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This 14 page paper looks at the development and potential use of statements of community involvement (SCIs) as part of the planning process in the UK. The paper considers the theory behind the use and whether they are likely to add value to the planning process and create greater accountability and transparency in the system as well as create consensus or if they are increasing bureaucracy and costs without any real benefits. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
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of these documents are to explain to the public what level of involvement they will have with the preparation of the Local Development Documents (LDLs). PPS sets out the minimum
requirements for local authorities, but the desire is that these requirements will act as a foundation on which the local authorities will build. Before the statement is prepared local authorities
are bound to meet the minimum standards set out in PPS 12. The aim of the statements is to fount load the planning process, so the opinions and thoughts
of the public will take place at the beginning of the planning stages, giving the stakeholders the fullest opportunity to take an interest and make a difference in the way
local planning takes place. The tool is meant to be one of empowerment to ensure that residents have a say in the way their community develops and prevent many of
the later planning process problems and appeals that occur due to disputes and resistance from the local communities as well as create a more involved and therefore interactive and social
environment. However, the introduction of these documents has been controversial. According to the Planning Officers Society this document does "little to demystify the planning process in the eyes of
the public" and the adoption process for the statements is described as "too complex, too long and deters meaningful engagement" (quoted Planning (UK), 2006). The determine of this body
was that this was a costly exercise to add only a little value and as not worth the cost it was incurring. If we look at the concept of
public involvement in the planning process we can argue that there has been a shift in the way this is perceived. Some of the planning problems of the past, such
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