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In Autumn 2010 the Council consulted widely on its Core Strategy Issues and Options Document which set out the issues facing East Herts and a series of options for responding to those issues.

Summary of Consultation

The Issues and Options consultation ran for 12 weeks (rather than the usual 6 weeks) between 2^nd September and 25^th November 2010. In addition to the extensive press coverage in local newspapers and almost 30 locally focused meetings throughout the district, the widespread publicity generated via the Council's Link Magazine was also accompanied by a Summary Leaflet and Questionnaire delivered to households and businesses and available at town councils, libraries and leisure centres. Follow the link to view a  summary list [53kb] of the consultation.

View Comments

The Council received more than 8,000 comments from over 3,000 people and organisations to its Core Strategy Issues and Options consultation. View the comments received via the online LDF Consultation Portal.

What Happens Next?

A results of the consultation were reported to the LDF Executive Panel on 7th July 2011. The comments are being used to inform the draft Core Strategy (called Preferred Options) which will be consulted on in 2012.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The  FAQs [127kb] explain the background to both the Core Strategy Issues and Options document and the Issues and Options public consultation itself.

Further Information

Find out more about the Core Strategy and the East Herts LDF including What is the LDF?

Further questions about Core Strategy: Issues and Options

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