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The Committee is asked to consider and approve the proposed draft Statement of Community Involvement for statutory consultation.

Subject to the Head of Planning incorporating suggested amendments (details of which will be recorded in the Minutes), the Committee;

(1)            Approved the proposed draft Statement of Community Involvement, at Annex 1

(2)            Agreed to give the Head of Planning in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, delegated authority to agree minor editorial changes prior to consultation publication.

(3)            Agreed to implementation of a statutory consultation on the approved draft Statement of Community Involvement

(4)            Noted that the Statement of Community Involvement will return to the Licensing and Planning Policy Committee for final approval and adoption.

The Committee received a report and draft document entitled ‘Draft Statement of Community Involvement’, intended to replace the current document ‘Your Involvement in Planning’ which was compiled in 2016.

Members considered the draft and the following suggestions were made:

·                 Expand the list of consultees to include Political Parties

·                 Create a more user friendly document by producing a one page summary on the website with a link to the full document

·                 Add a paragraph acknowledging the Borough’s commitment to continually exploring ways to reach the public, for example through social media

·                 Paragraph 3.7.7 and 3.7.8 referring to post decision amended plans, to state that plans will be considered on a ‘case by case’ basis.

Subject to the Head of Planning incorporating suggested amendments the Committee;

(1)            Approved the proposed draft Statement of Community Involvement, at Annex 1

(2)            Agreed to give the Head of Planning in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, delegated authority to agree minor editorial changes prior to consultation publication.

(3)            Agreed to implementation of a statutory consultation on the approved draft Statement of Community Involvement

(4)            Noted that the Statement of Community Involvement will return to the Licensing and Planning Policy Committee for final approval and adoption.