Advice is available on the Bristol City Council website to help with Pre Application Community Involvement (Pre App CI)
Bristol City Council has drawn up a set of Guidelines on Pre Application Community Involvement
showing the 5 steps to follow Also see the Statement of Community Involvement Adopted October 2008 for the
Ground Rules p6 to follow for Effective Community Involvement Community Involvement Statement (CIS)If your development is a 'major' or 'super major', the Local Planning Authority requires you to submit a Community Involvement Statement (CIS) with your Planning Application.
This is set out in the Validation Criteria for Planning Applications adopted 1st September 2008 and revised in December 2010.
The Community Involvement Statement (CIS) records the process of discussion / negotiation, should be agreed by both parties and signed off by the community and the developer before submission.
Total agreement on the design is not expected though of course welcomed when it occurs. If the CIS is not countersigned by the community group, the group can submit its own CIS giving their version of the CI process and discussions. This will then be posted with the planning application on the BCC website. You are advised to use the Community Involvement Record form to record your discussions with the community group.
This can then be signed off by both parties and submitted as the agreed Community Involvement Statement (CIS)
What should the Community Involvement Statement (CIS) cover?The Community Involvement Statement (CIS) should cover a description of the process of the Pre App CI and a record of the discussions.
A summary sheet should be included giving brief details of
How do I contact a group to carry out Pre-Application Community Involvement (Pre App CI)?Contact the NPN administrator to find out which group or groups should be involved. Networkadministrator@bristolnpn.net |
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