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Bridgnorth District Council
Westgate, Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 5AA
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SCI Archived Associated Documents

Background

The Planning and Compulsory Act 2004 introduced a new system of development planning known as the Local Development Framework (LDF). This new system will result in Structure and Local Plans progressively being replaced by a series of Local Development Documents contained within an overall Local Development Framework (LDF). These documents will set out the spatial strategy, policies and guidance for the District.

At its meeting on 16th March 2005 the Committee approved a Local Development Scheme (LDS) which sets out the documents the Council will produce over the next 3 years and which will form part of the Local Development Framework for Bridgnorth District. The LDS was formally submitted to the Secretary of State via the Government Office for the West Midlands (GOWM) on the 17th March 2005 at which time GOWM confirmed that it did not wish to intervene and considered the LDS to be 'fit for purpose'. The LDS took effect on the 15th April 2005.

A key feature of the new system is the involvement of the community in plan making. One of the first documents that must be produced is the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). This document outlines how the community and stakeholders will be involved in the preparation of Local Development Documents (LDDs) and also in the consideration of major planning applications.

The Statement of Community Involvement is intended to improve the quality of the planning process by building upon current consultation practices and seeking to involve a wider range of participants at an early stage in the process. Preparation of this document involves a number of stages;

1. Preparation of Draft Statement of Community Involvement

2. Consultation on Pre-submission Draft

3. Submission to SoS and consultation

4. Examination

5. Adoption

Summary Table of Published Documents Associated with the preparation of the Statement of Community Involvement

Date	Name of Publication	Download File	Details
26/09/05 - 24/10/05	SCI Questionnaire.	Blank questionnaire Questionnaire Analysis	Questionnaire sent to sample of 400 persons to identify how existing consultation methods could be improved. Analysis of questionnaire findings. Included as Appendix 2 of SCI.
14/12/05	Special Community Improvement Committee 14/12/05.	Committee Report Committee Draft	Officers report and accompanying draft of SCI including compilation of questionnaire results.
17/01/06	SCI Public Notice	Press Notice	Formal notice advertising publication of SCI, published in Bridgnorth Journal 13/01/06 and Shropshire Star 17/01/06.
18/01/06 - 01/03/06	SCI Publicity Leaflet	Leaflet Covering Letter	Publicity leaflet and covering letter sent to LDF data base to draw attention to publication of SCI.
18/01/06 - 01/03/06	Draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)	Pre - submission Draft SCI Covering letter	Pre-submission draft SCI and covering letter. Sent to statutory and non statutory consultees, Parish Councils, Councillors, libraries and respondants to questionnaire.
18/01/06 - 01/03/06	Representation Form	Representation form	Representation form / questionnaire to help make comments on the SCI. Can be downloaded as a word document to be posted or emailed back to devpol@bridgnorth-dc.gov.uk by 5.00pm on 1st March 2006.
31/05/06	Community Improvement Committee 31/05/06	Officers Report Blue Appendix Yellow Appendix Revised draft SCI	The Council considered the following documents at their meeting on 31/05/06 and resolved to approve the proposed revisions to the Statement of Community Involvement for submission and consultation purposes. Officers report - Details of consultation undertaken and amendments proposed. Blue Appendix - Summary of representations addressing the test of soundness. Yellow Appendix - Summary of representations received on pre-submission SCI. SCI - Revised draft of document
12/06/06	Feedback Letter	Covering Letter	Letter sent to those persons submitting representations on presubmission SCI to inform them of how their comments were taken into account.
15/09/2006	Submission of SCI to Secretary of State and 6 week consultation period	Submitted SCI Guidance Notes Pre-submission consultation statement Notification Letter Statutory Notice Press Release	The SCI has been amended where necessary to take account of comments received by 1st March 2006 and submitted for consideration by the Secretary of State.
15/09/2006 - 27/10/2006	Representations Received	SCI Responses	Summary of comments received
22/11/2006	Representations Statement	Regulation 31	Statement sets out main issues raised in representations and the authorities response. Includes a summary schedule of representations received.
01/02/2007	Written Representations Examinations	Inspector's Report Appendix A Appendix B	Publication of Inspector's Report.
01/02/2007	Publicity/Feedback	Press Release Notification Letter	Letter sent to all persons submitting representations on submission SCI and those persons who requested notification of the Inspector's Report.
14/03/2007	Community Improvement Committee 14/03/2007	Officers Report Yellow Appendix	Council meet to consider amendments required by the Inspector to the SCI prior to adoption.

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