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REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – REGULATORY

To consider the comments made on the draft Statement of Community Involvement during public consultation and approve the subsequent changes made to the Statement of Community Involvement.

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the consultation response be noted;

(2)       That the changes to the draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) be approved and that the Statement of Community Involvement, attached as Appendix A be adopted.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: The Statement of Community Involvement sets out how the Council consults with the local community in preparing the Local Plan, other local planning documents, and in determining planning applications. It also sets out guidelines for those communities involved in neighbourhood planning.

Audio recording – 26 minutes 50 seconds

The Executive Member for Planning and Transport presented the report entitled Statement of Community involvement together with the following appendix:

·                Appendix A - Statement of Community Involvement – amended June 2020.

It was moved by Councillor Paul Clark, seconded by Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb and:

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the consultation response be noted;

(2)       That the changes to the draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) be approved and that the Statement of Community Involvement, attached as Appendix A be adopted.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: The Statement of Community Involvement sets out how the Council consults with the local community in preparing the Local Plan, other local planning documents, and in determining planning applications. It also sets out guidelines for those communities involved in neighbourhood planning.