Draft ports national policy statement
Seeking views on the draft national policy statement for ports which gives the policies for new port development.
The Department for Transport published this consultation document on 9 November 2009 in order to invite views on the draft national policy statement (NPS) for ports and the accompanying documents listed below.
This consultation document explained the context of the NPS and set out the key policies. The consultation period for the draft NPS closed on 15 February 2010. The responses are now being carefully considered and the department will publish a summary of them.
The NPS has been under parliamentary scrutiny and the Transport Select Committee published a report to the House in March (HC 217).
The Secretary of State for Transport will lay a response before Parliament in due course, as required by s.9(5) Planning Act 2008.
Decisions24 October 2011
Consultation documents- Developing a ports national policy statement consultation document (PDF, 510KB), 9 November 2009
- Developing a ports national policy statement consultation document - Welsh language (PDF, 142KB), 9 November 2009
- Ports NPS event Cardiff 7 December 2009 (PDF, 41KB), 22 March 2010
- Ports NPS event Leeds 10 December 2009 (PDF, 40KB), 22 March 2010
- Ports NPS event London 14 January 10 (PDF, 58KB), 22 March 2010
- Draft national policy statement for ports (PDF, 871KB), 9 November 2009
- Appraisal of sustainability (AOS) - appendix 1 scoping report (PDF, 565KB), 9 November 2009
- Appraisal of sustainability (AOS) - appendix 2 - AOS phase 1 assessment (PDF, 342KB), 9 November 2009
- Appraisal of sustainability (AOS) - appendix 3 - AOS phase 2 assessment (PDF, 397KB), 9 November 2009
- Appraisal of sustainability (AOS) - appendix 4 - AOS phase 3 assessment (PDF, 331KB), 9 November 2009
- Appraisal of sustainability (AOS) - appendix 5 - AOS phase 4 assessment (PDF, 491KB), 9 November 2009
- Appropriate assessment (PDF, 2048KB), 9 November 2009