NEW dates have been added to the Poole Harbour Commissioners’ Master Plan 20-week consultation exercise.

The draft Poole Master Plan sets out the long-term future of the commercial port and the harbour as a whole.

Permanent displays and tours of exhibition boards detailing the plan will be on show at venues throughout Poole this Autumn and Winter.

Poole Harbour Commissioners is also meeting with a range of stakeholders including the RNLI, boatyard and mooring contractors, passenger boat operators, the Poole Maritime Trust and Natural England.

The feedback will be reviewed by Poole Harbour Commissioners ahead of releasing the final plan in the first quarter of 2012.

A display banner is already on show at Poole Central Library until Monday before moving on to the Poole Tourism Information Centre for the half-term week.

The next opportunity to view the display boards will be at the Dolphin Shopping Centre between 9am and 5pm on Monday October 31, where Poole Harbour Commissioners will also be available to answer any queries.

On Thursday November 3, between 11am and 3pm, and Friday November 4, between 3pm and 7pm, there will be drop-in-and-discuss sessions in the North Lounge of the PHC Passenger Terminal on New Harbour Road South.

People can also respond via the microsite at www.phc.co.uk/masterplan.