Purpose

National Planning Policy
requires each Local Planning Authority to demonstrate effective and
on-going joint working with its neighbouring authorities/other
authorities in the sub-region and other prescribed bodies, through
the preparation and maintenance of Statements of Common Ground
(SoCG). These must be agreed by the point of Submission of each
Local Plan for its independent Examination.

As part of the Crawley Borough Local Plan Review, substantial joint
working with all of the neighbouring authorities and Prescribed
Bodies has taken place and a number of SoCG have already been
agreed. This is set out in the Crawley Duty to Cooperate Statement
(May 2023):
https://crawley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-05/Duty%20to%20Cooperate%20Statement%20May%202023%20%28low%20res%29.pdf

A new bilateral Statement of Common Ground has been agreed between
Crawley Borough Council and West Sussex County Council in relation
to the Crawley Borough Local Plan. It responds to representations
received from West Sussex County Council during the recent
Regulation 19 Publication Consultation (held May-June 2023).

The Crawley Borough Council and West Sussex County Council
Statement of Common Ground has been agreed and signed by Crawley
Borough Council and West Sussex County Council.

Content

To approve the Crawley Borough Council and
West Sussex County Council Statement of Common Ground for
submission to the Planning Inspectorate as part of the Crawley
Borough Local Plan Examination.  This
decision was taken in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Planning and Economic Development and the Leader.