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03-Dec-11, 20:54
Bower has until Friday to form a new community council. The question is does it need one?
The key roles of Community Councils are:
To represent the views of the community to The Highland Council and other public bodies operating in their area
To act to further the interests of their communities
To be consulted on planning applications within their area (The Town & Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1996)
To consider exercising their powers to object to the granting, renewal or transfer of liquor licences. (The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976)
http://www.highland.gov.uk/livinghere/communitiesandorganisations/communitycouncils/
‘’In addition to any other purpose which a Community Council
may pursue, the general purpose of a Community Council
shall be to ascertain, co-ordinate and express to the local
authorities for its area, and to public authorities, the views of
the community which it represents, in relation to matters for
which those authorities are responsible, and to take such
action in the interests of that community as appears to it to be
expedient and practicable’’
http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E9EF85FA-F6D6-48A9-A942-30EB3FBB3310/0/HCCommunityCouncilSchemeFinal1stApril2011.pdf
The key roles of Community Councils are:
To represent the views of the community to The Highland Council and other public bodies operating in their area
To act to further the interests of their communities
To be consulted on planning applications within their area (The Town & Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1996)
To consider exercising their powers to object to the granting, renewal or transfer of liquor licences. (The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976)
http://www.highland.gov.uk/livinghere/communitiesandorganisations/communitycouncils/
‘’In addition to any other purpose which a Community Council
may pursue, the general purpose of a Community Council
shall be to ascertain, co-ordinate and express to the local
authorities for its area, and to public authorities, the views of
the community which it represents, in relation to matters for
which those authorities are responsible, and to take such
action in the interests of that community as appears to it to be
expedient and practicable’’
http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E9EF85FA-F6D6-48A9-A942-30EB3FBB3310/0/HCCommunityCouncilSchemeFinal1stApril2011.pdf