URL: https://easthants.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=399

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: The Cabinet to consider the minor amendments, in relation to the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

Content: The Cabinet to consider the minor amendments, in relation to the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) It was RESOLVED that Cabinet:   Approved the EHDC Statement of Community Involvement 2025 (Appendix 1 to this report) for adoption with immediate effect.   Reasons for the Decision   To request to Cabinet the adoption of an updated version of the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), to be referred to as “SCI 2025”.   Alternative Options Considered   Option 1 Do nothing – maintain the Statement of Community Involvement 2024, which was not recommended by officers on the basis that the Council has a statutory obligation, in accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, to keep an up-to-date SCI and adhere to the consultation methods.   Option 2 Preferred option – to adopt the Statement of Community Involvement 2025 was the only option that enables the Council to meet its statutory obligations of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 to support the communities engagement with planning matters via varying methods of consultation.

Date of Decision: November 13, 2025