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Full Council will appoint a Planning
Committee, which will be responsible for dealing with planning
applications and related matters.
Terms of
reference:
1.
To be responsible for exercising functions under the Town and
Country Planning legislation specifically the determination of
planning and related applications involving:
i.
Applications for
planning permission for major development (except where the
application is made under section 73 of the Town & Country
Planning Act 1990 – a minor material amendment/development
without compliance with original conditions);
ii.
Applications for
planning permission for development which require to be advertised
as a departure from development plan, as a
whole, but which are recommended for approval;
iii.
Applications for
planning permission or listed building consent that are submitted
by or on behalf of any Member of the Council (or their spouse or
partner) or any Council employee that is a member of Corporate
Leadership Team (or their spouse or partner).
iv.
Development promoted
by the Council itself (i.e. applications where the Council are the
applicant)
v.
Applications
called-in for determination by the
Planning Committee by a Member in accordance with Annex 4-8,
paragraphs 8.4 and 8.8, where the call-in request has not been
withdrawn prior to publication of the agenda.
2.
To receive and review the summary of enforcement action taken in
response to breaches of control on a quarterly basis.
3.
To receive and review summaries of planning appeals on a quarterly
basis or when appeals have been received as appropriate.
4.
To receive and review the summary of Planning Performance on a
quarterly basis.
To make recommendations
regarding:
5.
Changes to the committee’s terms of reference.
6.
Other matters under the committee’s jurisdiction which, by
virtue of statutory provision, must be determined by Full
Council.
To resolve:
7.
Determination of planning and related applications referred to the
committee by any member of the council and / or the Head of Place
Development in accordance with the provisions set out in the
council’s constitution.
8.
Guidelines under which the committee shall determine its level of
involvement in individual planning, building and enforcement
decisions.
9.
Confirmation (or modification) of Tree Preservation Orders where
there are unresolved objections.
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