Community Consultation Activity and Next Steps Presentation to Community Liaison Panel 08 June 2011

Community Consultation Activity and Next Steps

Presentation to

Community Liaison Panel

08 June 2011

Advertising• Ads to date:- Section 47 notice – Blackpool Gazette,

Fleetwood Weekly News, Lytham & St Annes Express, Garstang Courier

- Section 48 notice – Blackpool Gazette, Fleetwood Weekly News, Lytham & St Annes Express, Garstang Courier, The Times, London Gazette, Lloyds List, Fishing News

- Local exhibition advertising – Blackpool Gazette, Fleetwood Weekly News, Lytham & St Annes Express, Garstang Courier, Radio Wave

Also…direct mailer and poster

Consultation materials

• Preliminary Environmental Information• Project Overview• Technical Reports• Non-Technical Summaries• Project Information Sheets• Exhibition panels• Questionnaire

Media Relations

• Issued four press releases

• Blackpool Evening Gazette, Garstang Courier, Lancashire Evening Post, Fleetwood Weekly News, Radio Wave, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC North West

• Over 20 pieces of coverage

Exhibitions

• Stalmine Village Hall, 10 May - 66

• St Oswald’s Church Hall, 13 May - 81

• St Oswald’s Chrurch Hall, 14 May - 22

• North Euston Hotel, 17 May - 99

• Pilling Memorial Hall, 19 May - 32

• Thornton Little Theatre, 23 May - 59

Presentations and drop-ins

• Community Liaison Co-ordinator drop in sessions

• Presentations to Fleetwood, Thornton, Cleveleys and Rural West Local Area Forums

• Presentation to Poulton Local Area Forum, June 15

• Meetings with Wyre Community Group and Stalmine Parish Council

Feedback

• Over 70 questionnaires received• Over 30 letters/emails• Main issues raised:o Traffic and accesso Safety – emergency planningo Geology – suitability of site and seismic

activityo Impact on local environment

Next Steps

• Thorough and detailed review of responses

• Further studies/work to address concerns raised

• Project amendments if required

• Consultation report

• Feeding back results to the community

• Submission to IPC planned for late 2011

Any questions?