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Terms of reference:
1.
To be responsible for exercising regulatory and
policy functions under the relevant legislation concerning the
determination of:
a)
Alcohol and entertainment licence
applications.
b)
Gambling licence applications.
c)
Applications for the granting, renewal, transfer or
revocation or sex establishments licenses; private hire and public
hire licences.
2.
To be responsible for influencing and controlling
development and use of land as Local Planning Authority
including:
a)
Preparation, adoption and review of the statutory
Development Plan, including Local Development Documents.
b)
Preparation, adoption and review of Supplementary
Planning Documents.
3.
To carry out the functions falling within the
committee’s area of responsibility as set out below, working
within the budget and policy framework approved by Full Council,
except where these functions remain the reserve of the Full Council
or have been delegated to another committee.
4.
To recommend to council new or changes to previously
approved policies.
5.
To establish sub-committees or member working groups
to progress work of the committee.
6.
To decide on matters falling within its
responsibility or delegate decision making to Directors of the
council. However, this does not prevent the committee from choosing
to exercise the function itself.
Areas of responsibility:
To consider and approve:
a)
Local Plan documents for public consultation
(including Development Plan Documents up to Preferred Options stage
and Supplementary Planning Documents up to Consultation
stage).
b)
Final versions of Supplementary Planning Guidance
(including Masterplans and Design Codes) Planning Guidance
Documents, land use policy statements, masterplans and briefs for
specific areas and any subsequent changes to the Development Plan
not constituting a new or substantially revised Development Plan
Document.
c)
Other informal policy guidance for
adoption.
d)
The council’s Local Development Scheme and
Annual Monitoring Report.
e)
Planning enforcement.
f)
Draft Conservation Area Appraisals and Management
Plans for public consultation, and, the final version of
Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans.
g)
The council’s Local List of historic assets or
policy documents to safeguard the historic environment.
h)
Matters related to the Community Infrastructure Levy
(CIL), including Strategic and Neighbourhood CIL, leading up to the
examination in public and the adoption of the CIL charging
schedule.
i)
Hackney Carriage and Private Hires policies and
procedures.
j)
A licensing policy statement and gambling policy
statement for recommendation to the Full Council and to keep this
under review in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003 and the
Gambling Act 2005 respectively.
Other areas of responsibility:
k)
To consider and recommend for approval to Full
Council, submission versions of Development Plan
documents.
l)
To consider and comment upon other
authorities’ or stakeholder’s planning policy
documents.
m)
To respond to government consultations on draft
planning legislation and proposed planning policies.
n)
To consider any other planning policy matters not
included in any of the above as deemed necessary by the Head of
Place Development.
o)
To consider and determine (or delegate to a
licensing sub-committee):
(i)
Opposed and / or contentious applications made under
the Licensing Act 2003 and / or applications for review under the
said Act.
(ii)
Opposed and / or contentious applications made under
the Gambling Act 2005 and / or applications for review under the
said Act.
(iii)
Opposed and / or contentious applications for the
granting, renewal, transfer or revocation or sex establishments
licenses; private hire and public hire licences in reference to
applications listed in 1 a) above.
p)
Collaboration and partnerships related to the remit
of this committee.
To make recommendations
regarding:
a.
Changes to this committee’s terms of
reference.
b.
Other matters under the committee’s
jurisdiction which, by virtue of statutory provision, must be
determined by Full Council.
c.
New policies or changes in policy within the remit
of the committee which would require resources beyond those
allocated to the committee.
To resolve:
a.
New policies or changes in policy within the remit
of the committee which can be accommodated within the
committee’s overall allocation of resources.
b.
Preparation and review of Local Planning Development
Documents.
c.
Adoption of Neighbourhood Development
Plans.
d.
Adoption of Supplementary Planning
Documents.
e.
Confirmation of Conservation Area
designations.
f.
Confirmation of lists of local heritage
assets.
g.
Responses to consultations from the government,
other authorities, external agencies and other bodies, including
transportation related consultations, where they would have a
significant impact on the delivery of the Local Plan or on the
Borough’s environment.
h.
The seeking of Deemed Planning Consents.
i.
Approving Local Development Orders, Neighbourhood
Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders.
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