The document includes policies for protection of the environment and sets out where new development, including housing, retail and employment, will be located over the next 20 years. It also includes policies to manage development. The consultation is now closed.
A report on the responses went to Council on 19 January 2010. This is available to download below.
- Report to Council - Core Strategy Responses
- Appendix 1 - Report to Council - Consultation Arrangements and Feedback
- Appendix 2 - Report to Council - Responses to Development Options and Location of Supermarket Options
- Appendix 3 - Report to Council - Core Strategy Responses to all other policies
- Appendix 4 - Report to Council - Letter from Government Office for the South West
A copy of all the responses are also available. Please note that the A-Z of Respondents gives the reference number given to each respondent and which part of the report they can be found.
- A-Z of Respondents
- Core Strategy - Responses to Consultation - Part 1 - 001 to 020
- Core Strategy - Responses to Consultation - Part 2 - 021 to 040
- Core Strategy - Responses to Consultation - Part 3 - 041 to 060
- Core Strategy - Responses to Consultation - Part 4 - 061 to 080
- Core Strategy - Responses to Consultation - Part 6 - 100 to 111
The consultation consisted of:
- Response Form
- Habitats Regulations Assessment
- Summary leaflet including a questionnaire
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Web Forum
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Short online form
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Drop in Sessions with Planning Officers
Further information on how policies in the Core Strategy were arrived at is set out in the Spatial Options Background Paper, which consists of 5 volumes:
In addition, the evidence base is also available.