Agenda item

Appendices 1 and 2 are available on the Council’s website. 

The Planning Portfolio Holder and New Communities Portfolio Holder agreed that South Cambridgeshire District Council should adopt the Statement of Community Involvement, as contained in Appendix 1, subject to the addition to that document of an Appendix clarifying the process for consultation with parish councils.

The Deputy Leader considered a report outlining the results of a public consultation exercise carried out in relation to the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI).

The Planning Policy Manager highlighted the fourth bullet point in paragraph 12 of the report.  He also outlined the rationale behind the 21-day period during which parish councils could ask that the full Planning Committee considered planning applications.  Following the disbandment of the Chairman’s Delegation process, a shorter timescale was needed to make sure that South Cambridgeshire District Council met the requirement of delegating at least 90% of applications received.  In response to the Deputy Leader, the Planning Policy Manager made it clear that the 21-day period would run from the day on which parish councils were notified.

The Deputy Leader suggested adding into the SCI details about consultation with parish councils.

The Planning Portfolio Holder and Deputy Leader agreed that South Cambridgeshire District Council should adopt the Statement of Community Involvement, as contained in Appendix 1, subject to the addition to that document of an Appendix clarifying the process for consultation with parish councils.