Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration requesting the Cabinet to consider a revised draft of the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI).

The Cabinet had before it a *report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration seeking consideration of a revised draft of the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI).

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration outlined the contents of the report stating that the Council’s existing SCI was adopted in 2012 to reflect the provisions of the Planning Act 2008, Localism Act 2011, The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) Regulations 2012 and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). This review had been undertaken to take account of recent changes in planning legislation and to reconsider the most effective methods of community involvement in the planning process.   He highlighted the proposed revisions as set out in the report and explained that an 8 week consultation period would now follow.

Consideration was given to consultation processes for wind turbines, ground mounted solar arrays, agricultural building over a certain size and anaerobic digesters.

RESOLVED that subject to the inclusion of the following wording: ‘Paragraph 6.15: ‘The Council will consult adjoining district, parish and town councils for the development proposals outlined in SCI7(b). However, the Council will also consult more widely where warranted; for instance, where a development is likely to have visual impacts, including cumulative impacts, which affect parishes further afield that those adjoining the application site.’ the draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) be approved for public consultation and that the public consultation be for an 8 week period.

(Proposed by Cllr R J Chesterton and seconded by Cllr P H D Hare-Scott)

Note:  *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.