Planning Committee

View meeting agendas and minutes

You can find details of our Planning Committee meetings.
You can contact us if you can't find the meeting details you are looking for.

Watch a Planning Committee

You can watch our Planning Committee meetings. These are published on our YouTube channel.

Role of the Committee

The purpose of the Planning Committee is to act for the Council on matters involving the functions of a Local Planning Authority.

Function of the Committee

The function of the Planning Committee are;

  • Planning obligations
  • All matters concerning public path orders required as a result of planning legislation
  • Advertisement consents
  • Conservation area consents and notices
  • Revocation or modification of planning permissions by order under planning legislation
  • Any enforcement action including in respect of advertisement contraventions
  • Tree preservation orders
  • Consent to carry out all work to protected trees
  • Listed building consents and notices
  • Direct action by execution of works, taking steps and/or carrying out operations by or on behalf of the Council under any planning legislation, including the recovery of any costs or expenses
  • Legal proceedings in respect of any breach of planning obligations
  • Any other notices, orders, certificates, demands, permissions, consents and grants under planning legislation
  • Observations, comments and representations on development proposals being determined by other bodies and/or in adjoining or neighbouring administrative areas
  • Matters relating to Highways.
     
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