RCD-08 Ripon Motorway Service Area Statement of Community Engagement Prepared by Meeting Place Communications on behalf of Moto Hospitality Limited July 2018 Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 2. Requirements of the consultation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 3. We have responded to this by ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 4. Consultation............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 4.1 Consulting with elected representatives and other stakeholders ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 4.2 Consulting nearby residents ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 5. Encouraging feedback ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 6. Engaging online ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 7. Engaging with the media ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 8.Summary of feedback............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 8.1 Job creation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 8.2 Need for the scheme ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 8.3 Access & impact on local roads ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 8.4 Landscape, woodland & wildlife ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 9.Responding to feedback ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 10.Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Appendix A: Newsletter invitation to near neighbours ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Appendix B: Consultation materials .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Appendix C: Feedback form from consultation events ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Appendix D: Verbatim feedback received via written feedback forms ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 01 1. Introduction This Statement of Community Engagement sets out the strategy Moto Meeting Place Communications undertaken for consulting the local community with regard to proposals by Moto Hospitality Limited for a new Motorway Service Area (MSA) at Moto is the UK’s leading provider of MSAs with over 45 locations and Meeting Place Communications (MPC) was established in 2006 and Junction 50 A1(M). The proposals include an amenity building, a fuel 5,000 staff across the UK. is now one of the leading public relations companies specialising in filling station, a drive-thru coffee shop, a lodge hotel, parking, and areas consultation around planning issues. MPC has worked with a wide range of external space. The company was founded in 1962 (as Granada) and still retains of commercial developers, retailers, and house builders. headquarters at Toddington Services. It became known as Moto This document demonstrates that the applicant has actively informed Hospitality Limited in 2001. MPC has experience across England and Wales and in reaching out and and involved the local community about the plans, in accordance with positively engaging with local communities when it comes to planning Harrogate Borough Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and Over 150 million people visit Moto MSAs every year, with the most applications. national planning guidance. popular three sites (Wetherby, Cherwell Valley and Toddington North) attracting over 5 million visitors. MSAs are important because drivers Moto is committed to an open and honest approach and wanted to are advised to take a 15 minute break every two hours to prevent ensure local people were consulted. Moto welcomed and invited tiredness related accidents. MSAs provide drivers and their passengers feedback on the proposals to establish if any amendments could be with the opportunity to rest, visit the toilet and take on refreshments. taken on board prior to the submission of a planning application. Most Moto MSAs also have hotels for overnight rests. This Statement of Community Engagement gives an overview of all consultation activity undertaken prior to the current planning application submission. 02 2. Requirements of the consultation Community involvement is at the forefront of national planning policy and is noted in the final version of the National Planning Policy Framework (adopted March 2012). The NPPF states that ‘early and meaningful engagement and collaboration with neighbourhoods, local organisations and businesses is essential’ in the creation of plans. A variety of methods were used to engage with stakeholders including: Planning policy statement 12 (para 4.21) required local authorities to produce