Statement of Community Involvement

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Dear Warwick District Council,

Here at Civic Voice we are campaigning to put public participation at the heart of the planning system. With this in mind:

- Can you confirm as to whether your local authority has a Statement of Community Involvement?
- Can you confirm when the authority published the Statement of Community Involvement?
- When is your next expected consultation/update?
- Do you have a publicly available link to the SCI?
- Is the local civic society or Civic Trust identified by the local planning authority as a Consultee (whether Statutory or Non-Statutory) in the Planning System within the Statement of Community Involvement?

Kind Regards,

Sophie Mason
Finance and Administration Officer
Civic Voice

Information, Warwick District Council

Dear Sophie Mason,

Thank you for your request for information which I acknowledge was received by the District Council on 28 June 2019.

Your request is currently being considered. If the District Council is able to provide you with the information you have requested, then under the Freedom of Information Act you are entitled to receive it within 20 working days.

For your information, the FOI Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of some or all of the information you have requested. The District Council will assess your information request in light of the exemptions. If exemptions do apply, then the District Council may decide not to release all, or part, of the information you have requested. You will be informed if this is the case.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken by the District Council as to whether to release the information to you. You will be kept informed if this is the case.

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If you have any queries or should you wish to make a complaint about the manner in which your request is being dealt with then please do not hesitate to contact me at the above address in the first instance. Any complaints will be dealt with under the Council’s corporate complaints procedure.

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Yours sincerely
Mia Matthews
Corporate Support Team
Warwick District Council
Riverside House
Milverton Hill
Royal Leamington Spa
CV32 5HZ
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Michael Martin, Warwick District Council

Dear Sophie,

 

Thank you for your request dated 28th June 2019

 

Please find our responses listed below.

 

1.    Can you confirm as to whether your local authority has a Statement
of Community Involvement?

Yes

2.    Can you confirm when the authority published the Statement of
Community Involvement?

The SCI was approved by Council on 27 January 2016.

 

3.    When is your next expected consultation/update?

We have no current plans to review our SCI.

 

4.    Do you have a publicly available link to the SCI?

Yes.  Please find enclosed a link to the relevant webpage.

[1]https://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/info/20794/...

 

5.    Is the local civic society or Civic Trust identified by the local
planning authority as a Consultee (whether Statutory or Non-Statutory) in
the Planning System within the Statement of Community Involvement?

Not specifically, but the SCI lists bodies which must be consulted where
the Council consider it appropriate in accordance with government
regulations. This list includes: “Voluntary bodies some or all of whose
activities benefit any part of the District” and “Bodies which represent
the interests of environmental groups in the District”. We would include
the local civic societies (of which we have three covering Leamington,
Warwick and Kenilworth) as part of any consultation.

 

You have the right to request that the District Council carry out an
internal review if you are not satisfied with the way your request was
dealt with or wish to appeal the decision.  A request for an internal
review should be made by email or in writing to the address below.  All
requests for an internal review will be dealt with under the District
Council’s internal review procedure.

 

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review you may
appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office, at the following address:

 

                             FOI Compliance Team (complaints)

                             Wycliffe House

                             Water Lane

                             Wilmslow

                             Cheshire

                             SK9 5AF

 

                             Tel: 0303 123 1113

 

Regards,

 

Mike.

 

Mike Martin

Systems and Business Improvement Officer

Development Services

Warwick District Council, Riverside House

Milverton Hill, Royal Leamington Spa

Warwickshire. CV32 5HZ

 

Tel: 01926 456536

 

 

Warwick District Council receives 92% of planning applications online !

 

 

 

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