This is a huge undertaking for any organisation, let alone a Local Authority. The efforts of Officers should be commended and I extend my personal thanks for their efforts, especially with regards to removing Site 13.
It is important to think about what the purpose of the consultation is. It should be to beneficially shape future development in the Borough, rather than achieve consent for the inevitable. 
In that regard, the drop-in sessions have been beneficial. However, these are informative for residents, rather than for planners. These should be happening with blank pages, not full proposals. 
I can understand any reluctance to follow such an approach as it would seem to discount work already undertaken. That is not the case though. Any evidence base will always remain, but there is an evidence base in our own community that should be tapped at the beginning, not last stage.

I do feel that there are improvements with how the council consults. The length of the document is more approachable for many residents. That said, the site masterplans and amber sites are located in separate documents.
 It should be noted though that some feel that the portal approach has been too restrictive. Many would rather send a letter. Some have no access to a computer. Others found the portal confusing. I feel that 44 questions is a considerable number of questions to expect residents to respond to. I am sure even some members of the Council wold struggle to respond to all (though hopefully only once).
A few questions were unclear or unrealistic in the expectations for respondents. As such I have flagged these in my responses.
This is a learning process for all parties involved and I have confidence in the Officers involved to work to improve the process of delivering beneficial future development. I thank Officers for their time and diligence in reviewing the responses and improving the Plan by the next stage.