(1)Public Involvement

As a statutory Development Plan Document this document is being prepared in accordance with Government Regulations. The process and the time scales are as follows:

• Development Management Development Plan Document Public Consultation: 17th March 2010 – 30th April 2010
• Pre Submission Consultation: September-October 2010
• Submission to the Secretary of State: January 2011
• Examination in Public: May 2011
• Adoption: November 2011

The first stage in the processes outlined above is the culmination of research and analysis that has taken place which involved public consultation throughout the preparation of the emerging Core Strategy, working with key stakeholders, and evidence gathering.

We are seeking your views on the Development Management Development Plan Document in order to feed into the next stage of the document: the Pre Submission version and as such, the feedback received from this round of Public consultation will help to shape the final document.

To make comments:

An online facility has been set up in order to enable respondents to put forward their views quickly and easily with confirmation of receipt. This can be found at:
http://rochford.jdi-consult.net/ldf/

We recognise that not everyone will have access to the internet and if you are unable to do so, please contact the Planning Policy Team on 01702 318191 to obtain paper representation forms.