Community Involvement Scheme. How Will We Involve?
Community Involvement Scheme. PART 6 – Scope of the Community Involvement Scheme (CIS)
Community Involvement Scheme. The Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) details who, when and how the Council will consult and engage with various stakeholders, including the general public, during the production of the LDP. The Council is committed to complying with the CIS during the production of the LDP.
Community Involvement Scheme. Expectations
Community Involvement Scheme. 3.1 The Community Involvement Scheme sets out how the Council proposes to proactively involve the community and stakeholders in the preparation of the RLDP. While ultimately it is the Council that is responsible for the content of the RLDP, one of the aims of the LDP system is that Plan production is based on effective community involvement in order that a range of views can be considered as part of a process of building a wide consensus on the Plan’s strategy and policies. The five ways of working prescribed by the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act are integral to the CIS, namely long-term, integration, involvement, collaboration and prevention. The CIS describes the ways in which the community can influence the RLDP at the different stages of the Plan preparation process.
Community Involvement Scheme. Why get involved? Any organisation that has an impact on people, partner organisations and communities knows their active and willing support makes all the difference. It is important that we understand what is important to the community and what sort of place we collectively think the National Park should be. From identifying issues to helping ensure a project or plan is put into practice, effective community involvement plays a key part in the process. What principles of engagement can you expect from us? The following principles of community and stakeholder engagement are fundamental to the successful delivery of these Plans: ▪ We will seek to make the best use of existing information and networks to avoid duplication and consultation fatigue. ▪ We are committed to ensuring that we communicate and consult with all sections of the community using a range of appropriate approaches ▪ We are committed to ensuring that feedback is reported, and is an integral part of our decision making processes. ▪ The inputs and outputs of all our engagement measures will be public information. ▪ We will aim to be realistic about how far we can build consensus recognising that this is more likely when developing options rather than when writing the detailed policies of the Plans; when aiming to agree on what the main issues are rather than how to respond; and when agreeing what needs to be developed rather than where it is developed. ▪ We will aim to outline clearly where there are opportunities for local discretion and where there is a need to respect national policy and statutory designations. What will we expect from you? The Authority will expect those participating in the process to disclose information of relevance to the development plan in so far as they are able, in the specified timescales laid down in the Delivery Agreement. This is critical in order to ensure an equitable, transparent and open exchange of information to inform policy development. The Authority will expect people and organisations to keep us up to date with any changes in contact details. Will the Authority publish the Plans in Welsh? The Authority’s Welsh Language Scheme sets out in detail how the services will be provided by the Authority. Of particular relevance here is that: ▪ The Authority welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh and correspondents will receive a reply in the language of the original letter. ▪ All standard letters, comments forms, newsletters and public notices will be b...
Community Involvement Scheme. 1. Is the CIS easy for the public, voluntary organisations and businesses to relate to? Yes – In order to inform all consultees when their involvement is required, Appendix 3 sets out the key stages of Plan preparation and opportunities for involvement.
Community Involvement Scheme. 3.1 This part of the DA, ‘The Community Involvement Scheme’ (CIS), details how and when the Council will involve the community and other stakeholders in the preparation of the replacement LDP. Its aim is to make the process transparent, enable effective engagement and to build consensus on the replacement LDP.
Community Involvement Scheme. The Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) details who, when and how the Council will consult and engage with various stakeholders, including the general public, during the production of the LDP. The Council is committed to complying with the CIS during the production of the LDP2) a Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) setting out how and when stakeholders and the community can contribute during the preparation of the LDP. The Delivery Agreement is a key document in the plan preparation process. After it has been agreed by the Council and the Welsh Assembly Government it signifies the commencement of the new statutory development plan process in Powys and commits the County Council as the Local Planning Authority for Powys (excluding the Brecon Beacons National Park) to produce the LDP in conformity with the stated timescales and consultation processes. The Timetable (set out in Part 2, page 12) has been drafted to meet the Assembly’s desire to speed up the adoption and review of development plans. Together with setting out definitive and indicative dates for each stage of the LDP up to adoption, it includes key dates for the preparation and publication of the environmental, sustainability and annual monitoring reports which are required by the 2004 Act and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) regulations. The CIS (set out in Part 3, page 16) explains how and when developers, agencies, the public and interested groups can contribute to the plan’s preparation and how the Council will respond to contributions.
Community Involvement Scheme. Is the CIS easy for the public, voluntary organisations and businesses to relate to? Yes, each of the critical stages and those to be involved is clearly set out in the “Critical Stages” Section (Part 2- The Community Involvement Scheme) and Appendix 1 (Organisations to be Engaged in the LDP Process prior to Deposit). The LDP preparation process is also set out in diagrammatic form in Figures 1, 2 and 3 (Part 2- The Community Involvement Scheme). Does it set out clearly the authority's approach and standards for involvement and how these link to other relevant local consultation approaches? The Authority’s approach and standards for involvement are set out within the “Aims of the Scheme” and the “Council’s Approach to Community Involvement” Sections (Part 2- The Community Involvement Scheme). Links to other relevant local consultation approaches are explained in the “Corporate Synergy” Section (Part 3- The Plan Making Process). Does this approach meet the Assembly’s principles? Yes, the “Council’s Approach to Community Involvement” Section as set out above and the scheme itself meet all the key principles of early involvement and feedback, encouraging the commitment of all participants to search for a consensus and adopting approaches to engage all sections of the community, as outlined by WAG in paragraph 2.3.2 of the Development Plan Manual (Consultation Draft). Are the statutory consultation periods and consultee organisations included? Yes, statutory periods and consultee organisations have been included in the CIS where appropriate (see the “Critical Stages” Section (Part 2- The Community Involvement Scheme) and Appendix 1 (Organisations to be Engaged in the LDP Process prior to Deposit). What has been the involvement of those affected in drawing up the CIS? The first draft of the Delivery Agreement, including the CIS, was provided to all organisations detailed in Column 1 of the table in Appendix 1, asking for comments. Responses to this are summarised in Appendix 6. Does the CIS include relevant stakeholder groups, given the nature of the authority's area? Yes. The relevant stakeholder groups are those listed in Appendix 1. These are considered to reflect the appropriate groups and interests for the purposes of the preparation of the LDP. Is it clear about the type of involvement proposed for each relevant stage and task, and do these techniques/processes appear appropriate to the task/stage? Yes. The type of involvement at each stage is clearly set...
