Purpose of the Planning Committee
Most
planning applications received by the council are decided by a
planning officer. However, some applications are decided at the
monthly planning committee meetings which normally take place the
first Tuesday of each month. These are usually high-profile
planning applications which have created a lot of public
interest.
The
committee comprises 13 elected Members of the council.
The planning officers prepare a detailed
report for each application to be considered by the committee and
these reports are contained in the committee agenda published on
the Monday of the week before the meeting. All reports are
available on the link above on browse meetings and agendas for this
committee.
Updates
to the agenda papers are published prior to the meeting and there
may be a final update for members to read on the day of the
meeting.
Members
of the public can attend Planning Committees and arrangements for
public speaking are set out below. Occasionally, there may be
an "exempt" item which needs to be decided in closed session and
the Chairman will announce this at the start of the
meeting.
Further
information on what happens at Planning Committee is available
here.
Public Speaking at the Planning
Committee
We
encourage public involvement in the planning process and members of
the public have the opportunity to put their views on a planning
proposal direct to the planning committee. Further information on
arrangements for speaking at Planning Committee is available here:
Planning Committee Public Speaking Leaflet.
If you
wish to register to speak please contact us on: 01452
3967775 or 01452 396746 any time after the publication of the
agenda but by no later than 5.00pm on the day before the Planning
Committee meeting.
