Received a report on the Local Development Framework (LDF) draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) which sets out:
· The Council’s vision and standards for community involvement
· A description of the local community, identifying groups who may have been under represented
· How the community will be involved in preparing LDF documents
· Suitable methods for involving the community in each LDF document
· How the community will be involved in decisions on planning applications
· What resources will be provided to carry out community involvement on the LDF
The report included the full draft SCI and a summary document, both of which will be used in the public consultation exercise, and also a summary of the work carried out by Groundwork East London in the production, on behalf of the Council, of the draft SCI.
Agreed, in order to progress the Council’s strategy for increasing community and stakeholder participation in the local planning processes and, in doing so, assist in achieving the Community Priority of ‘Promoting Equal Opportunities and Celebrating Diversity’, to:
(i) Approve the LDF draft Statement of Community Involvement documents, as attached to the report as Appendices 1 and 2 respectively, for public consultation; and
(ii) Authorise the Head of Planning and Transportation to make any necessary non-material amendments to the documents prior to the commencement of the public consultation exercise.