Volume 1: Sustainability Appraisal of the Maidstone Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document 2023–2040

9 Consultation and next steps

9.1 Consultation on the Regulation 18c SA Report

9.1.1 This Regulation 18c SA Report is subject to consultation with statutory consultees, stakeholders and the general public alongside the GTTS Regulation 18c 'Preferred Policies and Potential Sites' Consultation document.

9.1.2 This report represents the latest stage of the SA process. The SA process will take on board any comments on this report and use them to inform future SA outputs.

9.1.3 Once MBC has reviewed comments received during the Regulation 18c consultation and begun preparing the next version of the DPD (Regulation 19 stage), preparation of an Environmental Report will begin. The Environmental Report will include all of the legal requirements set out in Schedule 2 of the SEA Regulations.