Full Council will appoint a Planning Committee,
which will be responsible for dealing with planning applications
and related matters.
Terms of reference:
1.
To beresponsible for exercisingfunctions
underthe Townand 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where the call-in request has not been withdrawn prior to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.
To make recommendations
regarding:
4.
Changes to the committee’s terms of
reference.
5.
Other matters under the committee’s
jurisdiction which, by virtue of statutory provision, must be
determined by Full Council.
To resolve:
6.
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.
7.
Guidelines under which the committee shall determine
its level of involvement in individual planning, building and
enforcement decisions.
8.
Confirmation (or modification) of Tree Preservation
Orders where there are unresolved objections.
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