Purpose

The Council is required by Government to produce a Statement of
Community Involvement and must be reviewed every 5 years from its
adoption.
As the Statement of Community
Involvement was last adopted in 2019, the Statement has now been
revised and will remain in place until a new Local Plan is being
prepared under the new plan making system.
 
Adopting the Statement will
benefit the Council in demonstrating how the Council will involve
others in preparing new planning documents and deciding planning
applications.
 

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

18th September 2024

Title:

Statement of Community
Involvement - Planning

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Andrew Bramidge
Strategic Director,
Regeneration & Environment

Specific Delegation:
(If any)

The Constitution –
Appendix 9 – Responsibility for Functions
Section 4C6: Strategic Director
of Regeneration and Environment – Delegated Executive
Functions
 
The Strategic Director of
Regeneration and Environment is authorised to discharge executive
functions for:-
3. Planning, Regeneration and
Transport
(e) Planning and Building
Control
 

Brief Description of
Decision:

To adopt the revised Statement
of Community Involvement

Reasons for the Decision:

It
is a legislative requirement that the Council has a Statement of
Community Involvement for planning-related consultations and
reviews it every five years. The last revision to the SCI was
October 2019.
 
Adopt the SCI incorporating the proposed changes would show a
continued engagement between the Council with local communities,
stakeholders and other statutory consultees and would result in the
adoption of an up to date and fit for purpose document.

Details of alternative options
considered and rejected:

To have an out-of-date SCI
would not reflect an appropriate response or to show continued
encouraging engagement in the planning process, with communities
and stakeholders of Rotherham and a range of other statutory
consultees.

Conflicts of interest declared by any
Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to
the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

 
 

Reports or parts of reports
considered

Delegated Decision Report:
Statement of Community
Involvement - Planning

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision to adopt the
revised Statement of Community Involvement
 
Signed by the Decision
Maker         

Dated:18th September, 2024
 
Name: Andrew
Bramidge                    
Job Title: Strategic Director,
Regeneration & Environment