Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, which sought approval to publish the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) Local Development Document.

The Board was advised that the SCI document set out how councils would engage with local communities and other interested parties in producing their Local Plan and determining planning applications. It was reported that the Council’s first SCI was adopted in 2007, revised in 2013, and was now being updated due to legislative changes in the way that planning documents were prepared.

It was noted that at its meeting on 14 November 2018, the Environment and Urban Renewal Policy and Performance Board had considered the document and recommended that it be adopted by the Executive Board for public consultation. A final version of the SCI would then be presented to the Board for formal adoption by the Council.

RESOLVED: That the draft Statement of Community Involvement, attached to the report at Appendix A, be approved for the purposes of a six week public consultation.