Henry Cleary's acknowledgement

By e-mail
Mrs V C Newman
Chairman
Communities Against Ford Eco-town
PO Box 123
Arundel
West Sussex BN18 8BF
1 May 2009

Dear Mrs Newman

Eco-towns consultation

I wanted to write to you to acknowledge receipt of the consultation response that you e-mailed and sent us on behalf of Communities Against Ford Eco-town (CAFÉ) on 27 April, and also the postcards that CAFÉ supporters sent to us around the end of last year.

The consultation response and all the postcards that we received are being included as part of the consultation. Unfortunately it was not possible for us to acknowledge each postcard individually at the time, but I did want to provide you with assurance that they were received, and the views they set out will be taken into consideration.

As you know the consultation came to an end on 30 April and we will now consider all the responses to the consultation along with the findings of the assessment work that has been undertaken. After the final Eco-towns Planning Policy Statement is issued any location which is identified as having potential will still need to go through the planning process and will need to submit a planning application, which will be for local authorities to determine, and this will provide further opportunity for local consultation.

I would be grateful if you could share this letter with members and supporters of CAFÉ.

Yours sincerely
HENRY CLEARY