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Terms of
Reference:
1.
To be responsible for
exercising regulatory functions under the Town and Country Planning
legislation specifically:
i.
Determination of
planning and related applications.
ii.
Determination of Tree
Preservation and High Hedges applications.
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.
To make
recommendations regarding:
a.
Applications for
planning related permission submitted by the Council
itself.
b. Changes to the Committee’s Terms of
Reference.
c. Other matters under the Committee’s
jurisdiction which, by virtue of statutory provision, must be
determined by full Council.
To Resolve:
a. Determination of planning and
related applications referred to the Committee by any Member of the
Council and/or the Head of Planning in accordance with the
provisions set out in the Council’s Constitution.
b. Guidelines under which the Committee shall
determine its level of involvement in individual planning, building
and enforcement decisions.
c. Confirmation (or modification) of Tree
Preservation Orders where there are unresolved
objections.
Delegation to
Officers:
a. To the Chief Executive and Directors,
the power to implement Council/Committee policies and deal with the
day-to-day management of services relevant to this Committee,
including the discharge of all functions of the Council, except for
those which are identified above as reserved for determination by
the Council, Committee or Sub-Committee.
b. The officers referred to in a. above
have the power in turn to delegate to other officers of their
choice, the power to deal on their behalf and in their name with
any of the above functions. Such delegation shall be in writing and
signed by the relevant SMT Member and may contain such limitations
or be subject to such conditions as that Officer shall
decide.
c. To the Chief Executive and Directors,
the power to authorise, in writing,
officers to enter on to land or to apply for a warrant and
thereafter enter land pursuant to sections 196A-196C and 214B-214D
of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended.
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