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The Process

Between now and 2008 we will use the findings of the Community Paths Project to form the basis of the Draft Core Paths Plan and thus the Core Path network itself.

The table below highlights the things we need to do to make the draft plan a reality

What Doing?	Description	When doing?
Produce a project time table		Done
Make consultation files	A record of everything we do and what people say.	Done
Develop a Consultation Strategy	How we find out what people want	Done
First round of consultations	Using the results of the Community Paths Project means we only need to visit Fintry and Carron Valley Community Councils	Done
Preliminary assessment	Looking at everything we have and making an initial guess at what the core path network should be.	Done
Draw up a Draft Core Paths Plan.	Gather all information we have so far and create a Draft Core Paths Plan for people to look at and comment on.	Done
Second round of consultations	Taking that initial guess and giving everyone the opportunity to tell us what they think about it.	Done
Path surveying	Surveying all the potential core paths to see what work is needed and to guess at how much it will cost.	Started
Strategic Environmental Assessment	A separate plan to see if the Core Path Plan will be good, bad or make no difference to the environment	Started
Draw up the next version of the Draft Plan.	Pulling everybody’s views together in to one book and getting copies ready for the next stage	Done
'What the Public Said' consultation	Taking all the views of the public for people to comment on.	Done
Draw up the final draft version of the Core Paths Plan	Pulling all the results together.	Done
Complete the Final Draft Stirling Council Core Paths Plan.	This goes to Council for ratification	Done
Final statutory 12 week round of consultation	The final chance for the public to comment on the Plan.	Done
12 week period to resolve any formal objections	Negotiation with any formal objectors to the Plan.	Starting on Tuesday 15 July-
Adopting the Plan		The future