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The role of the Development Committee is to
determine applications for planning/listed/conservation area
consent which have triggered over 20 representations (in support or
against) and/or that meet certain criteria with regards to size
amongst other issues.
The Committee is made up of
seven Members of the Council as appointed by Full Council. Political balance rules
apply to the Committee. Meetings are normally held on
a monthly basis in the Town Hall, Mulberry Place and are
open to the public to attend.
A timetable for the
meeting dates and deadlines can be found here. The quorum is
three Members of the Committee.
Objectors to planning
applications and applicants may request to speak at the Committee.
If you wish to speak on an application, you must contact the
Committee Officer below by 4pm one clear day before the meeting, as
shown on the committee timetable. For further information, see the
guidance for the Committee in the
ways of participating page.
Useful links:
1.
Applications for planning
permission
A.
To consider and determine recommendations from the
Corporate Director, Development and Renewal to GRANT planning permission for applications made under the
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as
amended);that meet any one of the following
criteria:
(i)
Proposals involving the erection, alteration or
change of use of buildings, structures
or land with more than 35 residential units or live-work
units.
(ii)
Proposals involving the erection, alteration or
change of use of buildings, structures or land with a gross floor
space exceeding 10,000 square metres.
(iii)Retail development with a
gross floor space exceeding 5,000 square metres.
(iv)
Proposals involving buildings on Metropolitan Open
Land with a gross floor space exceeding 100 square
metres.
(v)
If in response to the publicity of an application
the Council receives in writing, by email or other electronic form
20 or more individual representations; or a petition (received from
residents of the borough whose names appear in the Register of
Electors, business addresses in the borough or local Councillors)
raising material planning objections to the development, and the
Corporate Director, Place considers that these objections cannot be
addressed by amending the development, by imposing conditions
and/or by completing a legal agreement.
Representations (either individual or petitions) received after the
close of the consultation period will be counted at the discretion
of the Corporate Director, Place.
B.
To consider and determine recommendations from the
Corporate Director, Place to REFUSE planning
permission for applications made under the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990 (as amended), where in response to the publicity
of an application the Council has received in writing, by email or
other electronic form, more 20 or more individual representations
supporting the development or a petition in the form detailed in
part 1.A. (v) supporting the proposed development. Representations (either individual or petitions)
received after the close of the consultation period will be counted
at the discretion of the Corporate Director, Place.
C.
To consider and determine recommendations from the
Corporate Director of Place to GRANT permission for
applications seeking minor material amendments to a planning
permission previously determined by the Development Committee,
where as a result of publicity any of the criteria in 1.A.(v)
apply and the representations received
relate directly to matters arising from the proposed amendments and
not the original permission.
The Corporate Director,
Place (or any officer authorised by her/him) has the authority to
make decisions on planning matters with the exception of those
specifically reserved to the Development Committee, unless:-
(i) these are expressly
delegated to her/him; or
(ii)
where it is referred to the Committee in accordance with
Development Procedure Rule No 15
2. Applications for
listed building consent
To consider and
determine recommendations from the Corporate Director, Place to
GRANT listed building consent for applications made under the
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 where
any of the criteria in 1.A.(i)-(v) apply; and/or an objection has
been received from either the Historic Buildings and Monuments
Commission for England (known as Historic England) and/or one of
the statutory amenity societies and these objections cannot be
addressed by amending the development, by imposing conditions
and/or by completing a legal agreement.
3. Applications for hazardous
substance consent
To consider and
determine recommendations from the Corporate Director, Place to
GRANT hazardous substance consent for applications made under the
Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015 where the criteria
in 1.A(v) apply and/or an objection has been received from any of
the consultation bodies listed in the Regulations and these
objections cannot be addressed by amending the development, by
imposing conditions and/or by completing a legal
agreement
4. Observations to
other planning authorities
To respond to requests
for observations on planning applications referred to the Council
by other local authorities, Development Corporations the Mayor of
London, Government Departments statutory undertakers and similar
organisations where the response would be contrary to policies in
the adopted development plan or would raise especially significant
borough-wide issues.
5.
General
A. To
consider any application or other planning matter referred to the
Committee by the Corporate Director, Place including
pre-application presentations (subject to the agreed protocol)
where she/he considers it appropriate to do so (for example, if
especially significant borough-wide issues are raised).
B. To
consider any matter which would otherwise be referred to the
Strategic Development Committee but which the Corporate Director,
Place, following consultation with the Chairs of both Committees,
considers should more appropriately be considered by the
Development Committee.
Note - It shall be for the
Corporate Director, Place to determine whether a matter meets any
of the above criteria
Quorum: Three Members of the
Committee.