Previous Stages
The County Durham Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) went through a number of formal stages in its preparation:
SCI Planning Inspector's Report.pdf (27 pages, 159kb)
Date of Publication: May 2006.
County Durham SCI Regulation 31 Statement of Consultation.pdf (40 pages, 165kb)
Publication Date: 20 January 2006
Submission SCI document.pdf (34 pages, 2146kb)
Date of Publication: 9 November 2005.
A leaflet has also been produced and is available to download:
Submission SCI Leaflet.pdf (2 pages, 617kb)
Date of Publication: 9 November 2005.
A copy of the public notice that was published in local newspapers is available to download:
SCI Regulation 28 Notice of Development plan Documents.pdf (2 pages, 14kb)
Date of Publication: 9 November 2005.
Submission SCI Statement of Consultation.pdf (40 pages, 1825kb)
Date of Publication: 9 November 2005.
Minerals.pdf (25 pages, 1936kb)
Date of Publication: 18 July 2005.
Inspector's Report
The Government appointed Planning Inspector considered the soundness of the SCI document in March 2006 and produced her binding report in April 2006. The binding report instructed the Council as to how the Submission SCI should be changed prior to its adoption by the County Council. The Inspector's Report is available for download below:Date of Publication: May 2006.
Regulation 31 Statement of Consultation
In January we published our Regulation 31 Statement of Consultation. This document sets out who we consulted on our Submission SCI, it explains how consultation was undertaken, the main issues raised and our responses to the issues raised. The Regulation 31 Statement is available for download below:Publication Date: 20 January 2006
Submission SCI
During November and December 2005 the County Council consulted upon its Submission SCI. A copy of the Submission SCI is available to download:Date of Publication: 9 November 2005.
A leaflet has also been produced and is available to download:
Date of Publication: 9 November 2005.
A copy of the public notice that was published in local newspapers is available to download:
Date of Publication: 9 November 2005.
Regulation 28 Statement of Consultation
In November 2005 the Council published its Regulation 28 Statement of Consultation. This statement details the consultation undertaken on the Consultation Draft SCI and through the Regulation 25 Letter.Date of Publication: 9 November 2005.
Consulation Draft SCI
During July and August 2005 the County Council consulted upon its Consultation Draft SCI. A copy of the Consultation Draft SCI is available to download:Date of Publication: 18 July 2005.
A copy of the that was prepared to publicise the consultation is also available to download:
Consultation Draft SCI Leaflet.pdf (2 pages, 924kb)
Date of Publication: 18 July 2005.
A copy of the legal notice that was published in local newspapers is available to download:
SCI Proposals notice.pdf (2 pages, 12kb)
Date of Publication: 18 July 2005.
How to Find Out More
If you would like to know more about the Statement of Community Involvement or the preparation of the County Durham Minerals & Waste Development Framework then please contact the Planning Policy Team on 0191 383 4114.Email Planning Policy.

