1 To exercise
the Council’s functions relating to town and country planning
and development control, the protection of important hedgerows,
preservation of trees, regulation of high hedges and any relevant
applications pursuant to Schedule 17 of the High Speed Rail Acts. Some applications have been
reserved to the Strategic Planning Board: others are delegated on
to the Head of Planning: the following are retained for the
Planning Committees:
1.1
Applications for Small Scale Major Development
for:
1.1.1 residential developments of 20 to 199 dwellings or
between 1 and 4ha.
1.1.2 retail or commercial/industrial or other floor
space of between 5,000 and 9,999 square metres or 2-4 ha.
This does not
include re-applications for extant schemes or detailed applications
where outline consent has been given or removal/variation of
conditions.
2 To determine
any other planning and development control matters:
2.1 advertised as a departure
from policy, which the Head of Planning is minded to approve (except
those matters identified in paragraph 5 below);
2.2 submitted (as applicant or agent of or)by a Councillor, senior
Council officer (Grade 12 or above) or a member of staff employed
within the Development Management and Planning Policy service area
or by an immediate family member or partner where objections have
been received. Where objections have
been received, applications recommended for refusal can be dealt
with by officers under delegated powers;
2.3 considered to be significant
applications by the Council either as applicant or land owner. This
category will not normally include minor developments which accord
with planning policy and to which no objection has been
made;
2.4 referred up to the
Committee by a Councillor in accordance with the Committees`
referral procedure. However, any request must be received within 15
working days of the issue of the electronic notification of the
application, and set out the material planning consideration(s)
which warrant the application going before committee (except for a
request to review a Schedule 17 application, where a 7 day time frame will apply);
2.5 any other matters referred up to
them at the discretion of the Head of Planning;
2.6 any relevant Schedule 17
applications as deemed appropriate by the Head of Planning.
3. To determine applications made in relation to the
public rights of way network and the registers of Commons and Town
and Village Greens that are ‘referred’ for
determination in accordance with the Planning Committee
Members’ Referral Procedure. If
an associated planning application was determined by the area
committee, then the matter shall be referred to the alternative
area committee or Strategic Planning Board. If an associated
planning application was determined by the Strategic Planning
Board, then the matter shall be referred to an area Committee.
[with effect from 13 May 2026]
4 Applications for
householder development, listed building consents to alter/extend
and conservation area consents will normally be dealt with under
delegated powers.
5 Applications for
permission in principle,
advertisements, tree work, prior approvals, Certificates of
Lawfulness and notifications will be dealt with under powers
delegated to officers.
6 Where the
application is to vary or remove a condition that was imposed by
the Planning Committee it will not be delegated.
7. However, there will
be a presumption that a Referral request by a local ward Member
will be agreed where applications are for the renewal (or extension
of time) of extant, unimplemented permissions.
8 Each Committee will
refer up to the Strategic Planning Board matters involving a
significant departure from policy which it is minded to approve contrary to recommendation by the Head of
Planning.