Woking Local Development Framework
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
Consultation Statement
June 2011
Planning Policy Woking Borough Council, Civic Offices, Gloucester Square, Woking, Surrey GU21 6YL www.woking.gov.uk/LDF
01483 743871
Woking LDF – Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) Consultation statement: June 2011
Contents
1. Introduction 3 2. Consultation 4 3. Results of the consultation 5 4. Dealing with representations 5 5. What happens next? 5
Appendix A: The representation form 6 Appendix B: List of consultees 10 Appendix C: The proposals matters 16 Appendix D: The press release 17 Appendix E: Summary of representations and the council response 19 and recommendations Appendix F: Copies of all representations 25
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1.0 Introduction
1.1 The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) forms part of Woking’s Local Development Framework. The Council’s original SCI was adopted on 22 February 2007. The document has been updated to reflect changes made to the planning system since then. The community was consulted on the draft of the updated SCI and this document has further been amended to take into account comments received during the consultation.
1.2 The original SCI underwent three rounds of community consultation. The community was consulted twice during the production of the SCI and then the Council also consulted stakeholders and the community on the submission draft of the SCI to assess its ‘soundness’. The assessment is undertaken in accordance with the ‘tests of soundness’ as set out by Planning Policy Statement 12 (2004).
1.3 The original SCI was submitted to the Secretary of State through the Government Office for the South East (GOSE) for independent examination. The changes to the planning process introduced in the Planning Act 2008 and associated revised regulations, together with revised national guidance in the updated Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Spatial Planning (2008) mean that the updated SCI does not have to be subject to independent examination.
1.4 This document outlines how the Statement of Community Involvement has been produced including details of the consultation which took place between 11 November 2010 and 7 January 2011 by detailing:
· who was involved in the consultation · how people were involved · the main issues that were raised · the Council’s response to representations and recommendations.
1.5 This consultation report has been produced in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended).
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2.0 Consultation
2.1 Following earlier rounds of consultation the original Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) was amended and formally submitted to the Secretary of State, through the Government Office for the South East on 27 July 2006. The Council consulted on the submitted SCI over a six week period from 27 July to 7 September 2006 in accordance with Regulation 28 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004. Consultees were encouraged to respond to the consultation using a representation form which enabled objections to the SCI to be linked to the failure of a test of soundness. Full details of this consultation, the representations received and the responses to them can be found on the Council’s website: www.woking.gov.uk/planning/policy/ldf/sci/subrpt
2.2 Consultation on the updated SCI took place between 5 November 2010 and 7 January 2011. It was a joint consultation with the Draft Core Strategy and Sustainability Appraisal that accompanied it. Respondents were encouraged to respond using a representations form which was available both electronically and on paper. The same representations form was used for all three documents. A sample form can be found in Appendix A.
2.3 A copy of the statement of the proposals matters public advertisement can be found in Appendix C. The advertisement was placed in the Woking News and Mail on 4 November 2010.
2.4 The consultation was carried out as follows:
· The SCI document, a statement of the proposals matters and representations form were made available for public viewing at the Council Offices, and at Woking, Byfleet, West Byfleet and Knaphill libraries. · The SCI document, and statement of proposals matters were available on the Council website, along with advice on where and when paper copies of the documents were available for inspection. The representation form was available as an electronic form (e-form) enabling completion via the website. When completed respondents were emailed a copy of their completed form as a PDF file. · Letter or emails were sent to all of the specific consultation bodies and general consultation bodies who are listed in The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended) and relate to organisations responsible for services and utilities and infrastructure provision. The letters and emails contained links to the online copies of the documents and information of who to contact for paper copies. · Other people and organisations who had expressed an interest in the LDF, so had their detailed stored on the Council’s Local Development Framework database were also notified by letter or email that the consultation was taking place and the places where the documents could be viewed. · A press release and accompanying photo of the Planning Policy team drawing “2027” in sparklers was in the Woking News and Mail on 4 November 2010 and Woking Informer on 5 November 2010.
2.5 Copies of the newspaper articles advertising the consultation in Appendix D.
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3.0 Results of the Consultation
3.1 Although the Council encouraged consultees to respond using the representation form many general representations were still received.
3.2 Twelve individuals or organisations responded to the consultation regarding the update Statement of Community Involvement or regarding the consultation that was undertaken, of which eleven were considered to be duly made. Eighteen individual representations were received from the respondents.
3.3 No name or contact details were received from one respondent and no text was provided to provide reasons for their objection to the SCI so the representation was not considered to be duly made.
3.4 Of the eighteen representations considered to be duly made, five supported the SCI, one objected to the SCI, and twelve made general comments.
3.5 Appendix E summarises the representations made within the following categories:
· Representations supporting all or part of the SCI or consultation process · Representations objecting to all or part of the SCI or consultation process · Representations making general comments · Representations not considered to be duly made
4.0 Dealing with representations
4.1 Copies of the full representations received are available appendix F on page 25. Copies of this document will be made available at the same locations as the SCI was available during the consultation:
· the Council Offices · Woking library · Byfleet library · West Byfleet library · Knaphill library · Council website
4.2 The representations have also been published on the Council’s website.
4.3 The Council’s response to each of the issues raised has been included in Appendix E in the column “Officer Response” and “Officer Recommendation”. Where consultees have recommended how to improve the document the Council has provided reasons to justify why the recommendations may or may not be taken on board.
5.0 What happens next?
5.1 Detailed scrutiny of the SCI is provided by the Council’s Local Development Framework (LDF) Working Group, which is made up of Councillors from both political parties. The final version of the SCI will be reported to LDF WG in June 2011. If approved the document will then be taken to the Council’s Executive and then Full Council (14 July 2011) for approval as Council policy.
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Appendix A: The Representation Form: Page 1/4
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Appendix A: The representation form: Page 2/4
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Appendix A: The representation form: Page 3/4
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Appendix A: The representation form: Page 4/4
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Appendix B – List of consultees
Specific Consultation Bodies · Bisley Parish Council · SEEDA · Chobham Parish Council · Send Parish Council · Elmbridge Borough Council · South East Coast Strategic Health Authority · English Heritage South East Region · South West Trains Ltd · Entec UK Ltd · Southern Gas Networks · Environment Agency · Spelthorne Borough Council · Fairoaks Airport Ltd · Sport England South East · Guildford Borough Council · Surrey County Council · Highways Agency · Surrey Heath Borough Council · Homes and Communities Agency · Surrey PCT · Mobile Operators Association · Surrey Police · Natural England · Thames Water Property · Network Rail · The Coal Authority · North Surrey PCT · The Woking Partnership · Ockham Parish Council · Transco · Pirbright Parish Council · Veolia Water Central, · Ripley Parish Council · West End Parish Council · Runnymede Borough Council · Wisley Parish Council · Scottish and Southern Energy · Worplesdon Parish Council
Councillors (Local and County)
MP for Woking
Local residents who have asked to be added to the LDF consultation database
Members of the Woking Borough Council Citizens’ Panel
Religious groups · Al-Asr Cultural & Community Centre · St Mary’s Church Office · St Edward Brotherhood · First Church of Christ Scientist · Christian Clinic For Environmental Medicine · Guildford Diocese · St. Peter's Convent · The Shah Jehan Mosque · All Saint’s Church · Jehovah's Witnesses · Muslim Community Centre · New Life Church · Religious Society Of Friends · St Marks Church Westfield Woking · The Church Of England Guildford Diocesan Board Of Finance · St. Edward Brotherhood
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Agents and developers · A E J Morris Associates · Heronsbrook · A H K Associates · Holder Mathias Architects · A.E.J. Morris Associates · Homewood Properties Ltd · A.N.D. Consulting · Humberts · AAP Architecture Ltd · Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd · Adams Holmes Associates · Iceni Projects Limited · ADM Architecture · Indigo Planning Ltd. · Alexson Homes · James Smith Associates · Allchurch Bailey · John Ebdon Homes · Alliance Environment & Planning Ltd · JSA Architects · AMG Planning and Development · Keane Property Ltd · Anderson Planning & Development · King Sturge · Antler Homes · Knight Norman Partnership · ARA Architects · Knowles · Architype · La Salle Investment Management · Ascot Design · Lacey Simmons Ltd · Lambert Smith Hampton on behalf of NOMS / HM · Ashley House Prison Service · Atis Real Wetheralls · Lamron Estates Ltd · Atisreal · Landmark Information Group Ltd · B R I C Developments Ltd · Leith Planning Limited · Banner Homes (Wessex) Ltd · Levvel Ltd · Barratt Homes Southern Counties · Lichfield Planning · Barton Willmore · Linden Homes South-East Limited · Batcheller Thacker · Lizard Estates · BBF Fielding · Local Dialogue · BCH architects · M.C.S Design Planning Consultants · Beaumonde Homes · MAA Architects · BECKBRIDGE LTD · Mark Leedale · Beechcroft Developments · Martin Critchell Architects · Bell Cornwell Partnership · Martin Gardner · Bellway Homes (South East) · Mary Hackett and Associates · Bewley Homes · Matthews & Son · Birchwood Homes · Mayer Brown · Bloor Homes · MBH Partnership · Blue Sky Planning Ltd · McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Ltd · Bonham Homes Ltd · MCS Design · Bovis Homes Ltd · Mercury Planning · Boyer Planning Limited · Michael Shanley Group · Brimble, Lea And Partners · Millgate Homes · Broadway Malyan · Mitchell Evans Partnership · Bryan Jezeph Consultancy · Mott Macdonald · Buddery & Company · Mouchel Parkman · Burhill Golf and Lesuire Limited · Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners · Cadenza Estates Ltd · Norman Knight Partnership · CALA Homes · Octagon Developments Ltd · Capita Norman & Dawbarn · Omega Partnership · Carter Jonas LLP · Open Planning · Castle Wildish Chartered Surveyors · Parnell Design Partnership LLP · Charles Church Developments Ltd · Parsons Brinckerhoff · Charles Richards · Peacock & Smith · Churchods · Persimmon Homes (South East) · Clarence Country Homes Limited · Peter Allan
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· Clarke Willmott · Pitmans · Conceptual Design Associates Ltd · Planning Issues Ltd · Convery Developments Ltd · Planning Issues/Churchill Retirement · Cooper Environmental Planning · Planning Manager · Countryside Properties Plc · Planware Ltd · Courtley Consultants Ltd · PRC Fewster Planning · Crane and Associates · Proteus · Crest Strategic Projects · Pyrford Homes Ltd · Crosswater Mill · Quinton Scott Chartered Surveyors & Estate Agents · Croudace · R Perrin Town Planning Consultants · D & M Planning Partnership · Rapleys · Dalton Warner Davis LLP · Raspin Properties Limited · David L. Walker Chartered Surveyors · RDJW Architects Ltd · Day Tanner Partnership Ltd · Reef Estates Ltd · Development Planning Consultants · Rippon Development Services · Development Planning Partnership · Rolfe Judd · DHA Architecture · Romans Land and Planning · DHS Engineering · RPS Planning · Donnajane Whitcombe · Runnymede Homes Ltd · DPDS Consulting Group · Rushmon New Homes · DPP LLP · Ruskin Homes Limited · Drivers Jonas Deloitte · Rutland Group · Edgington Spink and Hyne Architects · Savills · Edwards And Associates · St James South Thames Limited · Sterling Portfolio Management on behalf of Leylani · Exedra Architects Ltd. · Firefly · Stewart Ross Associates · Firstplan · Strategic Land Partnerships · Floyd Matcham (Hampshire) Ltd · Taylor Skelton Walters PLC · Frank Winter Associates · Terence O'Rourke · Fullerthorne · Tetlow King Planning · Fusion Online Limited · The Landmark Trust · George Wimpey South West Thames · Tribal MJP · George Wimpey West London Ltd · Tuke Manton Architects · Gerald Eve · Turley Associates · Gillenden Development Company · Vail Williams · Glen House Estates Ltd · Vaughan Keal Associates · Goadsby and Harding Commercial · Vincent James Homes Ltd · Goldcrest Homes · Wadham and Isherwood · Gordon Ellerington Development Consultants · Waterfall, Durrant & Barclays · GRB-Ventures · Wates Developments · Gregory Gray Associates · Wentworth Homes · Gurney Consulting Engineers · West Estates Limited · GVA Grimley · West Waddy: ADP · Hallam Land Management Limited · Weston Architects Ltd · Hammerson UK · Woolf Bond Planning · Berkeley Homes (Southern) Ltd · Work Space Group · Henry Smith · WYG Management Services · Heritage Property Services
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Minority groups · Elected Tenant Representative · Woking Pakistan Muslim Welfare Association · Woking Association of Voluntary Service · Friends Families and Travellers (WAVS) · Woking Asian Business Forum · Connexions · The Gypsy Council For Health, Education And Welfare · The Shah Jehan Mosque · Woking Asian Women’s Association (WAWA) · Friends, Families And Travellers · Sheerwater Community Centre · London Gypsy and Traveller Unit · Indian Association Of Surrey · The Shah Jehan Mosque · Surrey Access Forum · Muslim Community Centre · Lakeview Community Action Group · The Gypsy Council · South London Learning Partnership /Skills & Learning for London · National Association of Gypsy And Traveller Partnership Officers · Surrey Community Development Trust · Chinese Association of Woking (CAW) · Italian Community Association · Irish Community Association · Surrey Travellers Community Relations Forum · Equality and Human Rights Commission · Deafplus
Schools and Young people · Barnsbury Infant School · St Mary's C of E Primary School · Barnsbury Junior School · St. John The Baptist R.C Secondary School · Beaufort Community Primary School · The Bishop David Brown School · Broadmere Community Primary School · The Hermitage School · Brookwood Primary School · The Horsell Village School · Byfleet Primary School · The Marist Catholic Primary School · Goldsworth Primary School · The Marist Catholic Primary School · Hoefield County Middle School · The Oaktree School · Kingfield School · The Park School · Knaphill Lower School · The Winston Churchill School · Knaphill School · West Byfleet Infant School · Maybury Infant School · Westfield Primary School · New Monument School · Wishmore Cross School · Pyrford Cof E (Aided) School · Wishmore Cross School · St Dunstan’s Catholic Primary School · Woking College · St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School · Woking High School
· St John's Primary School
Housing Associations · Hyde Housing Association · Stonham Housing Association · Carr-Comm · Welmede Housing Association · Downland Housing Association · Surrey Heath Housing · Housing 21 · Greenoak Housing Association · London & Quadrant Housing Trust · London & Quadrant · Mount Green Housing Association · Thames Valley Housing Association · Places for People · Greenoak Housing Association · Rosemary Simmons Memorial · The Guinness Trust · Rosetower Ltd · Tower Homes Ltd · Servite Houses · Stonham Home
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Transport Groups · Arriva Southern Counties · Carlone Buses · Commercial Services · Countryliner · Freight Transport Association · Jonathan Barlow Partnership Ltd · Reptons Coaches · Stagecoach South · Woking Community Transport Ltd · Woking Cycle Users Group · Woking For Pedestrians
Environment and nature conservation groups · Basingstoke Canal Authority · NFU Office · Campaign to Protect Rural England - Surrey Office/Woking & Surrey/Woking · Open Spaces Society · ecsc Ltd · Surrey & Farming Wildlife Advisory Group · Energy Saving Trust · Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society · Forestry Commission · Surrey Countryside Access Forum · Friends Of The Earth · Surrey Heathland Project · GOSE Rural Team · Surrey Wildlife Trust · Heathland Countryside Management · The British Wind Energy Association · Horsell Common Preservation Society · The RSPB · Inland Waterways Association · Urban Parks Forum · Local Agenda 21 · Woking Cycle Users Group · Maybury Sheerwater Partnership Garden Project · Woodland Trust
Local Residents Associations · Alpha Road Tenant & Leaseholders · Maybourne Rise & Woodpecker Way Residents Association Association · Anthony’s Residents Association · Maybury Community Association · Blackbridge Road Residents · Maybury Estate Neighbourhood Watch · Brambledown Residents Association · Mayford Village Society · Brookwood Residents Association · Moor Lane Area Residents Association · Brookwood Village Association · Old Woking Community Association · Byfleet Village Association · Old Woking Village Association · Byfleet, West Byfleet & Pyrford RA · Pyrford Action Group · Cheapside Residents Association · Rydens Way Action Group · Claydon Road Residents Association · Sandy Way Residents Association · Friars Rise Residents Association · Sheerwater Neighbourhood Watch · Heritage Property Consultant · Sheets Heath Residents Association · Hillside Residents Association · St Johns Residents Association · Hockering Gardens Residents Association · St Johns Village Society · Hockering Residents Association · Sutton Green Village Hall and Association · The Ridge And Lytton Road Residents Association · Tenants Representatives Woking · Hook Heath Residents Association · The Grove Area LTD · Woking Association Neighbourhood Watches (WAN) · West End Village Society · Horsell Park Residents Association · Westfield Common Residents Association · Horsell Residents Association · Westfield Community Residents Association · Knaphill Residents' Association · Woodlands Community Group · Lakeview Community Action Group · Wych Hill Way Residents Association
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Business interest and support · Business Link Surrey · Enterprise First · Federation of Small Businesses · Horsell Businesses' And Traders' Association · Knaphill Traders Association · National Housing Federation South East · Surrey Chamber of Commerce · Town Centre Manager · West Byfleet Business Association · Woking and District Trade Council · Woking Chamber of Commerce
Leisure providers · Ambassadors Theatre Group · Link Leisure · National Playing Fields Association · On behalf of West Byfleet Golf Club · Open Spaces Society · Rambler’s Association Surrey Area · Surrey County Playing Field Association · The Lawn Tennis Association · The Lightbox · The Theatres Trust · Tourism South East · Urban Parks Forum · Visit Britain · Woking Community Play Association · Woking Sports Council · Woking Turnstyle Ltd
Heritage and conservation groups · Ancient Monuments Society · Commission For Architecture and The Built Environment (CABE) · Council For British Archaeology · English Heritage South East Region · Georgian Group · Surrey Archaeological Society · The Society For The Protection of Ancient Buildings · The Twentieth Century Society · The Garden History Society · Victorian Society
Elderly groups · Carers Support Woking · Age Concern · Friends Of The Elderly
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Appendix C - Proposals Matters and Statement of the Proposals Matters
Woking News and Mail – 4 November 2010
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Appendix D - The press articles
Woking News and Mail – 4 November 2010
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Woking Informer – 5 November 2010
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Appendix E – Summary of representations and the council response and recommendations Nine responses were received regarding the update Statement of Community Involvement, of which eight were duly made. No name or contact details were received from one respondent so it was not considered to be duly made.
Of the eight, three supported the SCI, one objected and five made general comments. One of the two objections received was from the representation which was not duly made. This response contained no text stating the reasons for the objection.
Representations objecting to the SCI
Rep. Organisation/ Support Key Issue Raised Officer Response Officer No Name or Recommendation Object? 193 688 Mr Roger Bloom Objecting The core strategy and SCI should Development Briefs will continue to be an essential part of the No change to the SCI is contain a commitment to prepare and planning process, in particular for large or complex projects. required. consult widely on development briefs for Where a decision is made to prepare a Development Brief for the major sites before applications are development of a particular site, the Council will always ensure considered. Resident's potential that adequate and appropriate consultation is carried out. With concerns can be drawn out through regard to this, a commitment to consult is a reasonable views on the planning brief and undertaking. The decision about which particular sites/projects solutions considered without the would qualify for a Development Brief will be made on a case-by- pressures created by a live planning case basis and through the site allocation DPD process. For application. example the Draft Core Strategy identifies Woking Town Centre as a location where an Area Action Plan would help addressing detail the complexities and interrelationships surrounding its development. The Area Action Plan would be subject to extensive consultation to ensure that the views of the general public are taken into account. The same will apply to any Development Brief that will be proposed.
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Representations supporting the SCI
Customer Rep. Organisation/ Support Key Issue Raised Officer Response Officer ID No Name or Recommendation Object? 2 2 Mr Tony Kremer Supporting Concerns that many residents will not The turnout in the last joint Parliamentary and Woking Borough No change to the SCI is be fully engaged in the planning Council election in May 2010 were 71.7% and 69.7% required. process or future consultation respectively compared to national turnout of 65.1%. Turnout in exercises because they are busy, not the 2008 Woking Borough Council elections was 43.5% again computer literate or apathetic. The low higher than the national average of 39.9%. This is a clear engagement rate achieved in other demonstration of how residents in the community take interest Council activities such as local in matters that concern them. The Consultation Plan and elections is an indication, and planning techniques applied are designed to engage the interest of would have even less appeal. people and they are tailored to the needs of the target audience. A range of techniques were used during the consultation period: · Initial and reminder letters to 1,332 members of our consultation database (who have expressed an interest in the LDF) and to members of the Citizens’ Panel. · Initial and reminder emails to 838 members of our consultation database (who have expressed an interest in the LDF) and to members of the Citizens’ Panel. · Large colour photographs (of “2027” written in sparklers) and stories in the News and Mail and the Woking Informer to promote the consultation. · Statutory notice in the News and Mail. · Large display in Woking library for 2 sets of 3-week blocks. · Display in Knaphill library for 3 weeks. 2 “drop-in” events held at the pool in the park during peak periods. · 2 “drop-in” events held at Parkview Community Centre. · Attended Woking Farmers’ market twice. · Attended Byfleet Farmers’ Market. · Held 6 afternoon and evening seminars where people could listen to a presentation and ask detail questions about the consultation. · Large article in the Woking Magazine which is delivered to 48,000 households and many public information points across the Borough. · Leaflets are displayed in the Civic Offices, all Borough libraries, 4 community centres plus various other community buildings such as Marjorie Richardson's, Strollers, etc around the Borough. · Presentation to Mind Cornerhouse. · Saturday drop-in event at the Peacocks Centre. · Friday drop-in event in Wolsey Place shopping centre. · Posters on 5 Borough boards from 28 Nov – 12 Dec then on all 14 from 12 Dec – 9 Jan. Woking LDF – Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) 20 Consultation statement: June 2011
Customer Rep. Organisation/ Support Key Issue Raised Officer Response Officer ID No Name or Recommendation Object? Posters inside and outside the Civic Offices for the full 9 week consultation. · Attended the Youth Council meeting. · Attended Horsell Resident’s Association meeting. · Attended Woking Chamber meeting. · Links from the front page of the Woking BC website. 2 2 Mr Tony Kremer Supporting An alternative model for engagement The suggested approach is an interesting one to explore No change to SCI required. based on a network of street level further. This may be a useful way for the Council to coordinators (similar to Neighbourhood disseminate information to local residents, not just about Watch) who would be familiar with planning issues but also regarding other key Council their immediate locality and its information. Officers are open to suggestions and will consider residents was suggested. and apply the suggested model if it is tested and proven to be effective. 156 558 Thames Water Supporting Thames Water supports that sewerage Support noted. The Council will continue to consult Thames No change to the SCI is Utilities Ltd undertakers are still listed under Water as they are recognised as a key infrastructure provider. required. Appendix 1. It will be similarly important that Thames Water are consulted regarding Neighbourhood Plans which are proposed to be introduced under the Localism Bill. 156 559 Thames Water Supporting In relation to consultation on Planning Support noted. No change to the SCI is Utilities Ltd Applications, support the identification required. of Thames Water Utilities in Appendix 2 of the SCI. 161 582 Ms Vedia Saffet Supporting I consider the SCI very involving. The Site Allocations Document will provide an opportunity to No change to the SCI is I would like to have more of a say on comment on the location for new development. The Local required. housing developments so not to Development Scheme (LDS) sets out the proposed disturb too much of the environment consultation periods for this document. where necessary and also would like to have more of a say on where new schools are built. I would prefer to be consulted on where new houses and new schools are to be built and for there to be a quality survey on whether the plans should be gone ahead with.
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Representations making general comments Customer Rep. Organisation/ Support Key Issue Raised Officer Response Officer ID No Name or Recommendation Object? 82 272 Woking Chamber of Not Approve of pre-plan consultation. Support noted. No change to SCI is required. Commerce specified 82 272 Woking Chamber of Not All documents should include a more A more comprehensive glossary will be included with the final Amend SCI to include a more Commerce specified comprehensive glossary. SCI. The suggestion has also been noted for future comprehensive glossary. documents. 82 272 Woking Chamber of Not Paragraph 2.2 should make reference Woking Association of Voluntary Service (WAVS) are No change to SCI is required. Commerce specified to volunteers. represented on the Woking Partnership Board. They represent a range of voluntary, community and faith sector across the Borough. This body is consulted on key Council documents and planning decisions where relevant. Furthermore any body/group that wishes to be specifically consulted will be added to the consultation database and will be made aware of any future LDF consultation. 82 272 Woking Chamber of Not Paragraph 5.13 should be amended to Paragraph will be amended in the final SCI to reflect the Amend paragraph 5.13 of the Commerce specified include West Byfleet Business proposed changes. SCI as recommended. Association and Woking Town Centre Management Committee. Reference to the Chamber of Trade and Commerce should be amended to Woking Chamber of Commerce. 104 339 Surrey County Not In relation to consultations on LDF Comments noted. The Council’s LDF consultation database Update LDF consultation Council specified documents, the (Surrey County will be updated to make the spatial planning team the central database as requested. Council) spatial planning team should point of contact for Surrey CC consultations. be the central point of contact at the county council. The team will co- ordinate and collate comments from county services relating to its functions as a key physical and social infrastructure delivery agency, as a major landowner and in relation to its various statutory responsibilities concerning biodiversity and archaeology. 104 339 Surrey County Not In relation to planning applications, the Appendix 2 of the SCI, Statutory bodies consulted on planning Amend appendix 2 as Council specified county council no longer has a applications, will be amended appropriately. advised. statutory consultee role as strategic planning authority on major applications, however, the county council still wishes to be consulted on planning applications that create a need for additional infrastructure or improved community services and facilities. The spatial planning team should be the central point of contact at the county council for such consultations and for those on sites Woking LDF – Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) 22 Consultation statement: June 2011
Customer Rep. Organisation/ Support Key Issue Raised Officer Response Officer ID No Name or Recommendation Object? where land is safeguarded for minerals, waste or by the county council for other county development. 147 528 The Theatres Trust Not We have read the revised document No comment. No change to the SCI is specified but have no specific comment to make required. and look forward to being consulted on further planning policy documents in due course. 156 558 Thames Water Not When carrying out the necessary early The comments regarding timescales are noted. The Council Comments are noted but no Utilities Ltd specified consultations with Thames Water aims to have ongoing engagement with Thames Water when change to SCI is required. adequate time should be allowed to preparing the Site Allocations DPD. The Council recognises consider development options and that Thames Water may need longer than the standard 6 week proposals so that an informed consultation period to respond to plans for significant response can be formulated. It is not development and will work with them to agree the appropriate always possible to provide detailed timing to consult in key projects. responses within a matter of weeks for example, the modelling of water and sewerage infrastructure systems can take a long time to carry out. The Environment Agency have to be consulted. This process itself can take a considerable period of time especially if it depends on the EA undertaking its own evaluation exercise. Therefore, realistic consultation periods with water and sewerage undertakers will need to be taken account of in the preparation of the LDDs. 20 33 Mr Andrew Not I was curious to know why the Please see response to representation number 2 above for No change to the SCI is Larkham specified consultation process did not details of the consultation activity undertaken. required. proactively engage in surveying residents? Instead the process seems to be relying on members of the public to find out for themselves about the process. I do not think that mentioning in the local magazine or website is sufficient. This means that you will be excluding a very large number of people and risking the results of the consultation being skewed by an active few and the possibility of their vested interests overwhelming legitimate needs of many people who are too busy (possibly working hard to pay the taxes that ultimately pays for everything). It is an upsetting thought,
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Customer Rep. Organisation/ Support Key Issue Raised Officer Response Officer ID No Name or Recommendation Object? as many residents are still unhappy about the way public money has been spent in this borough for example the Lightbox and Albion Canopy which do not represent value for money in the eyes of most people who live in the area. 16 10 Dr Emma Watts No specified You requested feedback, although this The consultation was originally due to take place over the No change to the SCI is request for feedback was not well summer however the decision by the coalition government to required. advertised (only reached me via revoke Regional Spatial Strategies caused a delay in it. The HHRA) and was timed to hit the statutory period for a consultation set out in the regulation is six Christmas busy period, presumably to weeks. This is the “norm” that we and most other Council’s avoid any negative responses. If this adhere to when undertaking consultation on the Local aim is achieved it doesn't make it Development Framework. As this consultation is taking place successful, it merely makes the at a very busy time of year we have extended the consultation objectors more cynical about the to nine weeks. This nine-week period is just one consultation council, thereby losing votes. in the production of the Core Strategy. We consulted on the “Issues and Options” from 26 October until 7 December 2009. A further consultation will take place on the document in summer 2011 before the document is submitted to the Secretary of State.
Please see response to representation number 2 above for details of the consultation activity undertaken. 7 22 The Coal Authority N/A No specific comments to make on this No comment. No change to the SCI is document at this stage. required. 55 220 Mr Michael Peel N/A I am not sure if I am supporting or No comment. No change to the SCI is objecting as I need more time to review required. the documents but I wanted to register my interest in the process.
Representations not considered to be duly made Customer Rep. Organisation/ Support Key Issue Raised Officer Response Officer ID No Name or Recommendation Object? 46 204 Right Hon E EEE Objecting Left blank No contact details provided and no reason given for objection so representation not considered to be duly made.
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Appendix E- Copies of all representations
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