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Statement of Community Involvement outcomes of the consultation

Meeting: 04/12/2018 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee (Item 129)

129 Statement of Community Involvement 2018 - Summary of the Consultation pdf icon PDF 77 KB

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Minutes:

Mr Stuart Watson, Planning Officer (Strategic Planning), informed the Committee that the Statement of Community Involvement 2018 (SCI) did not require adoption by Full Council.  The report recommendation was therefore amended to:

 

That the Statement of Community Involvement 2018 be adopted.

 

Mr Watson stated that the report summarised the consultation process and the responses received.  Copies of the SCI had been made available in libraries, at the Maidstone Link and online.  In total, there had been 20 representations made.  The SCI was expected to make a positive contribution towards community engagement, as it detailed consultation approaches for planning matters.

 

Following questions from the Committee, Mr Mark Egerton, Strategic Planning Manager, stated that engagement with relevant groups had taken place to facilitate the consultation process.  The response rate was in accordance with expectations.

 

The Committee commented that:

 

·  The events in Lenham and Yalding were examples of Officers effectively consulting with residents.

 

·  The organisation of an event in Maidstone for future consultations would be beneficial, as the transport links would encourage participation.

 

·  General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), particularly regarding consent to share personal information as part of development management, enforcement and consultation responses, were a key consideration of all future consultations. 

 

·  It was important that the requirement to publish personal information did not act as a deterrent to those wishing to respond to a consultation.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

1.  The Statement of Community Involvement 2018 be adopted.

 

Voting: Unanimous

 

2.  A report clarifying the policy for publishing respondent’s personal details as part of consultation processes, and in particular planning matters, be submitted to the Committee.

 

Voting: For – 5  Against – 4  Abstentions – 0