|
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 Council, except
where these functions remain the reserve of the Council or have
been delegated to another Committee within the Council’s
scheme of delegation.
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:
a)
To consider and approve Local Plan documents for
public consultation (including Development Plan Documents up to
Preferred Options stage and Supplementary Planning Documents up to
Consultation stage);
b)
To consider and recommend for approval to Council,
submission versions of Development Plan documents;
c)
To consider and approve final versions of
Supplementary Planning Guidance (including Masterplans and Design
Codes) Planning Guidance Documents, land use policy statements,
masterplans and briefs for specific areas;
d)
and any subsequent
changes to the Development Plan not constituting a new or
substantially revised Development Plan Document;
e)
To consider and approve other informal policy
guidance for adoption;
f)
To consider and approve the Council’s Local
Development Scheme and Annual Monitoring Report;
g)
To consider and approve
(i)
draft Conservation Area Appraisals and Management
Plans for public consultation and
(ii) the final version of Conservation Area
Appraisals and Management Plans;
h)
To consider and approve the Council’s Local
List of historic assets or policy documents to safeguard the
historic environment;
i)
To consider and approve matters related to the
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) leading up to the examination
in public and the adoption of the CIL charging schedule;
j)
To consider and comment upon other
authorities’ or stakeholder’s planning policy
documents;
k)
To respond to government consultations on draft
planning legislation and proposed planning policies;
l)
To consider any other planning policy matters not
included in any of the above as deemed necessary by the Head of
Planning;
m)
To consider and approve Hackney Carriage and Private
Hires policies and procedures;
n)
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;
o)
To consider and approve a licensing policy statement
and gambling policy statement for recommendation to the Council and
to keep this under review in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003
and the Gambling Act 2005 respectively;
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
District’s environment.
h.
The seeking of Deemed Planning Consents.
i.
Approving Local Development Orders, Neighbourhood
Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders.
Delegation to Officers:
1.
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.
2.
The officers referred to in 1. 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 Officer and may contain such limitations or be subject
to such conditions as that Officer shall decide.
3.
Where committee delegated action has been taken by
officers in 1. and 2. above, or the use of urgency powers has been
exercised by the Chief Executive or Director this must be reported
back to the Chair and Vice Chair at the next available
meeting.
|