Adopted Statement of Community Involvement

The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) is the first Local Development Document to be adopted as part of the Stafford Borough Council's emerging Local Development Framework.

The SCI sets out the minimum standards that Stafford Borough Council intend to achieve in relation to involving the Community in planning decision-making. It also aims to give clarity and certainty to the general public and key stakeholders in terms of how to get involved at each stage of the plan-making process and in determining planning applications.

The adopted SCI also sets out how planning applications should be publicised and how to put forward your views. It outlines who is involved in making planning decisions, their roles, and how you can fit into the process.

The Stafford Borough Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) was adopted on Wednesday 26th July 2006. This was following an examination of the document by the Secretary of State and consideration by Stafford Borough Members. The examination was carried by written representations.

To view the adopted SCI please click here (pdf format).

To view the Adoption Statement please click here (pdf format)

Stafford Borough Council submitted its Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) in April 2005 as part of the Local Development Framework (LDF).

View the SCI Inspector's Report 

View the letter accompanying the Inspector's Report 

SCI Background Documents:

View the Statement of Community Involvement in PDF format by clicking here.

View the Representions to the Submission SCI.

View Stafford Borough Council's response to the Representations to the Submission SCI (pdf format).

View the formal Notice relating to the SCI in PDF by clicking here.