Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, which sought approval of an updated Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), as part of Halton’s Local Plan.

          The SCI document set out how councils engaged with local communities and other interested parties in the production of their Local Plan and determination of planning applications. The Board had considered and approved the draft SCI document for a period of public consultation at its meeting on 13 December 2018.

          It was noted that the results of the public consultation were set out in Appendix A, attached to the report. Once adopted, the procedures contained in an adopted SCI must be followed for consultation on all Local Plan documents and planning applications within Halton.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    the Statement of Community Involvement (attached to the report at Appendix A), be adopted as a Local Plan Document as required by the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) 2004 Regulations;

2)    the results of the public consultation, as set out in the Statement of Consultation (attached to the report at Appendix B) are noted; and

3)    further editorial and technical changes that do not materially affect the content or intended purpose of the SCI be agreed by the Operational Director, Policy, Planning and Transportation, in consultation with the Portfolio holder for the Physical Environment before the document is published.