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[Report of the Assistant Director for Planning. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and Planning.]The Council is required to have an up to date Statement of Community Involvement. Since the last update in 2011, there have been a number of legislative changes to the planning system which set out new requirements for local councils. This has in turn required the update of Haringey's SCI. The report sets out the changes to the document and summarises the consultation responses to the 2015 consultation.

The Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and Planning introduced the report which sought agreement to the statement of community involvement which was initially adopted in 2008, updated with minor amendments in 2011 and now required a further update to take account of changes in planning legislation and to reflect current practices in community engagement, including greater use of electronic communications such as email and social media.

RESOLVED

1.    To note the outcomes of the consultation of the updated SCI, carried out in 2015;

2.    To approve the changes made to the document as a result of the consultation, as well as the factual and legislative changes; and

3.    To approve the updated SCI for adoption.

Reason for decision

All local planning authorities are required under section 18(1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 to prepare and adopt a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI).

Approval of the SCI will ensure that the Council meets its statutory obligations for engaging with the community and statutory stakeholders in plan making and determining planning applications.

Alternative options considered

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 ("the 2004 Act") requires local planning authorities to prepare and adopt a Statement of Community Involvement. As such the option to do nothing is discounted