Statement of Community Involvement

1 What is a Statement of Community Involvement and How is it Prepared?

1.1 This Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) is part of the Council’s Local Development Framework (its planning policy documents – see Figure 1 opposite). It sets out how the Council will involve the Community in preparing planning policy documents and in processing Planning Applications.

1.2 Appendix 1 describes the Statement of Community Involvement preparation process. This document has been through two rounds of pre-submission consultation, a formal submission consultation and an Independent Examination by a Planning Inspector. It has been amended in line with the Inspector’s Report. This Statement of Community Involvement is divided into seven parts as follows;

• Part 1 is this Introduction;
• Part 2 sets out the context for Community Involvement, including the Districts communities, types of community engagement and key Council strategies;
• Part 3 looks at how the Community will be involved in Development Control;
• Part 4 looks at how the Community will be involved in the preparation of Development Plan Documents;
• Part 5 looks at how the Community will be involved in the preparation of Supplementary Planning Documents;
• Part 6 looks at Parish and Community Plans;
• Part 7 looks at Regeneration Initiatives;
• Part 8 looks at Resources for Community Involvement that the Council has;
• Part 9 looks at Continuous Improvement and how Community Involvement will change over time.

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