Community involvement
Community involvement is part of the planning process. By getting involved, you could help shape how your local area grows and develops.
Statement of Community Involvement
Councils and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), have each prepared a Statement of Community Involvement.
The statements set out how the community and stakeholders will be engaged in the parts of the planning system for which they have responsibility.
DfI Statement of Community Involvement
The Statement prepared by the Department for Infrastructure explains how the community and stakeholders will be involved in the processing of regionally significant planning applications and those that are called in by the Department for determination by it.
- DfI's Statement of Community Involvement
- DfI guidance on community involvement in the planning process
Council Statement of Community Involvement
Each council planning office has their own Statement and it can be accessed by contacting the correct planning office.
Council statements will tell you how the community and stakeholders will be involved in the processing of planning applications and the preparation of a local development plan for their area.
The local development plan is a long term plan that informs people of the policy framework that will guide decisions on development within the council area.
The Council’s Statement of Community Involvement sets out the steps that a council will take to have community involvement, and allows everyone to know with whom, what, where and when participation will occur in the planning process.