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What is required?
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Why?
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When?
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Make consultation files
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To keep a record of everything we do and what people say.
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Ongoing
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Develop a Consultation Strategy
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To find out what people want.
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Complete
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First round of consultations
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Informal consultations with local communities, land managers and user groups have been carried out throughout the Falkirk Council area. These results will help shape our preliminary view of the core path network.
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Complete
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Preliminary assessment
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Results from previous consultations and work with Falkirk Local Access Forum has helped us make an initial guess at what the core Core Path Network should be.
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Complete
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Second round consultations
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Consultations across the Falkirk Council area on our preliminary view of the Core Path Network.
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Complete
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Strategic Environmental Assessment
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A separate plan to see if the Core Path Plan will be good, bad or make no difference to the environment. To be passed to Scottish Government Environmental Gateway.
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Notification submitted
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Draw up the draft plan
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Pulling everybody's views together and getting copies ready for the next stage in the process.
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Complete
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Draft Plan ready
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Prepare the Consultative Draft Core Paths Plan for Council approval.
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Complete
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Planning & Environment Committee
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Present Consultative Draft Core Paths Plan for Committee approval.
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Complete
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Policy & Resources Committee
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Present Consultative Draft Core Paths Plan for Committee approval.
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Complete
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Formal consultaion on Draft Core Paths Plan
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12-week formal consultation period: final chance for individuals, organisations and groups to make formal representations regarding Falkirk Council's Draft Core Paths Plan.
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Complete
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Final assessment
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Analyse the representations, objections and resolve where possible.
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May 2008 -January 2009
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Public inquiry
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Undertake inquiry where objections remain unresolved.
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2009
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Adopting the draft plan
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Present Core Paths Plan to Council for approval and adoption.
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2009/2010
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