Response from Mr Tim Bettany-Simmons, Canal & River Trust
1. Mr Tim Bettany-Simmons, Canal & River Trust : 6 Sep 2018 09:12:00
Please make your comments in the box below, making reference to the section(s) or paragraph number(s) you are referring to as appropriate.
Thank you for your consultation on the draft Statement of Community Involvement.
The Canal & River Trust (the Trust) is a statutory consultee in the development management process.
We are not a statutory consultee on planning policy, but we are keen to be engaged and comment on such documents where they may impact upon our waterways and assets.
Having reviewed the draft Statement of Community Involvement we would ask that the following matter/edit is considered.
Paragraph 5.4 relates to providing planning advice and sets out that engagement with the local community would be encouraged. We would suggest that it would be useful that this is extended to also encourage engagement with ‘relevant statutory consultees’ as well. The Trust offer a free pre-application service and we are keen to be engaged at an early stage on proposals which may impact our waterway.
I hope this is of assistance
Kind regards
Tim Bettany-Simmons BA (HONS), MSc, MRTPI
Area Planner / Cynlluniwr Ardal
