APPENDIX 1
Planning Policy Statement 12 Tests of Soundness
Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Development
Frameworks sets out nine tests which the Statement of Community
Involvement must meet if it is to be sound (Paragraph 3.10).
In assessing whether the Statement of Community
Involvement is sound, the Inspector will determine whether
the:
- local planning authority has complied with the minimum
requirements for consultation as set out in the Regulations;
- local planning authorities strategy for community involvement
links with other community involvement initiatives e.g. the
Community Strategy;
- statement identifies in general terms which local community
groups and other bodies will be consulted;
- statement identifies how the community and other bodies can be
involved in a timely and accessible manner;
- methods of consultation to be employed are suitable for the
intended audience and for the different stages in the preparation
of local development documents;
- resources are available to manage community involvement
effectively;
- statement shows how the results of community involvement will
be fed into the preparation of development plan documents and
supplementary planning documents;
- authority has mechanisms for reviewing the statement of
community involvement; and
- statement clearly describes the planning authority's
policy for consultation on planning applications.