Enfield Council is consulting residents, as well as "anybody with an interest in Enfield", about proposed changes to the Statement of Community Involvement. This document, which was originally issued in 2006, "seeks to ensure the active, meaningful and continued involvement of local communities and stakeholders in planning". It sets out how, when and who will be consulted throughout the preparation of Local Plan and other statutory planning documents prepared by the Council, and in dealing with planning applications and appeals. Its scope has been widened to include details of community involvement in neighbourhood planning and in the preparation of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).
Revisions to the Statement are necessary because of a number of changes to national planning legislation.
The deadline for comments is 27th March 2015.
Downloads
Information on the Council website
(taken from www.enfield.gov.uk/SCI)
The Council adopted its Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) in 2006. This provided the Council’s approach to community involvement in the preparation of the Local Plan as well as consultation on planning applications and appeals.
Since then a number of changes to both planning legislation/policy including the introduction of the Localism Act 2011, and technological advances including increased use and availability of electronic communications such as email and the web, have changed the way public consultation is carried out. This meant that this document required an update.
Consultation - Revised Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) in Planning (2015)
The revised SCI is published for a six week consultation period from 13th February to 27th March 2015. The revised SCI seeks to ensure the active, meaningful and continued involvement of local communities and stakeholders in planning. It sets out a consultation strategy for the Councils planning functions including:
- How, when and who will be consulted throughout the preparation stages of Local Plan document preparation;
- Current statutory procedures in dealing with planning applications and appeals which include provisions for consultation on planning applications, and specifies the bodies to be consulted, depending on the type of planning application together with guidance on requirements for statutory notices to be served on adjacent
- premises regarding prior approvals for householder extensions;
- Guidance on Neighbourhood Planning which will provide the opportunity for community groups (as designated neighbourhood forums) to prepare their own neighbourhood plans;
- An overview of the provisions in relation to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), the procedures and the bodies that will be consulted during its preparation;
- The Council’s approach to the Duty to Co-operate; and
- Update on Enfield’s communities to take account of 2011 Census data.
The revised SCI is available for review by following the link above or as hard copies at the Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XA and all local libraries. Anyone with an interest in Enfield may respond.
What happens next?
Comments received will be reviewed as part of finalising the SCI for adoption. It is anticipated that the revised SCI will be formally adopted in summer 2015.
If you would like to be kept up to date with Enfield’s Local Plan preparation and future consultations, you can do so by registering your contact details on the Local Plan database by emailing us or contact the Local Plan Team directly on 020 8379 3866 for further details.
Planning Charter
The Council also has a Planning Charter that can be viewed here. It is aimed at customers accessing the Council's Development Management Service.
