Object

Representation ID: 14714

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: Mr Ian Williams

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Community Involvement - The process of community involvement is not in general accordance with the SCI. Despite requests, Site 127 has not been reassessed, if so it would demonstrate that errors were made in the first assessment and that the site is suitable.
Consultation on the submission plan was not long enough, particularly given the introduction of new evidence and the impact of covid restrictions.
Paragraph 52 SCI – In respect of the responses to the 2019 Consultation, Cabinet Member only received a summary of all the comments received during the consultation.
Paragraph 53 SCI – This was not complied with in relation to the publication of the submission version of the plan. In particular, prior to submission, there is no opportunity to explain how the consultation had been used to shape the final submission plan.
The FTA does not address the disadvantageous impact of a minimum 6 week consultation period on protected characteristics during a global pandemic with severe restrictions.