Delay the consultation
Parish councils do not usually meet in August so there will be no opportunity for public input through their meetings. It will be awkward for them to consult local people and organise their response in this timescale.
Councillors are unpaid volunteers and they are currently working on the Neighbourhood Plans which feed into the LDF, points which also need to be taken into account. I gather some information which will inform the consultation is not yet available (eg a road study) so an early start is not possible.
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Hide AdPreviously there has been considerable interest in the local plan and it would be a shame to make it difficult for people when everyone should be encouraged to take active interest and the concerns about recent flooding.
Our district councillor kindly raised this with the council but had a very negative response, which is somewhat worrying.
I suggest more thought to the timetable.
Louise Beaton
Nyton Road,
Aldingbourne