Background The public consultation opened on 16 January 2026 and closed on 2 April 2026. It was widely publicised locally both online and physically and was available on the West Somerset Lagoon website. In all, 625 responses were received with respondents from a broad section geographically as shown in the graph below: The survey asked respondents to give their comments on the following questions: 1. Were you familiar with the West Somerset Lagoon Project before reading this