Common use of Definitive and Indicative Stages Clause in Contracts

Definitive and Indicative Stages. The Timetable is split into two stages for the production of the LDP – stage one contains definitive dates and stage two contains indicative dates. i) Definitive Stage (Stages 1-5) - this defines those elements of the LDP process up to and including the deposit stage. As these stages of the process are under the direct control of the Council, the timetable shown at Table 2 is considered to be both realistic and achievable and the Council has set definitive dates for these stages. Every effort will be made to ensure that the LDP preparation process adheres to the defined timetable. ii) Indicative Stage (Stages 6- 12) - this defines those elements of the LDP process after deposit and up to and including adoption. As these stages are more dependent upon external factors over which the Council has little direct control (e.g. number of representations received, Planning Inspectorate workload), the timetable is only indicative. After the LDP has reached the deposit stage, the Council will proceed to agree an updated timetable with the Welsh Assembly Government turning the indicative timings into definitive timings for the remaining stages. The Timetable also includes key dates for the preparation and publication of the environmental, sustainability appraisal and annual monitoring reports.