Object

Representation ID: 5074

Received: 20/12/2022

Respondent: Goldfinch TPS

Agent: Goldfinch TPS

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Publication Stage Report (Regulation 19) public consultation stage is being undertaken on the run up to the Christmas holiday period and during the middle of a December 2022 UK wide postal strike

We are surprised that the Council’ has decided to undertake this critically important public consultation stage over the Christmas holiday period. The public consultation stage closes on the 23rd December 2022 just one day away from Christmas day. Running a critically important Local Plan consultation over the Christmas holiday period will have a damaging impact on key stakeholder engagement and will have a detrimental effect on public participation rates.
The public consultation stage is also taking place during the middle of a UK wide postal strike.