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 SoCGs 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 National Highways in relation to the
Crawley Borough Local Plan.
The Crawley Borough Council and National Highways Statement of
Common Ground has been agreed and signed by Crawley Borough Council
and National Highways.

Content

To approve the Crawley Borough Council and
National Highways Statement of Common Ground for submission
alongside the Crawley Borough Local Plan.