Appendix 1: Consultation Groups Involved in Local Plan production
Specific Consultation bodies The council must involve the following statutory organisations in the Local Plan process. These along with the government departments listed below form the specific consultation bodies as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. These are: • • • • • • • • • •
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Environment Agency Historic England Natural England Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Secretary of State for Transport Highway Agency Surrey County Council- Strategy, Transport and Planning Other adjacent local authorities Civil Aviation Authority Waverley and Guildford Clinical Commissioning Group (formerly Primary Care Trust) and North East Hampshire and Farnham Clinical Commissioning Group. Surrey Police Police and Crime Commissioner Relevant telecommunications companies Relevant electricity and gas companies Thames Water and Southern Water: water and sewerage undertakers for Waverley. Homes England Town and Parish Councils
General consultation bodies • • • •
Voluntary bodies some or all of whose activities benefit any part of Waverley Borough Council’s area. Bodies that represent the interests of different racial, ethnic or national groups in Waverley Borough Council’s area Bodies that represent the interests of different religious groups in Waverley Borough Council’s area Bodies, which represent the interests of disabled persons in Waverley Borough Council’s area.