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In collaboration with Epping Forest District Council and Harlow and Gilston Garden Town

Latton Priory

Epping Forest District Council’s (EFDC) adopted Local Plan sets out how the district’s housing and employment needs will be accommodated in the period up to 2033 and includes proposals for development at Latton Priory, south of Harlow. Latton Priory is also part of the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town (HGGT), which was one of the areas designated as a Garden Town by Central Government in January 2017.

Following extensive consultation in 2019, there was subsequent consultation in 2022/23 regarding the Strategic Masterplan Framework (SMF) for the site. EFDC endorsed the SMF earlier this year. The SMF sets out the strategic principles for masterplanning the Latton Priory site. The SMF is the document which provides the step between Local Plan Policy and any planning application.

CEG and Hallam Land – Consultation on the outline planning application for Latton Priory 10th November 2023 – 8th December 2023

The Latton Priory development will include places to live, work, learn and socialise, with a range of community facilities, sports and play provision on land around Latton Priory Farm, south of Harlow and west of London Road and the M11. This new community will be planned as a high quality, vibrant and distinctive neighbourhood, which is well integrated with surrounding communities, with investment into infrastructure such as education, healthcare and transport improvements.

Following the SMF consultation and subsequent endorsement, CEG, Hallam Land Management and their technical consultants are preparing an outline planning application for submission to EFDC in the new year.

The outline planning process agrees certain principles and includes maximum parameters such as numbers of homes, the facilities included and maximum building heights, but much of the detail will be agreed by way of later detailed planning applications (known as Reserved Matters). An illustrative framework masterplan, showing how the masterplan for Latton Priory could be developed in line with the principles set out in the SMF, would be included in the application.

We would like to share with you this illustrative masterplan and information about the assessments and documents which will be included within this forthcoming outline planning application and welcome any comments you may have.

We would be grateful if you could provide your comments between the 10th November 2023 and 8th December 2023 either by emailing lattonpriory@ceg.co.uk or completing the editable comment form which is available at this link

To contact the Latton Priory team with any queries please email lattonpriory@ceg.co.uk

Please note that this consultation on the forthcoming outline planning application is separate to EFDC’s Latton Priory Strategy Design Code Consultation.

EFDC’s Latton Priory Strategic Design Code Consultation

You may also be aware that EFDC is currently consulting on the Latton Priory Strategic Design Code which sets out design rules and guidelines for different aspects of the development, to be met by developers in future planning proposals. These standards seek to ensure that the development is high-quality, sustainable and well-integrated, with a focus on streets and open spaces where people and nature can thrive. Once endorsed, the Strategic Design code will sit alongside the SMF as a material consideration in future planning decisions.

The Design Code is being produced by EFDC and is currently at draft stage. This separate public consultation runs from 26 October – midday 11th December 2023 and will gather resident and local community feedback on the code and ensure the requirements meet local design aspirations. Feedback is being gathered through in-person exhibitions and events, an online survey, paper surveys and by email at haveyoursay@hggt.co.uk.

The draft Latton Priory Strategic Design Code can be downloaded, and the digital survey can be found at: https://engage.hggt.co.uk/en-GB/projects/design-code-survey. Paper surveys are available at the Discover Harlow engagement hub in Harlow’s Harvey Centre, opposite the Brick Lane Bagel Co. They can also be requested using the HGGT email address or by telephone on 01992 564 000.