Timeline - When we will be engaging

The Strategy has been prepared having regard to the guidance Engaging the Public When Preparing a Local Plan. Throughout the preparation of the Local Plan, Dartmoor National Park Authority must engage for the purposes of receiving feedback at the following milestones:

Scoping consultation
Consultation on proposed local plan content and evidence
Consultation on the proposed local plan.

After each consultation, a consultation statement will be published outlining the responses received and how the Authority will consider the feedback.

In addition, we will notify interested parties and seek to promote information about key milestones as they are met. An indicative timeline of these milestones can be found in the figure below and a more detailed explanation of each milestone can be found in the table below. For details of exact dates see our emerging local plan timetable.

Reaching these milestones will take a lot of preparation, and there may be long periods between each stage. To keep people informed, we will publish a newsletter every two months explaining what work we have been doing. This will provide a clear and regular way to update people, especially during quieter periods between milestones.

Furthermore, during the development of the local plan and evidence base, we will continue to focus on cross-boundary working with strategic partners and bodies through ongoing engagement when necessary.

Timeline of Key Milestones

Key Milestones Described

Stage of Plan Making	Objective	Who will we consult or notify? See Audience section for more info	How will we consult, notify and promote? See Methods section for more info
Throughout	Bi-monthly News Article to provide transparent information on activities undertaken to progress the plan.	Available for all to view. Some News Articles will be shared with 'Keep in Touch' subscribers.	Make available online. Raise awareness by email and social media.
Throughout	On-going engagement with key partners and stakeholders.	Specific Consultees as required.	Meetings
Publish Gateway 1 self-assessment	Make publicly available Gateway 1 self-assessment and to raise awareness of the start of formal plan making.	All Consultees and those who requested to be notified.	Make available online and in paper form. Raise awareness by email, social media and newsletter.
Scoping Consultation Statement	Summarise the main issues raised during the Scoping Consultation and explain how we have taken them into account.	All Consultees and those who requested to be notified.
Call for Sites	Invitation to put forward sites for consideration in the Local Plan.	Developers, planning consultants, Parish Councils and known landowners.
Consultation on content of local plan	To obtain views from consultees, stakeholders, businesses and the public.	All Consultees and those who requested to be notified.	Make available online and in paper form. Raise awareness by email, social media and newsletter. Provide public drop in events and targeted workshops.
Consultation Summary Statement	Summarise the main issues raised during the Consultation and explain how we have taken them into account.	All Consultees and those who requested to be notified.	Make available online and in paper form. Raise awareness by email, social media and newsletter.
Gateway 2 inspector comments published	Publish Inspector comments.	Those mentioned in the planning inspector’s comments, all consultees and those who requested to be notified.
Final consultation on submission draft Local Plan	To obtain final views on the draft Local Plan.	All Consultees and those who requested to be notified.	Make available online and in paper form. Raise awareness by email, social media and newsletter. Provide public drop in events.
Consultation Statement for Draft Local Plan consultation	Summarise the main issues raised during the Draft Local Plan Consultation and explain how we have taken them into account.	All Consultees and those who requested to be notified.	Make available online and in paper form. Raise awareness by email, social media and newsletter.
Gateway 3 Observations	Publish Gateway 3 observations.	Those mentioned in the planning inspector’s comments, all consultees and those who requested to be notified.
Submission notification of proposed plan for examination	Publish notice of submission of proposed plan for examination.	All Consultees and those who requested to be notified.
Notification of public hearing	Six weeks before local plan hearing we need to give people the opportunity to attend.	All consultees, relevant landowners and those who requested to be notified.
Publish recommendations from Planning Inspectorate	Make publicly available Planning Inspectorate recommendations.	All consultees, relevant landowners and those who requested to be notified.
Adopting the local plan	Publish the new Local Plan.	All Consultees and those who requested to be notified.	Make available online and in paper form. Raise awareness by email, social media and newsletter. Public drop in events.