Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 12·1.3.1
LDP Process: Initial Plan Preparation Stage
The first stage of the LDP process comprises preparation of the plan timetable, Statement of Community Involvement, topic papers, and a Preferred Options Paper providing the basis for consulting on key issues.
There are four key stages in the LDP process. The first is the initial plan preparation stage, which comprises the preparation of the plan timetable and the council's Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), alongside the preparation of the topic papers, and the production of a Preferred Options Paper (POP), which provides the basis for consulting on a series of options for dealing with key issues in the plan area.
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