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Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) consultation
Have your say on the draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) which sets out our policy for engaging the community and stakeholders in the planning process.
This consultation is now closed. The planning policy team are considering the responses to the consultation.
The purpose of a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) is to explain how we will involve local communities at each stage of the planning process.
Creating and publishing an SCI is a legal requirement for all planning authorities and the regulations also require that it is kept up to date.
The SCI is relevant to anyone who lives, works, visits or does business in the parts of Cumberland outside the Lake District National Park. It sets out when, how, and for what reasons you can participate in planning processes or issues, including:
- planning policy and the local plan
- planning applications
- dealing with unauthorised development
Have your say
We are seeking your views on a draft Cumberland SCI.
If you have difficulty accessing the SCI document or require it in any other format, please contact us on 0300 373 3730 or email us: planningpolicy@cumberland.gov.uk.
You can have your say by:
- using the online form
- writing to - Planning Policy, Strategy Policy and Performance, Cumberland Council, Allerdale House, Workington, CA14 3YJ
Please make sure your comments are received by 5pm Friday 25 October 2024.
Where you can access a printed copy of the SCI
A printed version of the SCI is available for inspection at council offices during their normal opening hours:
- Carlisle Customer Contact Centre, Civic Centre, Rickergate, Carlisle, CA3 8QG ( 0300 373 3730)
- Cumberland Council, Cumbria House, 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, CA1 1RD (telephone: 0300 373 3730)
- Millom Customer Service Centre, Millom Community Hub, Salthouse Road, Millom, LA18 5AB (telephone: 01946 598300)
- Wigton Local Links, Customer Service Centre, Market Hall, Church Street, Wigton, CA7 9AA (telephone: 0300 373 3730)
- Whitehaven Customer Service Centre, The Market Hall, Market Place, Whitehaven, CA28 7JG (telephone: 01946 598300)
- Workington Customer Service Centre, Allerdale House, Workington CA14 3YJ (telephone: 0300 373 3730)
It is also available at the following libraries during their usual opening hours: