Statement Of Community Involvement Sci

Overview

Our Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets out how we will involve local people when we prepare our planning policies and consider planning applications.

It sets out:
• what we involve the community on;
• when we will involve the community;
• how we will involve the community; and
• who we will involve.

The consultation was on the changes we proposed to make to the SCI in line with the new planning service offer. These involved cost saving measures including no longer sending letters to notify all neighbours of a planning application and communicating the move to using our online services.

Why your views matter

Our first SCI was adopted in 2006. We needed to review it as the structure, functions and resourcing of our planning service were changed.

The SCI review also took into account:
• the experience of people and organisations we have consulted and
engaged with;
• the experience of the Council;
• changes to legislation and national policy;
• the need to involve the community in effective and efficient ways; and
• best practice in consultation from across the country.

Planning directly affects our physical environment - where we work, live and spend our leisure time. In doing so it also influences our quality of life and general well-being.

The consultation aimed to find out what your views were on how we proposed to involve local people when we prepare our planning policies and consider planning applications in the future. 

What happens next

Following the consultation on the changes the council proposed to make to the SCI in line with the new planning service offer, the SCI has been revised.

A copy of the revised SCI is available here.