Decision details

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Resources seeking the adoption of the revised Statement of Community Involvement.

The Statement of Community Involvement sets down when and how the council will involve local people during the preparation of statutory plans for the city, and when the Council receives planning applications. It is a statutory requirement to have an up–to-date Statement. It is necessary to update the current version to guide the formal consultation on the City Centre Action Plan expected in June / July 2013.

(i)  To consider the comments received during the recent 4 week consultation and to agree the Council’s response (see Appendix 1).

(ii)  To adopt the revised Statement of Community Involvement (attached as Appendix 2) which has been prepared in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

1. The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (section 18) requires each Local Planning Authority to prepare a Statement of Community Involvement which the Council will then apply when it prepares new plans for the future of the city, and when planning applications are received.
2. When a new plan is assessed at a public examination, the independent planning inspector will check that sufficient consultation was included during the preparation of the plan in accordance with the current Statement of Community Involvement. There have been many changes in the planning system since the last Statement was approved in 2006 and it is necessary to update the Statement in preparation for the final formal consultation on the City Centre Action Plan in June 2013.

The production of the Statement of Community Involvement is a statutory requirement of the City Council.