Draft Engagement Strategy

Comms

District wide

Mail out (email and postal)

Social media

Press releases

Inform interested parties about the context, timeline, and content of the new local plan, its launch, and how to get involved in its preparation.

Set the context of the local plan, ensuring that parties are aware of the changes to national policy and local plan making.

Comms

General consultation bodies

Specific consultation bodies

Residents or people carrying out business in the local plan area

Mail out (email and postal)

Social media

Press releases

Inform stakeholders of the context of the Local Plan scoping consultation, and how to get involved.

Provide information on how to comment on the content of the scoping documents.

Consultation on scoping documents

General consultation bodies

Specific consultation bodies

Residents or people carrying out business in the local plan area

Online publication of scoping documents including engagement strategy

Publish relevant documents for the scoping consultation, including accessible versions of the documents.

Seek comments from relevant parties on each document.

Include webpages, mapping and digital-first approach to consultation.

Making documents available for public inspection at council offices and local libraries during the consultation period.

Parish/Town Council engagement

All relevant Parish and Town Councils

Webinar

Inform and engage parishes about context of the new local plan, answer any questions parishes have about the documents.

Neighbouring authorities

Relevant neighbouring authorities

Online meetings

Identification/discussion of potential cross-boundary issues and potential for joint evidence work/evidence work scoping.

Key stakeholder engagement

Targeted key stakeholders

Online meetings and/or workshops

To discuss scoping consultation documents and scope of evidence base work.

Comms

General consultation bodies

Specific consultation bodies

Residents or people carrying out business in the local plan area

Anyone who requested to be notified of the consultation

Mail out (email and postal)

Social media

Press releases

Targeted engagement strategies for underrepresented groups

Inform stakeholders of the context of the local plan consultation, and how to get involved.

Provide information on how to comment on the content of the documents.

Consultation on published documents

General consultation bodies

Specific consultation bodies

Residents or people carrying out business in the local plan area

Anyone who requested to be notified of the consultation

Online publication of consultation documents

Publish relevant documents for the consultation, including accessible versions of the documents.

Seek comments from relevant parties on each document.

Include webpages, mapping and digital-first approach to consultation.

Making documents available for public inspection at council offices and local libraries during the consultation period.

Public engagement

Community groups

underrepresented groups

‘Menu of engagement methods’

Inform and engage members of the public about context of the new local plan

Parish/Town council engagement

All relevant parish and town councils

In-person workshop/s with parishes

Inform and engage parishes about context of the new local plan, answer any questions Parishes have about the documents.

Targeted engagement with underrepresented groups

Community groups

Identified Underrepresented groups

Engagement approaches relevant for each group

Seek to understand key issues facing local areas and local people.

Key stakeholder engagement

Targeted key stakeholders

Online meetings and/or workshops

Seek to understand key issues and opportunities facing stakeholders.

Neighbouring authorities

Relevant neighbouring authorities

Online meetings

Continuing discussion of relevant cross-boundary issues and evidence.

Targeted landowner engagement

Landowners/Agents

Online meetings/In-person meetings

Discussions in relation to emerging site options.

Comms

General consultation bodies

Specific consultation bodies

Residents or people carrying out business in the local plan area

Anyone who requested to be notified of the consultation

Mail out (email and postal)

Social media

Press releases

Targeted engagement strategies for underrepresented groups

Inform stakeholders of the context of the local plan consultation, and how to get involved.

Provide information on how to comment on the content of the documents.

Articles in appropriate council newsletters.

Consultation on published documents

General consultation bodies

Specific consultation bodies

Residents or people carrying out business in the local plan area

Anyone who requested to be notified of the consultation

Online publication of consultation documents

Publish relevant documents for the consultation, including accessible versions of the documents.

Seek comments from relevant parties on each document.

Include webpages, mapping and digital-first approach to consultation.

Making documents available for public inspection at council offices and local libraries during the consultation period.

Key stakeholder engagement

Targeted key stakeholders and neighbouring authorities

Online meetings

Opportunities to work on Statements of Common Ground and other cross boundary issues.

Comms

General consultation bodies

Specific consultation bodies

Residents or people carrying out business in the local plan area

Anyone who requested to be notified of the local plan

Mail out (email and postal)

Social media

Press releases

Council website

Make those who submitted representations, and those who wish to remain up-to-date with the local plan process, aware of the submission of the Proposed Local Plan for examination.

Comms

General consultation bodies

Specific consultation bodies

Residents or people carrying out business in the local plan area

Anyone who requested to be notified of the local plan

Mail out (email and postal)

Social media

Press releases

Council website

Make those who submitted representations, and those who wish to remain up-to-date with the local plan process, aware of the main modification consultation if required.

Comms

General consultation bodies

Specific consultation bodies

Residents or people carrying out business in the local plan area

Anyone who requested to be notified of the local plan

Mail out (email and postal)

Social media

Press releases

Council website

Communicate the Inspectors decisions on the local plan.

Provide notification of the council’s intention to adopt the local plan.

value

percent

value

percent

Male

59,515

48.0

27,656,336

49.0

Female

64,553

52.0

28,833,712

51.0

value

percent

value

percent

Aged 4 years and under

5,309

4.3

3,076,950

5.4

Aged 5 to 9 years

6,141

4.9

3,348,700

5.9

Aged 10 to 15 years

7,908

6.4

4,057,441

7.2

Aged 16 to 19 years

5,244

4.2

2,574,781

4.6

Aged 20 to 24 years

6,537

5.3

3,414,452

6.0

Aged 25 to 34 years

12,554

10.1

7,667,865

13.6

Aged 35 to 49 years

20,077

16.2

10,978,438

19.4

Aged 50 to 64 years

26,671

21.5

10,970,119

19.4

Aged 65 to 74 years

16,758

13.5

5,564,143

9.8

Aged 75 to 84 years

11,780

9.5

3,464,857

6.1

Aged 85 years and over

5,089

4.1

1,372,301

2.4

value

percent

value

percent

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh

2,168

1.7

5,426,392

9.6

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African

783

0.6

2,381,724

4.2

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2,047

1.6

1,669,378

3.0

White

118,404

95.4

45,783,401

81.0

Other ethnic group

669

0.5

1,229,153

2.2

value

percent

value

percent

British only identity

71,891

57.9

32,103,291

56.8

English only identity

22,288

18.0

8,615,437

15.3

English and British only identity

19,658

15.8

8,057,675

14.3

Welsh only identity

430

0.3

192,668

0.3

Welsh and British only identity

216

0.2

86,966

0.2

Any other combination of only UK identities

1,369

1.1

648,235

1.1

Non-UK identity only

6,304

5.1

5,629,752

10.0

UK identity and non-UK identity

1,912

1.5

1,156,024

2.0

value

percent

value

percent

No religion

47,977

38.7

20,715,664

36.7

Christian

65,910

53.1

26,167,899

46.3

Buddhist

611

0.5

262,433

0.5

Hindu

312

0.3

1,020,533

1.8

Jewish

226

0.2

269,283

0.5

Muslim

685

0.6

3,801,186

6.7

Sikh

43

0.0

520,092

0.9

Other religion

664

0.5

332,410

0.6

Not answered

7,640

6.2

3,400,548

6.0

value

percent

value

percent

Owns outright

22,715

42.0

7,624,693

32.5

Owns with a mortgage or loan or shared ownership

13,411

24.8

6,980,323

29.8

Social rented

8,157

15.1

4,005,663

17.1

Private rented or lives rent free

9,835

18.2

4,825,406

20.6

value

percent

value

percent

Straight or Heterosexual

94,857

90.6

41,114,478

89.4

Gay or Lesbian

1,418

1.4

709,704

1.5

Bisexual

1,257

1.2

591,690

1.3

Pansexual

115

0.1

45,435

0.1

Asexual

59

0.1

26,614

0.1

Queer

41

0.0

13,928

0.0

All other sexual orientations

95

0.1

72,380

0.2

Not answered

6,871

6.6

3,432,728

7.5

value

percent

value

percent

Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth

99,145

94.7

43,002,331

93.5

Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given

118

0.1

113,760

0.2

Trans woman

55

0.1

45,684

0.1

Trans man

90

0.1

46,513

0.1

Non-binary

57

0.1

28,710

0.1

All other gender identities

31

0.0

17,177

0.0

Not answered

5,214

5.0

2,752,783

6.0

value

percent

All adults in household have English in England, or English or Welsh in Wales as main language

51,970

96

At least one but not all adults in household have English in England, or English or Welsh in Wales as a main language

1,055

1.9

No adults in household, but at least one person ages 3 to 15 years, has English in England or English or Welsh in Wales as a main language

256

0.5

No people in household have English in England, or English or Welsh in Wales as a main language

838

1.5

General Consultation Body

1. Voluntary bodies, some or all of those whose activities benefit all or part of the planning authority’s area;
2. Bodies which represent the interests of persons in the planning authority’s area who share a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010
3. Bodies which represent the interest of persons carrying on business in the planning authority’s area.

Specific Consultation Body

1. Active Travel England
2. Any person –
   1. To whom the electronic communications code applies as a result of a direction given under section 106 (3) (a) of the Communications Act 2003; and
   2. Who owns or controls electronic communications apparatus situated in the planning authority’s area
3. Canal & River Trust
4. The Civil Aviation Authority
5. The Coal Authority
6. The English Sports Council
7. The Environment Agency
8. The Forestry Commission
9. A highway authority within the meaning in section 1 of the Highways Act 1980, any part of whose area is in or adjoins the planning authority’s area
10. The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;
11. The Homes and Communities Agency;
12. If it exercises functions in the planning authority’s area –
    1. An integrated care board
    2. A person to whom a licence has been granted under the Electricity Act 1989
    3. A person whom a licence has been granted under the Gas Act 1986
    4. A sewerage undertaker appointed under the Water Industry Act 1991
    5. A Water undertaker appointed under the Water Industry Act 1991
13. An Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area which is in or adjoins the planning authority’s area;
14. The Marine Management Organisation;
15. Natural England;
16. A neighbourhood forum any part of whose area is in or adjoins the planning authority’s area;
17. Network Rail Infrastructure Limited;
18. The Office for Nuclear Regulation;
19. The Office of Rail and Road;
20. Where the planning authority are a London Borough Council or any part of their area adjoins Greater London;
21. A relevant consultation body any part of whose area is in or adjoins the planning authority’s area;
22. Where the planning authority are a London borough Council, the Mayor of London;
23. Where the planning authority are not responsible for discharging education functions in their area, the local authority with that responsibility;
24. Where the planning authority are not the lead local flood authority for their area, that lead local flood authority;
25. The responsible authority for a local nature recovery strategy that relates to all or part of the planning authority’s area, where that authority is not the planning authority.