Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents
- Date published:
- 09 November 2009
- Closing date:
- 15 February 2010
Summary
The Department for Transport is publishing this consultation document in order to invite views on the draft National Policy Statement for ports, which the Secretary of State for Transport proposes to designate under the Planning Act 2008, and the accompanying documents listed below. This consultation document explains the context of the NPS and sets out the key policies.
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Consultation document (510 kb)
Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents
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- 09 November 2009
Consultation document - Welsh language (142 kb)
Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents - Welsh language
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- 09 November 2009
National Policy Statement for Ports (871 kb)
National Policy Statement - consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents
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- 09 November 2009
Ports: National Policy Statement for England & Wales – Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS) Report (1 Mb)
Appraisal of Sustainability - Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents
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- 09 November 2009
Appropriate Assessment (2 Mb)
Appropriate Assessment - Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents
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- 09 November 2009
Impact Assessment (305 kb)
Impact Assessment - Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents
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- 09 November 2009
IA Evidence Base (2 Mb)
IA Evidence Base - Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents.
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- 09 November 2009
Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS) – Appendix 1 Scoping Report (565 kb)
Appendix 1 - Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents.
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- 09 November 2009
Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS) - Appendix 2 – AoS Phase 1 Assessment (342 kb)
Appendix 2 – AoS Phase 1 Assessment - Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents.
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- 09 November 2009
Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS) - Appendix 3 – AoS Phase 2 Assessment (397 kb)
Appendix 3 – AoS Phase 2 Assessment - Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents.
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- 09 November 2009
Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS) - Appendix 4 – AoS Phase 3 Assessment (331 kb)
Appendix 4 – AoS Phase 3 Assessment - Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents.
- Published:
- 09 November 2009
Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS) - Appendix 5 – AoS Phase 4 Assessment (491 kb)
Appendix 5 – AoS Phase 4 Assessment - Consultation on the draft ports national policy statement and associated documents.
- Published:
- 09 November 2009
Ports NPS Consultation Event - Port of Cardiff (34 kb)
Provisional programme - 7 December 2009.
- Published:
- 01 December 2009
Ports NPS Consultation Event - Leeds (24 kb)
Provisional programme - 10 December 2009.
- Published:
- 01 December 2009
Ports NPS Consultation Event - London (15 kb)
Provisional programme - 14 January 2010.
- Published:
- 01 December 2009
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