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The Issues and Options consultation is an important part of the Local Plan process.
It is the first stage of public consultation, where residents are asked how they would like to tackle a range of planning issues and proposed options for the future development of the county.
The consultation does not identify potential development sites or draft policy working.
The Issues and Options consultation ran from Thursday 30 June until Friday 30 September 2022.
The consultation document was made up of themed sections, setting out options for how we could approach the policy. There were questions alongside each section where you could respond to the suggestions made. Some questions were specifically open ended, particularly where planning policy development is at an early stage.
Download the summary of responses received in the Issues and Options consultation
Detailed responses by section:
We also invited comment on some supporting documents: