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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. This schedule of
meetings is arranged at the start of the municipal year to best
meet planning timetables. However, where there is no business to
consider, specific meetings may be cancelled and if so, this will
be reflected on the page above.
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.