The Planning (Statement of Community Involvement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Section 1: Compliance with Legislation

The Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Regulation Requirement Part 2: Local Development Plan 4 (1) A Council must prepare a statement of community involvement. Comments Evidence where relevant

 Original – Prepared and published on the Council website:

August 2016  1st Revision - Published on the Council website: December 2019  2nd Revision – Published on the Council website: December 2020 See DPS-402, DPS-403 and DPS-404

4 (3) The Council and the Department must attempt to agree the terms of the statement of community involvement.

 Original - Agreed by the DfI: 14 June 2016  1st Revision – Agreed by DfI: 27 November 2019  2nd Revision – Agreed by DfI: 23 November 2020 N/A

The Planning (Statement of Community Involvement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Regulation Requirement Comments

Form and content of the statement of community involvement 4 (a-d) The statement of Community Involvement must include within it the following matters: a) The principles of how the Council will involve the community in exercising its local development plan functions under Part 2 of the 2011 Act; b) The timing of, and the method by which:

 Participation will occur at each stage of the

development plan procedure;

 The Council will respond to the participation

process referred to above c) Details of how the Council will use those responses at each stage in developing the content of its local development plan; and

The SCI sets out arrangements as to how the council will involve the community at each stage of the local development plan process: Stage 1: Developing the evidence base to the commencement of the plan (including the timetable), Stage 2: Preferred Options Paper, Stage 3: Plan Strategy; and Stage 4: Local Policies Plan.

The SCI sets out how and when participation will occur at each stage of the plan process. The statement sets out how council will deal with any representations received and highlights that the See DPS-402, DPS403 and DPS-404

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Evidence where relevant

d) The principles of how the council will involve the community in exercising its planning control functions under Part 3 of the 2011 Act.

Statement of Community Involvement consultation 5 (1) Before preparing a statement of community Involvement, a council must also consider whether it is appropriate to invite representations from persons who have an interest in development in its area.

council will take account of any representations at each stage in formulating the local development plan documents. The SCI sets out the principles of how the council will involve the community in exercising its planning control functions under Part 3 of the 2011 Act.

 Original - It was agreed by the Council Planning Committee on the 5 November 2015 that a six-week period of consultation be undertaken on a draft SCI. A draft SCI was published for a six week period of public consultation ending on 30 December 2015. The Council did not consider it appropriate to invite representations to the subsequent revisions to the SCI given the nature of the proposed changes.  1st Revision – N/A  2nd Revision – N/A N/A

5 (2) If a council decides that it is appropriate to invite representations, it must make such arrangements for the purposes of inviting representations from such persons as it thinks appropriate.

 Original – A Public Notice featured in the local papers from week commencing 15 November 2015. The notice advised of the publication of a draft statement of community involvement.

It set out where the document could be viewed, along with details of how to make a representation and the timeframe within which to make a representation. In addition, notice was given on the Council’s website and through social media.  1st Revision – N/A  2nd Revision – N/A See Appendix 1

5 (3) In preparing the statement of community involvement, the council must take into account any representations made to it in response to its invitations.

 Original - The Council took into account all representations received before preparing its final SCI. Appendix 4 in the published SCI sets out a summary of the representations received in response to the draft SCI.  1st Revision – N/A  2nd Revision – N/A See Appendix 4 within the Statement of Community Involvement 2020: https://www.midand eastantrim.gov.uk/ business/planning/draftstatement-ofcommunity-involvement

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Agreement of the Statement of Community Involvement 6 (1) (a &b) The statement of community involvement must be: a) Approved by resolution of the Council prior to submission to the Department for its agreement, and b) Submitted to the Department for its agreement.

 Original – Agreed Council: 7 March 2016. Submitted to DfI: 8

March 2016  1st Revision - Agreed Council: 7 November 2019. Submitted to DfI: 8 November 2019.  2nd Revision - Agreed Council: 5 October 2020. Submitted to

DfI: 12 October 2020. N/A

6 (4) The Council must ensure that its proposals were not advertised until after it was agreed by the Department or after 4 weeks of consulting the department.

 Original - Agreed by the Department: 14 June 2016

Advertised: From week commencing 8 August 2016.  1st Revision - Agreed by the Department: 27 November 2019.

Advertised: From week commencing 2 December 2019.  2nd Revision - Agreed by the Department: 23 November 2020.

Advertised: From week commencing 14 December 2020. N/A

6 (5) The council must keep the statement of community involvement under regular review and any revision must comply with the requirements of these regulations.

Availability of the Statement of Community Involvement 7 (1) (a) Has the council made a copy of the agreed statement community involvement available for inspection at its principal offices during normal office hours?

 Original - 2016 The Council has kept the SCI under review:  1st Revision – 2019  2nd Revision – 2020 N/A

 Original - A copy of the SCI was made available for inspection at the principal planning office at County Hall, 182 Galgorm

Road, Ballymena, BT42 1QF during normal office hours. In addition, copies were also available for inspection at:  The Braid, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena  Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre, 11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus  Smiley Buildings, Victoria Road, Larne

 1st Revision - A copy of the first revision of the SCI was made available for inspection at the principal planning office at County

Hall, 182 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, BT42 1QF during normal office hours. In addition, copies are also available for inspection at:  The Braid, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena  Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre. 11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus N/A

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 Smiley Buildings, Victoria Road, Larne

 Further to the relocation of the Council’s principal planning office in March 2020, copies were also made available at

Silverwood Business Park, 190 Raceview Rd, Ballymena, BT42 4HZ.

 2nd Revision - A copy of the second revision of the SCI was made available for inspection at the principal planning office at

Silverwood Business Park, 190 Raceview Rd, Ballymena, BT42 4HZ.

Due to COVID 19 restrictions, viewing of the revised SCI was by appointment only. Those wishing to make an appointment were advised of the availability of the revised SCI on the Council’s website, as well as offered either a hard copy via post or electronic copy via email on request.

7 (1) (b) The council must give notice by way of local advertisement that:

 The statement is available for inspection, and  The place and times at which it can be inspected  Original – This initial Statement of Community Involvement was advertised from week commencing 8 August 2016.  1st Revision – This revised Statement of Community

Involvement was advertised from week commencing 2

December 2019.  2nd Revision - This revised Statement of Community

Involvement was advertised from week commencing 14

December 2020. See Appendix 2

7 (1) (c) The Council must publish the statement on its website.  Original - Available on the Council’s website from August 2016.  1st Revision - Available on the Council website from December 2019.  2nd Revision - Available on the Council website from December 2020. https://www.midand eastantrim.gov.uk/ business/planning/draftstatement-ofcommunity-involvement

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