Statement of Community Involvement

Poster used for public consultation July 2011

STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

The Statement of Community Involvement acts as a guide and benchmark for all Council services to use when involving communities. It was adopted by the Council on 19th October 2011.

The Statement is set out in three parts. The first part, called ‘"How you can get involved", is the Code of Practice which sets out six principles the Council will apply in engaging with our residents.

There are two appendices to this main document, which show how the draft Statement will be put into practice in key areas. These appendices are:

How we involve you in making planning decisions
This sets out how the Council will involve the community in making decisions on planning.

How we involve you in Planning Performance Agreements
This sets out how the Council will work with applicants to engage residents on large and complex planning applications before they are submitted.

KEY CONTACTS LIST

One of the initiatives of the Statement of Community Involvement is to maintain an up-to-date list of 'Key Contacts'. This is a list of organisations and groups that the District Council will consider contacting for consultation on the Local Development Framework.

List of Key Contacts (pdf)
Add your details to the Key Contacts list (organisations and groups only). This will be considered by officers for inclusion.
Amend your details held on the Key Contacts List.

Individuals can subscribe to the Local Development Framework email alert to be kept in touch with progress on the Local Development Framework.

BACKGROUND TO THE DRAFTING OF THE STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Details of the drafting of the Statement of Community Involvement are available in the Community Involvement Plan, available in the Downloads/Links section on the right hand side of this page.

Page last updated: October 2011