LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ALP  Adopted Local Plan
								AQMA Air Quality Management Area
								ARDP  Approved Review to the County Development Plan
								BAP  Biodiversity Action Plan
								BCMS  Brentwood Countryside Management Service
								db  Decibels
								Dept.  Department
								DETR  Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
								DEFRA Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
								DTLR  Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
								EA  Environment Agency
								ECC  Essex County Council
								EHCR  Essex Heritage Conservation Record
								EPOA  Essex Planning Officers Association
								ES   Environmental Statement
								EWT  Essex Wildlife Trust
								ft.  Foot (length)
								GO-East Government Office for the Eastern Region
								GP  General Practitioner
								GPDO  General Permitted Development Order
								ha.  Hectares
								HSE  Health and Safety Executive
								JSPAs  Joint Structure Plan Authorities
								LAP  Local Area of Play
								LDD  Local Development Document
								LDF  Local Development Framework
								LEAP  Local Equipped Area of Play
								LNR  Local Nature Reserve
								LOIS  London to Ipswich Multi Modal Study
								LPA  Local Planning Authority
								LTP  Local Transport Plan
								m.  Metre
								mm.  Millimetre
								MGB  Metropolitan Green Belt
								NEAP  Neighbourhood Equipped Area of Play
								NPFA  National Playing Fields Association
								ORBIT The M25 London Orbital Transport Study
								PPG  Planning Policy Guidance Note
								PPS  Planning Policy Statement
								ROSE  Rest of the South East
								RPG  Regional Planning Guidance
								RSL  Registered Social Landlord
								RSP  Replacement Structure Plan
								RSS  Regional Spatial Strategy
								Sect. 106 Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act1990
								SHG  Social Housing Grant
								SPG  Supplementary Planning Guidance
								sq.m  Square Metres
								SSSI  Site of Special Scientific Interest
								SuDS  Sustainable Drainage System
								TIA  Traffic Impact Assessment
								TPP  Transport Policies and Programmes
								TPO  Tree Preservation Order
								UDP  Unitary Development Plan
