FAQs
How are you involving residents, local communities and other stakeholders?
We are running an initial round of public engagement, between Wednesday 4 February and Wednesday 18 March 2026. This will include a series of face-to-face and virtual events, various different ways to find out about and see what we are proposing and an opportunity to provide feedback at our events, online, via email or by post.
This will help us to carefully consider the views of local communities and other stakeholders, as we continue to develop our plans. Then, in 2027, we will hold further public consultation with more refined proposals, ahead of submitting our outline planning application in early 2028.
After our outline planning application has been submitted, the Local Authorities will then open their own formal consultation, inviting residents, organisations and statutory bodies to share their views.
We have also established a Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) with representatives from local organisations to help shape our proposals for Broad Oak Water.
The group, which meets regularly, is comprised of professional organisations in the fields of tourism, business, culture and heritage, environmental bodies, community groups and residents' associations, alongside parish councils and councillors.
You can find out more about the SAG, and view minutes from each meeting, on our project website: https://southeastwater.co.uk/broadoak
