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REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – REGULATORY

To consider the responses received on the draft of the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) during public consultation and approve the subsequent amendments to the Statement of Community Involvement.   

RESOLVED:

(1)   That the consultation responses were noted.

(2)   That subject to recommendation 2.1, the amendments to the draft SCI are approved and that the SCI, attached as Appendix A was adopted.

(3)   That any minor amendments to the SCI, such as typographical errors, additional statutory consultees, legislation changes, were delegated to the Service Director – Regulatory in consultation with the relevant Executive Members.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: The SCI sets out how the Council consults with the local community in preparing, masterplans for the strategic sites, strategic planning documents and in determining planning applications. It also sets out guidelines for those communities involved in neighbourhood planning.

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Councillor Ruth Brown, as Executive Member for Planning and Transport, presented the report entitled ‘Statement of Community Involvement – Adoption’ and advised that:

·       Following the adoption of the Local Plan, this was about how communities were engaged with by the Council.

·       The draft version was presented in March to go out for consultation. This had taken place and 13 responses had been received, with some minor amendments made following this.

Councillor Ruth Brown proposed and Councillor Alistair Willoughby seconded and, following a vote, it was:

RESOLVED:

(1)   That the consultation responses were noted.

(2)   That subject to recommendation 2.1, the amendments to the draft SCI are approved and that the SCI, attached as Appendix A was adopted.

(3)   That any minor amendments to the SCI, such as typographical errors, additional statutory consultees, legislation changes, were delegated to the Service Director – Regulatory in consultation with the relevant Executive Members.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: The SCI sets out how the Council consults with the local community in preparing, masterplans for the strategic sites, strategic planning documents and in determining planning applications. It also sets out guidelines for those communities involved in neighbourhood planning.