Statement of Community Involvement
Submission Draft: 30 June 2006 – 11 August 2006
The Council is required to prepare a document called the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), setting out how and when it proposes to consult and engage local communities and organisations when carrying out its planning functions.
This Submission draft of the SCI is now subject to a six week period of consultation starting on Friday 30 June 2006 and ending at 5pm on Friday 11 August 2006.
You can download:
- Submission Statement of Community Involvement
(PDF 415KB) . - Response to Draft SCI Representations (PDF 1MB)
- SCI Consultation Statement (PDF 82KB).
- Statement of Proposals Matters (PDF 75KB) .
- Places and Times for Inspection (PDF 88KB).
You might also be interested in downloading the Statement of Community Involvement Fact Sheet and Next Steps (PDF 80KB)
Submitting your comments
Comments on the Submission SCI are invited from any interested members of the community, not just those bodies and organisations directly consulted.
You can submit your comments in one of two ways:
- Print off a copy of the Representation Form (PDF 151KB) complete it by hand and send it to us through the post
- Complete the Online Representation Form.
Please Note: Read the accompanying Planning Inspectorate’s advice note (PDF 83KB) before filling in the above forms. Thank you.
The Community Monitoring Form(PDF 83KB), also available online, is optional but will help the Council assess the effectiveness and scope of its community involvement methods.
Representation forms should be submitted to the Council by 5pm on Friday 11 August 2006 at the latest.
What happens next?
Comments received about the Submission SCI will be forwarded to the Government’s Planning Inspectorate, which will set a date for an Examination in Public, to assess whether the document meets its tests of ‘soundness’.
Background to the Preparation of the SCI
The process of preparing the SCI began in October 2005 when a wide range of organisations were sent a letter and questionnaire on how they wished to be consulted and involved in planning issues. More than 1,200 questionnaires were sent out and nearly 200 were returned. These responses were analysed and the feedback was used as a basis for preparing the Draft SCI which was consulted upon in February and March 2006. Consultation generated 127 representations from 27 separate individuals or organisations. This comprised 107 objections and 20 supporting comments. All representations are set out at Response to Draft SCI Representations(PDF 1MB)
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