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Planning Context. 2.1 Epping Forest District Council published the Draft Local Plan for consultation between October and December 2016. This document identified the sites that the Council considered at this stage should be allocated for residential development and traveller purposes, and in due course sites for employment and/or other forms of development will also be identified as required. A number of these sites are within the Green Belt, and represent significant additional growth to existing settlements. It is necessary to ensure these sites are delivered in a cohesive and timely manner to fully realise the aspirations of the Local Plan. 2.2 The preparation of the Draft Local Plan is supported by a wide range of evidence, all of which is available to guide the way in which the development will be delivered. In addition, the Council intends to prepare site guidance for allocated sites where appropriate, which will be published in the Pre-Submission version of the Local Plan. It is intended that this will set out the broad principles and requirements for each site, which in some cases will be further supplemented by Strategic Masterplans as necessary. 2.3 EFDC is seeking to work with landowners / site promoters in a collaborative and open way, in order to bring forward the development envisaged by the Local Plan in a timely fashion. The principles for communicating and engaging with local and other relevant stakeholders are set out in Section 5 below. 2.4 [ Where Strategic Masterplans are identified as being required, the scope of this PPA will be extended to incorporate this element. ] 2.5 In March 2017, EFDC agreed a revised Local Development Scheme which identifies the timetable for the further preparation of the Local Plan. It is intended that the Pre- Submission representation period will take place in January/February 2018, with subsequent submission to the Planning Inspectorate in May 2018.