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Adoption of the Revised Statement of Community Involvement

Meeting: 20/07/2020 - Lewes District Council Full Council (Item 11)

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To consider the report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning.  This was referred from Cabinet via a delegated decision of the Leader of the Council on 2 April 2020.

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Minutes:

The Council received the report of the Director of Regeneration and Planning, which was referred from Cabinet via a delegated decision of the Leader of the Council on 2 April 2020. 

 

The recommendations were moved by Councillor O’Brien and seconded by Councillor Linington.

 

Councillor O’Brien drew attention to proposed changes to the statement of community involvement, including the temporary changes made to take into account of the impact of the coronavirus.  She advised that if the restrictions continued long term it might be necessary to bring a further version back to members.  In response to a question, she confirmed that determination of planning applications was taking place with all the normal resident consultations in place.

 

The recommendations set out in the report were put to the Council and agreed.

 

RESOLVED –

1)    That the Statement of Community Involvement as set out in Appendix 1 be adopted by Full Council for that part of Lewes District outside of the South Downs National Park;

2)    That the Adoption Statement and the Statement of Consultation be published;

3)    That any minor or technical adjustments found necessary in the Revised Statement of Community Involvement be delegated to the Director of Regeneration and Planning to be made in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holder;

4)    That the previous Statement of Community Involvement (adopted by Lewes District Council on 20 July 2011) is revoked;

5)    That the approach to temporarily updating the Statement of Community Involvement in view of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at paragraph 2.6 of the agenda report be noted and agreed; and

6)    The Director of Regeneration and Planning be authorised to make the two factual amendments to the Statement of Community Involvement outlined in paragraph 3.2 and 3.3 of the agenda report prior to publication.