Access Group two hour meeting organised even when it was clear that there were many issues, some of which were not discussed and have resulted in a range of access barriers. More time and consultation processes should be included in the diagram and in the process. It is recommended that the Planning Authority should develop and publish a more inclusive consultation process. applications and for policy documents are set out in full detail in later chapters of the SCI. resident How we will ask about what is important to you 2 By email Comments noted. The Council will email consultees when we carry out planning policy consultations. Trafford resident How we will ask about what is important to you 2 In ways, one wuld hope, that aren't ten chapters long. This very format deters people from contributing and takes far too long. Efficiently in Future Some of the planning policy documents that we produce are quite lengthy given the topics which need to be covered, and to ensure that we can provide full reasons for the policies that are being introduced. We will provide a summary of the key messages in policy documents, so that people will be able to tell quickly and easily that a particular policy document might be relevant or of interest to them. We will amend paragraph 2.2 of the SCI to refer to this. Design Group How we will ask about what is important to you 2 Use of plain English to ensure the policy is easy to understand especially for those for whom English is not their first language (including BSL users) is important. We will amend paragraph 2.2 of the SCI to refer to explaining clearly why we are asking for your views and that we will provide a summary of the key messages.
Design Group How we will ask about what is important to you 2 The consultation was only available electronically or a hard copy in central library which is difficult if as an older person you are limited on how far you can travel; could copies not be made available in local libraries on request? Although hard copies of consultation documents will not be put in all Manchester libraries people will be able to access documents online at libraries if they are library members, as set out in paragraph 2.6 of the SCI. For those who are not library members we will try to accommodate requests for hard copies of documents, but would not be able to commit to doing this in all circumstances as it will depend on the scale of the document and the numbers of people requesting it. We will add wording to 2.6 to refer to providing documents in alternative formats including hard copies where this is possible. Design Group How we will ask about what is important to you 2 Local and small projects will have a greater impact on older people and it is these that they should be consulted on; although older people would still wish to be consulted on large scale projects too. We will consult everyone on the database in relation to planning policies at the local level and also at the strategic level. Paragraph 2.3 sets out how you can add yourself or how to let us know that you would like to be included on our planning policy database. You will receive notification of both small and major planning applications if you live adjacent to where these are taking place. Design Group How we will ask what is important to you 2 Will simplified/summary versions of the various documents be available at the end of the process? We will provide a summary of the key messages in policy documents, so that people will be able to tell quickly and easily that a particular policy document might be relevant or of interest to them. We will amend paragraph 2.2 of the SCI to refer to this. Trafford resident Paragraph 2.1 'Support community action' by fully supporting the formation of Neighbourhood Forums. Neighbourhood Forums Chapter 8 of the SCI relates to neighbourhood planning, with the support offered by the Council set out in paragraph 8.7.
these. It is vital that equality and diversity is at the centre of planning documents including joint ventures with the private sector and that affordability and diversity is central to the approach to planning, particularly in the city centre. and equality and diversity. National Planning Policy Framework which cover issues relating to equality and diversity. resident Paragraph 7.4 These fours weeks are done again with little social media attention. The documents are too long and written from a position of bias. There need to be focus groups, out reach surveys, phone application with easy engagement exercises, making sure community groups are informed about the SRF and that people do have a say. There should in larger instances be pre-planning events made with the developer and partners as well as ways to seek a fairer model according to your principles in this policy. The Council is moving towards greater use of social media to advertise consultations, so we will be aiming to use Twitter and Facebook to reach more people and direct them to consultations on planning frameworks. Developers, landowners and other partners often do hold engagement events from the outset, with their proposals being modified in response to feedback from the public and other stakeholders. We will add an appendix to the SCI to provide guidance on early developer-led engagement for planning frameworks. Disabled People's Access Group Paragraph 7.4 with previous comment - 4 weeks is too short and engagement needs to be diverse. The Compact states 3 months. Improve consultation and engagement strategies In practice the consultation period is often longer than this. We will amend the SCI to refer to always consulting for at least four weeks and generally for a minimum of six weeks. Disabled People's Access Group Paragraph 7.4 with previous comment about using a range of outreach and consultation methods,including using plain English and keeping the reading levels low and making all events and communications more accessible. More accessible information and outreach methods The Council is moving towards greater use of social to advertise consultations, so we will be aiming to use Twitter and Facebook to reach more people and direct them to consultations on planning frameworks.
Unlike in many parts of the country, opportunities for Neighbourhood Planning in Manchester will very likely emerge within a context where substantial activity is already evident at the neighbourhood level. Furthermore, the development of the Our Manchester approach which includes much deeper engagement between communities and public services, building on the strengths that already exist in neighbourhoods, is considered to be more likely to bring forward community-driven solutions to the problems and opportunities which exist in those places. Disabled People's Access Group Paragraph 8.7 All information and events need to be accessible make all information and events accessible Paragraph 8.7 will be amended to state that the Council could offer support to a Neighbourhood Forum in terms of providing advice and guidance on involving a range of different groups in Neighbourhood Planning processes, including encouraging input from disabled people's group and making consultation events accessible. Airport How you can comment on Planning Applications 9 Manchester Airport has an influential role in the development management process due to our aerodrome safeguarding procedures and role as acting Aerodrome Safeguarding Authority. Manchester Airport is officially safeguarded to ensure that the safe operation of aircraft and future development potential is not compromised in any way by potentially hazardous development and activity at or in the vicinity of the airport. Legislative provisions regarding the safeguarding process are set out in the Town and Country Planning (Safeguarding Aerodromes, Technical Sites and Military Explosives Storage Areas) Direction 2002 (DfT/ODPM Circular 1/2003). In order to determine the safety implications of a proposal there is MCC summary: Manchester Airport is a statutory consultee for certain types of planning application as set out in the response, and must therefore be consulted in line with the established The Council will always consult Manchester Airport on types of application, in line with statutory requirements. We will continue to work closely with the Airport in this respect.
Access Group so that this can be picked up when planning policy documents are read online via our consultation portal. We will enable images to be opened as popups when read via the portal, so that they can be viewed in a large format, and so that they can be copied and pasted as text if necessary. In our PDF versions of consultation documents we will use high resolution images so that users can zoom in to enlarge the image without losing clarity. We will offer text versions of diagrams and charts on request. If you are viewing consultation documents via our consultation portal there is information about the accessibility settings under "accessibility" towards the top right hand of the page. Users can make the font larger from this page and also view an index of where the keyboard access keys will take them if they use these. Design 1.2 Where diagrams are defined by colour, a key should be provided alongside especially if printed versions are available only in black and white not colour. The diagrams of the planning process feature text that is too small. The reference to the colour of the boxes has been removed from paragraph 1.3 as it is not needed to explain the diagram. We use high resolution diagrams in PDFs so that you can zoom in to make the diagram and text much larger without it becoming blurred. Trafford resident Local Plan consultation stages 4.1 Whilst what is 'possible' is informative, it should surely illustrate what to happen for cpnsultation to be considered a genuine attampt to engage? Possibly Improbable The consultation methods to be used will depend on the of the policies being consulted on. The diagrams summarising consultation stages for Local Plans, Supplementary Planning Documents, Planning Frameworks and Neighbourhood Planning will be
amended to show in bold the methods that will definitely be used at each stage. resident Plan consultation stages 4.1 Social media? I have NEVER seen MCC promote awareness about planning applications! For example, the Gaskel Campus demolished for a private hospital went through with barely anyone being aware of it or making the news. I see little evidence of genuine communications. That is EASY to remedy if this is to mean anything at all! Picture 4.1 refers to consultation on policies in Local Plans, which are promoted through social media. Consultation methods for planning applications are set out in Chapter 9 and social media could potentially be a method that developers might use at the stage. and Society Local Plan consultation stages 4.1 I do think that any information should be emailed out by the relevant Neighbourhood Officer to their list of contacts. Comments Emails are shown in the summary diagram as a consultation method which we will use during Local Plan preparation. As a minimum this will be emails to people on the planning policy database, but in addition we will ask neighbourhood officers to circulate consultation information to their contacts as well. Reference to this will be added to the SCI. Disabled People's Access Group Local Plan consultation stages 4.1 All information should be provided in alternative formats and events and meetings should be accessible for all disabled people. More imaginative formats and events should be provided for some groups. All information should engage everyone and be accessible It isn’t always possible to guarantee that all planning policy documents will be available in different formats as standard. However we will try to accommodate requests for materials in alternative formats where we can and wording will be added to paragraph 2.6 of the SCI to refer to this. Disabled People's Access Group Plan consultation stages 4.1 Poor colour contrast - blue text on blue background making it difficult to read. Please provide text alternatives for people using text browwers which cannot read images More accessible design of diagrams We will amend the font colour in Picture 4.1. We will offer text versions of diagrams and charts on request and the SCI will be amended to refer to this.