lane South is allocated for employment and open space uses in a comprehensive scheme subject to the following criteria:-

  • the provision of at least 16.2 hectares (40 acres) of land for employment purposes;
  • the retention of at least 20.2 hectares (50 acres) of open space and residential land;
  • the protection of the residential amenity of those residential dwellings that remain. Uses adjacent to residential dwellings will be restricted to B1 uses only;
  • the retention of the woodland and former orchard north of Gardiners Close and adjacent to Gardiners Lane South, and other important trees and hedgerows within the area;
  • no development of the site should take place until the Council has prepared a design brief to act as a guide for the development of the area;
  • the proposal must be subject to a Traffic Impact Assessment. Any improvement to the local highway network required to enable the development to take place, will be expected to be provided by the developer.

For more information, please visit Basildon’s District Local Plan and Saved Policies document.