Shepway due to publish at end of July the Proposed Submission Core Strategy

Please find below a copy of an email recently received from Shepway re the above. It advises amongst other things that Shepway intends to invite representations on the document for a minimum of 6 weeks. Please read on. 

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From: Piran.Cooper@shepway.gov.uk [mailto:Piran.Cooper@shepway.gov.uk]
Sent: 06 June 2011 09:22
To: Planning.Policy@shepway.gov.uk
Subject: Shepway District Council Local Development Framework - Core Strategy - Summer 2011 Consultation

Dear Sir / Madam,

At the end of July Shepway District Council is due to publish the Proposed Submission Core Strategy. It is contacting those organisations and individuals who have made representations and comments on the developing policy in the past to provide prior notification of the period for the public to make representations on the document.

The council intends to invite representations on the document for a minimum of six weeks (ending September 2011). Please be aware that this is part of the statutory process the council is required to comply with under planning legislation. The council will not therefore be able to guarantee that any responses received outside of the recognised consultation period will be able to be considered.

Accordingly, please ensure that you or your organisation is prepared to consider its possible representations in time for them to be put forward by mid September. Expected key principles for the strategy have been discussed by Shepway’s Cabinet, and are publicly available as set out in the Report available @ www.shepway.gov.uk/currentconsultation. You will be able to access this report via the link to the Cabinet Report 13^th April 2011 - see Agenda Item 5 Shepway Local development Framework Core Strategy - Key Decisions. Please also note that a pre-consultation presentation version of the Proposed Submission Core Strategy will be available in early July.

All comments must relate to whether the Core Strategy is considered to be sound; that is supported by a robust evidence base, effective in delivering the policy objectives and that it supported by national policy.

You will be informed of the start of the period for representations in due course. This will be the final period for interested parties to comment on the Core Strategy before the document (and the representations made on it) are submitted to Secretary of State for Examination in Public.

Please notify us if your details are incorrect or if you would like them to be removed from the council’s data base. You can contact Planning Policy by replying to this email or by telephone on 01303 853266 or 01303 853337.

Yours Faithfully

The Planning Policy Team