Issue - meetings

The report of the Executive Manager – Communities is attached.

It was RESOLVED that the Statement of Community Involvement for Planning Policy and Planning Applications Addendum – Implications of the Coronavirus Pandemic be adopted.

The Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning presented the report of the Executive Manager – Communities providing an update on the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) for Planning Policy and Planning Applications.

The Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning confirmed that it was a statutory requirement that the Council should have a SCI, which set out how the Council would involve local residents in relation to planning consultations and planning applications.  The current SCI had been adopted by Cabinet in March 2019; however, due to social distancing requirements imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the SCI was no longer up to date and an Addendum had been drafted.  The Addendum set out how the Council would ensure effective consultation on planning issues was maintained, in line with social distancing requirements, and it would be removed once those controls were no longer required.

In seconding the recommendation, Councillor Edyvean stated that it was important to ensure that appropriate consultation processes were maintained, and the Addendum highlighted how that would be effectively managed going forward.

The Leader reiterated the importance of ensuring that appropriate consultation continued and welcomed this pragmatic approach.  

It was RESOLVED that the Statement of Community Involvement for Planning Policy and Planning Applications Addendum – Implications of the Coronavirus Pandemic be adopted.