At the end of the previous Parish and Town Council Liaison Meeting the Chief Executive outlined 7 key commitments from Salisbury District Council to the Parish and Town Councils.
Community Web Development
– www.southwilts.com is now here ! Planning Portal
– The Invest to Save Bid was successful in winning £1.25million to aid in developing an e-enabled planning system. More information can be found here . Code of Conduct Consultation
– The Parish and Town Council Code of Conduct has been introduced and, after some initial upheaval, is now bedding in well. Code of Conduct Training
– Three training days for the Code of Conduct were very well attended by concerned Parish and Town Councillors. The Paper Mountain
– As e-government develops, it is difficult to gauge it’s effect on the quantity of paper and postage needed. However, the offer of setting up a working group to look at the levels and systems of paper and postage still stands. FASTRACK Planning Applications
- A FASTRACK report went to every Area Committee but however it continues to evolve. New proposals will go out for consultation in August. More information can be found here. Planning Consultation
- SDC remain willing to discuss any issues that Parishes and Town Councils feel will make public consultation more effective.