Consultation outcome

Draft ports national policy statement

This was published under the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government
This consultation has concluded

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Summary of and response to the consultation on the draft national policy statement for ports, October 2010

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National policy statement for ports in England and Wales: post-adoption statement

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Detail of outcome

These documents give:

  • a summary of consultation responses
  • the government reponse
  • the post adoption statement for the national policy statement for ports

Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on the draft national policy statement for ports which gives the policies for new port development.

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

Summary

The Department for Transport published this consultation document on 9 November 2009 in order to invite views on the draft national policy statement (NPS) for ports and the accompanying documents listed below.

This consultation document explained the context of the NPS and set out the key policies. The consultation period for the draft NPS closed on 15 February 2010. The responses are now being carefully considered and the department will publish a summary of them.

The NPS has been under parliamentary scrutiny and the Transport Select Committee published a report to the House in March (HC 217).

The Secretary of State for Transport will lay a response before Parliament in due course, as required by s.9(5) Planning Act 2008.

Decisions

24 October 2011

Consultation documents

Background documents

Documents

Ports: national policy statement for England and Wales - appraisal of sustainability (AOS) report

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Final impact assessment for the implementation of a national policy statement for ports

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Ports: national policy statement for England and Wales - impact assessment (evidence base)

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Published 9 November 2009

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