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11 Introduction
12 The Draft Statement of Community Involvementconsultation
23 The Final Statement of Community Involvement
5Appendix A: Draft Statement of Community Involvementconsultation comments
16Appendix B: Consultee notification email/letter
Draft Statement of Community Consultation Report Kent County Council
Contents
1 Introduction1.1 Town & Country Planning Regulations require planning authorities to preparea Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) to set out how they intend to engagethe community in development planning activities (both the preparation of developmentplans and development management).
1.2 The current SCI was adopted by the county council in 2006. Several factorsnecessitated the revision of the adopted document including recent changes to theMinerals andWaste Development Framework Scheme, national planning regulationsand a move towards ‘e-planning.’
1.3 An initial Scoping consultation took place over an eight week period between5th June and 31st July 2009; it set out our approach to community involvement inplanning. The event was widely publicised to encourage members of the public andstakeholders to contribute their views and highlight particular areas of interest. Thereport produced on the Scoping consultation concluded that “the responses receivedhave confirmed support for the scope of the Statement of Community Involvementas proposed.”(1)
2 The Draft Statement of Community Involvementconsultation2.1 The views submitted to the Scoping consultation were used to inform thedevelopment of consultation draft of the SCI. The Draft Statement of CommunityInvolvement was open for consultation for eight weeks between 24th May and 19th
July 2010.
2.2 We directly notified all 900 plus consultees on our database via email and letterabout the Draft SCI consultation. This includes all statutory (specific) and generalconsultees as required(2) as well as ‘other’ consultees as appropriate. Otherconsultees includedminerals and waste industry operators, landowners andmembersof the public who have previously expressed an interest in either the Statement ofCommunity Involvement or the Minerals and Waste Development Framework. SeeAppendix B of the SCI for further information. Our database is always open forinterested members of the public or other organisations to register to receivenotifications for our consultation events.
2.3 The Draft document and associated questionnaires were made available inmain county council offices and all Kent libraries and Gateways. Our aim was toreach the wider community and provide an accessible opportunity for all interestedpeople to give their views.
1 Kent County Council (April 2010) Getting Involved: Report on the Statement of CommunityInvolvement Scoping Consultation.
2 Under the 2004 Local Development (England) Regulations (as amended by the 2008 and 2009Regulations).
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2.4 The consultation was given a high profile on our website and all documentswere available online on the Planning Policy consultation portal(http://consult.kent.gov.uk). Online responses were encouraged. Other responsesreceived via email and post were also published online.
2.5 To prompt consultation responses the Draft document was published with anaccompanying questionnaire. The questionnaire asked consultee views on thefollowing:
The scope and principles of the SCI.
Consultation and involvement opportunities with the MWDF.
The county council’s role in planning applications.
Consultation on planning applications.
2.6 The questionnaire consisted of straightforward yes or no answers with spacefor additional comments. Online consultees had the opportunity to comment on anypart of the document and/or to fill in the questionnaire. A total of 32 comments werereceived from 17 external consultees.
2.7 As many respondents only chose to answer specific questions or comment ona particular area of interest, a full statistical analysis of the questionnaire is unlikelyto provide meaningful results. The representations on the draft document indicatedno major objections to the proposed scope and principles of the SCI or ourconsultation procedures.
2.8 Appendix A of this report sets out all comments received on the document andour response and/or proposed action as appropriate.
3 The Final Statement of Community Involvement3.1 The amendments made in response to the Draft consultation comments andother changes in planning are summarised below:
Legislative and County Council Changes
Changes were implemented by the Department of Communities and LocalGovernment (CLG) in line with the Coalition Government’s intentions. The mostsignificant was the abolishment of the regional tier of the planning system andthe expected replacement of the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC).
The new Minerals and Waste Development Scheme 2010-13 came into effecton 24 September 2010; it reflects a new 20 year plan period for the MWDF to2030.
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The publication of the Town & Country Planning (Development ManagementProcedure) (England) Order 2010.
Minor amendments weremade to the types of engagement we can offer followingcountry-wide changes to Local Government budgets.
Contact options and publicity information were updated to include the countycouncil’s text phone service and social media accounts (twitter).
3.2 The adopted version of the SCI is up to date with government changes as ofOctober 2010. The current planning framework may change with the implementationof the Decentralisation and Localism Bill due in 2011.
3.3 Since the final version of the SCI was produced, residential property developerCala Homes have successfully challenged the decision to abolish Regional SpatialStrategies (RSS) in the High Court. In Kent the RSS is the South East Plan. Currentlythe letter issued by CLG(3) stating the intention to abolish the RSSs remains a materialconsideration for planning decisions, however the ‘weight’ of this letter as a materialconsideration is currently the subject of a second legal challenge by Cala Homes.
Other Content Changes
Clarification of the following matters raised in the consultation comments:
The importance of submitting views at the Scoping and Directionsconsultation stages.
At the Development Plan Document Submission stage consultees will benotified but not invited to make representations.
Clearer distinction and further detail on the types of planning applicationsthe county council and the district/borough councils in Kent separately dealwith.
Details of consultation procedures for planning applications.
Additional Appendix on the statutory development management consultees(Appendix C of the adopted SCI).
Emphasis the use of online consultation options to reflect our priorities and theintroduction of the new online planning applications system.
3 Communities and Local Government (27th May 2010) Chief Planning Officer Letter: Abolitionof Regional Strategies.
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Minor changes to language and sentence length in line with Plain English goodpractice.
More footnotes to explain planning terms or link to further information.
Presentation Changes
Alteration to Chapter 4 to replicate the same structure used across the rest ofthe document.
The consultation involvement table information in section 3.2 has beenredesigned into a checklist diagram. This will shorten the final document (asrequested) and limit repetition of information.
Removal of non-essential ‘statement’ boxes to reduce document length.
The final version of the SCI is now 51 pages long, which is a reduction of 12pages.
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stion2:
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rest
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ter
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llyto
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mun
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rplan
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tto
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tprovide
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sultees
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per
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cumen
ts.H
owever,pap
eran
delectro
niccopies
areavailableas
follows:
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est.Alternatively,specificconsultees
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rishcoun
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alid
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roffice
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orou
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hene
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commen
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and
associated
documen
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line.
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ductionof
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itisou
rintention
tosend
electro
nic
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ofplan
ning
applications
todistrict/b
orou
ghcoun
cils.
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cted
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early
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leng
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iredin
thelegislationby
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ld
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ation
onthes
etopics
and
how
the
Town
Cou
ncilca
ntake
part.
Parag
raph
3.2.11
read
s:"W
henKCC
subm
itsa
DPD
forind
epen
dent
exam
ination,
wesh
allp
lace
iton
ourw
ebsite
andon
depo
sita
tour
offices
and
At
Reg
ulation
30stag
efor
the
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ective
docu
men
tsno
men
tionismad
einTa
ble3as
tothe
scop
eof,
and
mea
nsof
secu
ring,
the
repres
entatio
nson
the
subm
itted
docu
men
tas
explaine
din
paragrap
h3.2.11.
Cha
pter
3.2:
Whe
nan
dHow
Can
Com
mun
ities
Get
Invo
lved
?
Table3:
Inform
ation,
Con
sultationan
dInvolvem
ent
intheMineralsan
dWaste
Develop
men
tFramew
ork
CPREKen
t
othe
rsu
itable
venu
esan
dgive
notice
byad
vertise
men
tinaloca
lnew
spap
er.W
esh
alla
lso
send
copies
tothe
cons
ultatio
nbo
dies
(see
App
endix
B)an
dinvite
repres
entatio
nson
the
subm
itted
docu
men
t."Asaresultof
this
commen
t,thefollowingwillbe
moreclea
rerinthefinalSCI:
Atthe
Sub
mission
(Reg
ulation30
)stag
e,weare
requ
iredby
theTownan
dCou
ntry
Plann
ing(Local
Develop
men
t)(Eng
land
)(Am
endm
ent)Reg
ulations
9Draft Statement of Community Consultation Report Kent County Council
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ommunity
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Report
2008
tomakecopies
ofthesubm
ission
documen
tsavailable
forinspection
atou
roffices,librarie
s,Gatew
aysan
don
line,
publiclyad
vertise
andno
tify
consultees
abou
tthe
subm
ission
ofthedo
cumen
t.Asummaryofrepresen
tations
mad
eattheprevious
consultationstag
es(Reg
ulations
25an
d27
)willbe
considered
with
thesubm
ission
documen
tbythe
Secretary
ofState.
We
are
not
invitin
grepresen
tatio
nsat
this
stag
e.Th
isem
phasises
theimpo
rtanceof
taking
theop
portu
nitiesto
send
usyour
view
sdu
ringtheea
rlier
consultationstag
es.
Com
men
tnoted
.
Than
kyo
ufortheop
portu
nity
toco
mmen
tonthe
Statemen
tof
Com
mun
ityInvo
lvem
ent.Fo
llowing
review
ofthedo
cumen
tSou
thernWater
supp
orts
Cha
pter
3.2:
Whe
nan
dHow
Can
Com
mun
ities
Get
Invo
lved
?
Sou
thern
Water
the
leve
lan
dmetho
dof
cons
ultatio
nan
dthe
Table3:
Inform
ation,
Con
sultationan
dInvolvem
ent
intheMineralsan
dWaste
Develop
men
tFramew
ork
guidan
ceon
cons
ultatio
nan
dinvo
lvem
entlistedin
table3.
Sou
thernWater
wou
ldalso
supp
orte
arly
cons
ultatio
non
major
plan
ning
applications
,as
someap
plications
couldaffect
oura
ssetsan
dthe
prov
isionof
water
andwas
tewater
services
.The
seea
rlyco
nsultatio
nsco
uldtake
theform
ofon
eto
onemee
tings
,topicba
sedstak
eholde
rmee
tings
andreceiptofw
rittenconsultationdo
cumen
ts.E
arly
enga
gemen
tis
esse
ntialtoen
sure
that
nega
tive
impa
ctsareav
oide
dor
redu
ced.
Indraftparag
raph
3.2.9,thefinalversionoftheSCI
willbriefly
reiterate
how
consultees
willbe
mad
eaw
are
ofbo
ththe
consultation
perio
dan
dthe
impo
rtanceof
theScoping
andPolicyDire
ctions
stag
esforinfluen
cing
thefinalpo
licydo
cumen
ts.
CPR
EProtectK
entagree
swith
thestatem
entm
ade
inpa
ragrap
h3.2.9that
itisintheprep
arationstag
ethat
resp
onde
ntswillha
vethegrea
testop
portu
nity
tosh
apetheco
nten
tofa
DPD.H
avingmad
ethis
statem
ent,
thou
gh,
we
cons
ider
itwou
ldbe
3.2.9:
How
andwhe
ncanthecommun
ityge
tinvolved:
Pre-sub
mission
consultation
CPRE
ProtectKen
t
approp
riate
forthe
paragrap
hto
goon
tosa
ythat
itistheintentionof
theCou
ncilto
ensu
rethat
this
Kent County Council Draft Statement of Community Consultation Report10
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tofC
ommun
ityCon
sultationRep
ort
oppo
rtunity
isfacilitated
throug
htheprop
osalsin
theSCI.Th
isco
uldthen
becros
s-referenc
edto
the
spec
ificprop
osalsin
Table3.
Afte
rreviewingtherequ
iremen
tsoftheregu
lations
(Section30
ofthe
Town
and
Cou
ntry
Plann
ing
(Local
Develop
men
t)(Eng
land
)(Amen
dmen
t)
Thispa
ragrap
hprop
oses
that
repres
entatio
nswill
beinvited
onthe
subm
itted
docu
men
t,i.e
.the
docu
men
tactua
llysu
bmitted
fore
xamination.
This
3.2.11:H
owan
dwhe
ncanthe
commun
ityge
tinvolved:
Inde
pend
entE
xamination
CPRE
ProtectKen
tReg
ulations
2008
),weag
reethat
wewillno
tbe
seem
sto
bein
additio
nto
the
repres
entatio
ns
invitingcommen
tson
thesubm
itted
documen
t.Th
ischan
gewillbe
includ
edin
thefinal
versionof
the
SCI.
soug
hton
the
pre-su
bmission
docu
men
t(und
erReg
ulation27
).CPRE
Protect
Ken
twelco
methe
intention
tose
ekfurth
errepres
entatio
nsat
this
stag
e,bu
twou
ldno
tethat
this
isno
tprovide
dfor
intheDev
elop
men
tPlanReg
ulations
.Whilstwe
seeso
memeritin
seek
ingfurth
errepres
entatio
nson
any
chan
ges
mad
eto
the
pre-su
bmission
docu
men
t,wedo
thinkitis
unne
cessaryto
seek
furth
errepres
entatio
nson
the
who
lesu
bmitted
docu
men
t.Th
iswill
potentially
bese
enas
cons
ultatio
nov
erload
andlead
toco
nfus
ionas
tothe
status
ofthe
repres
entatio
nsmad
eat
the
Reg
ulation27
stag
e.Also
,detailsofwha
tthisstag
ewillinvo
lveisno
tinc
lude
din
Table3.
All
developm
ent
man
agem
ent
decision
sare
carefully
considered
with
approp
riate
weigh
ting
giventoallm
aterialcon
side
rations,w
hich
includ
esan
ypo
tentialimpa
ctson
localcom
mun
ities.
Reg
arding
part4.0.8(p.43)
wequ
estio
nthequ
ality
ofde
cision
interm
sofho
wthey
refle
cttheinterests
oftheco
mmun
ity.Th
isrelatesto
how
KCC
deal
with
applications
thataffectlocalschoo
ls.InMinster
Cha
pter
4:Com
mun
ityInvo
lvem
enta
ndPlann
ingApp
lications
Minster-on-Sea
Parish
Cou
ncil
C.P
Sch
ools
case
,de
spite
this
ParishCou
ncil's
sugg
estio
nthat
KCC
inve
stin
land
forad
ditio
nal
parking,
this
advice
was
igno
red
resu
lting
inincrea
sedcong
estionofallthe
adjoiningroad
s.Also
rega
rdingSt.Geo
rges
Sch
ool(Che
quersRoa
d),
Minster,
again
desp
iteMinster-on-Sea
Parish
Cou
ncil's
raised
conc
erns
abou
tthe
need
for
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footpa
thslinking
Che
quersRoa
d,thiswas
igno
red
with
riskto
scho
olch
ildren
and
anincrea
sein
anti-so
cial
parkingin
thescho
olvicinity.
Inform
ationon
theap
plications
tobe
processedby
either
Ken
tCou
ntyCou
ncilor
the
Ken
tdistrict
coun
cilswillbe
presen
tedtoge
therinaclea
rerform,
such
asatable.Plus
furth
erde
tailo
ntheap
plication
type
swith
exam
ples.
Itis
notc
lear
which
plan
ning
applications
willno
tbe
dealtw
ithby
District
Cou
ncils.
Que
stion7:
KCC'sRolein
Plann
ingApp
lications
Isthena
ture
ofthecoun
tycoun
cil's
respon
sibilitiesfor
particularc
lasses
ofplan
ning
applications
clea
r?
Ede
nbrid
geTownCou
ncil
Thissectionwillbe
upda
tedwith
thede
tails
ofthe
intend
edreplacem
ent
regime
for
nationa
llysign
ificant
prop
osals.
Theab
olishe
dInfra
structurePlann
ingCom
mission
(IPC)isto
bereplac
ed.
Cha
pter
4:Com
mun
ityInvo
lvem
entin
Plann
ingApp
lications
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
4.04
Nationa
llySignifican
tInfra
structureProjects
Com
men
tnoted
.Timelines
san
defficienc
ymay
lead
topo
oror
rush
edloca
lcon
sulta
tion.
Que
stion8:
Con
sulta
tionon
plan
ning
applications
Ede
nbrid
geTownCou
ncilDotheprop
osalsinthedraft
SCIfor
consultationon
plan
ning
applications
strikethe
right
balance?
The'greater
efficiencyintheprocessing
ofplan
ning
applications'bulletp
oint
willbe
removed
.
Themainad
vantag
eofe-plan
ning
isthatiten
ables
grea
terp
ublic
enga
gemen
twith
redu
cing
costsover
the
long
erterm
.It
cann
otch
ange
the
statutory
4.1Whe
nan
dho
wyoucange
tinvolved
with
plan
ning
applications
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
perio
dsforpu
blicationof
applications
,nor
redu
cePolicy5:
E-plann
ingfor
Develop
men
tMan
agem
enttherequ
iremen
tsforco
nsultatio
nan
dthereforeis
Kent County Council Draft Statement of Community Consultation Report12
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tofC
ommun
ityCon
sultationRep
ort
notlikelyto
chan
getheproc
essing
time.
How
ever
itwill
enab
legrea
terac
cessibility
tothede
cision
mak
ingproc
essan
dsu
bseq
uent
outcom
es.
Thissectionwillhigh
light
that
anap
pointm
entfor
assistan
ce/viewingap
plications
isne
cessary.
Plann
ingOffice
rsaremorethan
willingtoofferh
elp
buta
reno
tava
ilableallthe
time.
4.1Whe
nan
dho
wyoucange
tinvolved
with
plan
ning
applications
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
Parag
raph
4.1.4
The‘optimisingthepo
tentialo
fasite’p
arto
fthe
quotefro
mthePlann
ingAdvisoryService
willbe
removed
andmoreap
prop
riate
wording
used
.
Wesh
ouldreco
nsider
talkingab
out‘op
timisingthe
potentialo
fasite’;itso
unds
asthou
ghwesh
ould
belook
ingto
getas
muc
has
possible
onasite.
4.1.1Pre-app
licationstag
e
Parag
raph
4.1.1.1
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
Neg
otiatio
nat
the
pre-ap
plication
stag
ewou
ldus
efully
lead
toa
sche
me
acco
mmod
ating
and
safegu
arding
naturalinteres
tsas
wella
sfin
ding
ago
odplan
ning
solutio
nto
the
site’s
prop
osed
deve
lopm
ent.
Com
men
tnoted
.
States
thattim
elyinvolvem
entoflocalpe
oplebe
fore
anap
plicationis
mad
eca
nac
hiev
e’betterq
uality
deve
lopm
ent’,
Iwou
ldsu
gges
tthisisre-w
orde
dto
say'dev
elop
men
ttha
tbettertak
esac
coun
tofloc
alinterestsan
dne
eds.'
4.1.1Pre-app
licationstag
e
Parag
raph
4.1.1.3
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
Com
men
tnoted
.Itmay
bebe
ttern
otto
commen
tonch
arging
atthis
pointintim
e.
4.1.1Pre-app
licationstag
e
Parag
raph
4.1.1.4
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
Referen
cesto
Plann
ingPerform
ance
Agree
men
tswillbe
removed
.
Thes
eare
farmore
likelyto
beutilise
dby
the
District
Cou
ncils
formajor
complex
mixed
use
deve
lopm
entsche
mes
.Th
eyha
vebe
enhe
avily
criticise
das
crea
tingco
llusion
betwee
nplan
ning
authorities
andde
velope
r.
4.1.1Pre-app
licationstag
e
Statemen
t11:
Plann
ing
Perform
ance
Agree
men
ts
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
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ommunity
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Alistofcon
sultees
forp
lann
ingap
plications
willbe
adde
dinan
App
endixto
themaindo
cumen
t.Th
ere
isno
men
tion
ofco
nsultatio
nprac
tices
(statutory
cons
ultees
).4.1.3Pu
blicity
andconsultation
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
Com
men
tnoted
.
The
purpos
eof
site
visits
isge
nerally
toallow
Mem
bers
ofthePlann
ingApp
lications
Com
mittee
toview
thesite
andbe
tteru
nderstan
dtheprop
osal.
4.1.4Determiningaplan
ning
application
Parag
raph
4.1.4.1
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
Pub
licMee
tings
are
more
often
the
aren
afor
mem
bers
ofthepu
blicto
addres
stheirc
once
rnsto
theCom
mittee
.
Com
men
tnoted
.Wedo
nota
lway
ssh
areco
ndition
swith
applican
tspriortoissu
ingde
cision
sso
itmay
bead
visa
bleto
qualify
thisse
nten
ce.
4.1.4Determiningaplan
ning
application
Parag
raph
4.1.4.2
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
Com
men
tnoted
.Th
efre
quen
cyof
liaison
mee
tings
can
vary
(som
etim
eson
lytwice
aye
ar)as
can
need
for
attend
ance
ofplan
ning
officers.
4.1.5.3PostD
ecisionStage
Parag
raph
4.1.5.3
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
Com
men
tnoted
.To
clarify
wemee
tthestatutoryrequ
iremen
tsby
posting
sites
notices
and
we
exce
edthem
byca
rrying
outn
eigh
bourho
odno
tification.
4.1.4Determiningaplan
ning
application
4.1.3.9
KCC
Plann
ing
App
lications
Com
men
tnoted
.CPRE
Protect
Ken
tge
nerally
supp
orts
and
welco
mes
thedraftS
CI,bu
tpleas
ese
eou
rspe
cific
additio
nalcom
men
ts.
Que
stion10
:Any
Other
View
s?CPRE
ProtectKen
t
Anap
pend
ixlistingthestatutoryconsultees
for
Plann
ingApp
lications
willbe
includ
edin
thefinal
SCI.
Itis
noted
that
App
endix
Bin
the
docu
men
tindica
testheSpe
cific
Con
sulta
tionBod
iesto
beco
nsulted
for
the
Ken
tMinerals
and
Was
teApp
endixB:Involving
Our
Com
mun
ity:O
urCon
sultees
Tand
ridge
District
Cou
ncil
Dev
elop
men
tFramew
orkan
dthat
thelisto
fthe
seBod
iesinclud
esAdjoining
Loca
lAutho
ritiesan
dParishCou
ncils
neighb
ourin
gKen
t.Itisco
nsidered
that
thedo
cumen
tsho
uldalso
includ
ean
appe
ndix
show
ingalisto
fSpe
cific
Con
sulta
tionBod
iesto
be
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tofC
ommun
ityCon
sultationRep
ort
cons
ultedon
plan
ning
applications
andthat
thelist
similarly
includ
esAdjoining
Loca
lAutho
ritiesan
dParishCou
ncils
neighb
ourin
gKen
t.
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Appendix B: Consultee notification email/letterMay 2010
Dear Sir/Madam
Kent County Council: Environment, Highways and Waste Directorate:
Statement of Community Involvement: Draft for Consultation
KCC is preparing a new Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). This will setout how and when communities can most effectively get involved with the town andcountry planning issues that concern them and for which KCC has responsibility.
In mid 2009 we consulted on the approach to be taken in preparing the SCI andinvited organisations and individuals across Kent to let us know what they would liketo see in it. We have now prepared a full draft of the revised SCI for consultationprior to its adoption later this year. The consultation period runs for 8 weeks between24th May and 19th July 2010.
The draft SCI consultation document and accompanying questionnaire are availableon our consultation portal (http://consult.kent.gov.uk) and wewould strongly encourageresponses submitted through this route. Copies are also available for inspection atSessions House, County Hall in Maidstone, at all District and Borough Council mainoffices and at Kent Gateways and libraries.
If you prefer, you can email your comments on the SCI and/or responses to the SCIquestionnaire to us at [email protected] or write to us at:
MWDF Project TeamIntegrated Strategy and Planning DivisionEnvironment, Highways and Waste DirectorateKent County CouncilInvicta HouseMaidstoneKent ME14 1XX
Tel 01622 696815
We hope that you can take time to look at the draft SCI and let us have your viewson its proposals, including how you would like to engage with us on the planningmatters for which we are responsible. The consultation period ends at midnight on19th July 2010. We look forward to hearing from you.
If you would like any further information please visit our website(www.kent.gov.uk/mwdf) or contact us at the address above or by email([email protected]).
Yours faithfully
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ommun
ityCon
sultationRep
ort