Draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) - 2015

Comment

Representation ID: 21858

Received: 22/09/2015

Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE

There are no hard proposals as to how RDC will seek 'engagement with all sections of the community'. Only in para 2.5 is there referenceto using different consultation processes that are balanced inter alia by the cautionary use of the phrase 'subject to available resources'. This concept them dominates the remainder of discussion about the engagement process. Please explain what restrictions you currently place on the CI process because of current lack of 'available resources'.

Comment

Representation ID: 21859

Received: 22/09/2015

Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE

Who are the 'known consultation bodies'? What attempts are made on a regular basis to widen and consult on this grouping?

What publicity took place during the preparation of the recent Core Strategy?

Why cannot previous comments be carried forward?

Comment

Representation ID: 21860

Received: 22/09/2015

Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE

The online system is not easy to use. It requires repetitive entries and the very system appears designed to disuade people from commenting.

Comment

Representation ID: 21861

Received: 22/09/2015

Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE

Other local authorites supplement the pink notice placed adjacent to an application site with a letter direct to neighoburing households. Why cannot this be introduced?

Comment

Representation ID: 21862

Received: 22/09/2015

Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE

It does not consider the possibilty of the greatest possible element of community involvement, ie the right of proponents and opponents of applications to address the Planning Committee. Parish Councils allow the public to speak, so it forms part of our democratic process at one level within Rother - why not at the decision-making level? For your information Why has this not even been considered?

Comment

Representation ID: 21863

Received: 22/09/2015

Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE

Whilst RDC email copies of decision notices to Parish and Town Councils, no such courtesy is afforded to those individuals and organisations who have made representations on the application. Other councils do this; why not Rother?

Comment

Representation ID: 21864

Received: 22/09/2015

Respondent: Rother and Hastings CPRE

Theres is no commitment to a specific date for a further review of the SCI. As it is now nine yeas since the current draft was published, it would be better to enshrine a formal date for review in say four or five years' time.