Date

Action

17 October 2008

Publication by the Regional Assembly for 8 weeks public consultation of a Draft Project Plan for the Partial Review including a Statement of Public Participation, along with the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report and a Habitats Regulations Assessment Pre-Screening Report

30 June 2009

Publication by the Regional Assembly for 14 weeks public consultation of an Options Paper along with interim Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulation Assessment Reports

6 October 2009

End of Options public consultation

31 December 2009

Submission of any further Section 4(4) Advice to the Regional Assembly

26 March 2010

Submission by the Regional Assembly of a Draft
Revised Regional Plan to the Secretary of State,
along with a full Sustainability Appraisal, Habitats
Regulation Report and Pre-Submission Statement
of Consultation for 12 week public consultation

1 April 2010

Transfer to new arrangements following the wind up of the Regional Assembly (subject to
legislation)

September 2010

Likely start of EiP (date to be determined by the Planning Inspectorate)

March 2011

Likely start of 12 weeks public consultation on proposed changes to the Draft Revised Regional Plan (date to be determined by the Secretary of State)

Autumn 2011

Likely publication of the Revised Regional Plan (date to be determined by the Secretary of State)