Agenda item

To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning which seeks formal adoption of the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement following public consultation.

19.1           Council considered a report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning seeking formal adoption of the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) following a period of its public consultation.

19.2           Councillor Organ moved the recommendations set out in the report and explained that the SCI set out how communities were to be engaged during the planning process and that the Council was legally required to update it to reflect changes in legislation. A small number of consultation responses had been received and incorporated and the revised SCI had been endorsed by the Planning Policy Sub Committee on 18 June.

19.3           Councillor James seconded the motion.

19.4           RESOLVED - that the Statement of Community Involvement attached at Appendix 1 to the report be formally adopted for planning policy and development control purposes.