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?