Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Cabinet Member.

RESOLVED

That

i)       the Statement of Community Involvement, attached at Appendix 1, be           adopted.

ii)      The Cabinet Member for Planning and Development be delegated     authority to agree minor editorial changes prior to publication.

The Cabinet Member Planning and Development reported that the Statement of Community Involvement was a statutory document which set out the ways in which the council engaged with residents, communities, businesses, local organisations and other groups in order to ensure that they were able to have a say in planning decisions that could affect them.

The document would provide guidance on how the planning system worked and how the council will inform, consult and involve people in planning decisions within Horsham District, excluding the area within the South Downs National Park.

RESOLVED

That:

i)         the Statement of Community Involvement, attached at Appendix 1, be adopted; and:

ii)      The Cabinet Member for Planning and Development be delegated authority to agree minor editorial changes prior to publication.