LDP Process: Draft Plan Strategy and Examination

The second stage was the consideration of the POP Consultation responses and the preparation of the draft Plan Strategy. A public consultation exercise was undertaken on the draft Plan Strategy and consideration of responses enabled the draft Plan Strategy to be finalised, prior to its submission to a soundness based independent examination. Following the examination, an advisory report of its findings was issued to central government. A binding report was issued by central government requiring the council to formally adopt and publish the draft Plan Strategy with