Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) will close and then re-open a public consultation on plans for the future of Cowes Harbour.
CHC is thanking stakeholders for the input, comments, questions and feedback received so far during the initial public consultation on harbour proposals, including the potential combining of CHC with Cowes Town Waterfront Trust (CTWT).
Feedback received to date shows that there are a number of questions asked by some stakeholders that require more detailed information, where available, to aid further consideration of the proposals.
A spokesperson for Cowes Harbour Commission has said:
“As a Trust Port, we wish to ensure all our stakeholders have sufficient time to give their views during a public consultation. We also wish to ensure the process is as transparent as possible.
“To facilitate those stakeholders who have asked for further information and to ensure the general stakeholder body has access to that information and time to comment, we will do the following”
- Initially close the consultation on Monday 3rd August (as per stated timeline in original Stakeholder Consultation Document)
- Follow with a short review by CHC Commissioners of feedback, including but not limited to that collated by the Cowes Harbour Advisory Committee (CHAC).
- Discuss initial stakeholder feedback with the Trustees of CTWT to enable them to provide input as appropriate
- Draft responses, where known, to the main questions
- Re-open the public consultation (on Monday 14th September) with a copy of those responses published on the CHC website.
- Give sufficient time to allow further comment and response to the original consultation paper. The final closing date for public consultation will be Monday, 19th October.
Anyone who has not yet commented is being encouraged to do so before the first date of Monday 3rd August in order that any other further questions can be incorporated into the response for the re-opening of the public consultation in September.
For more information visit the CHC website at cowesharbourcommission.co.uk/consultation.
