Democratic Services Privacy Notice
The Planning Committee
exercises and performs the powers and duties of the Council under
the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and appropriate regulations,
planning and related legislation, except such powers and duties
which are:
a)
delegated to the Head of City Development or other
officer in accordance with the constitution; or
b)
are a function of Council, Executive or any other
Council Committee or Panel.
Responsibilities of the Planning Committee
Responsibilities of the
Planning Committee include the following determinations under the
planning and related legislation:
·
Any item considered by the Head of City Development,
Chair, or Vice Chair of Planning Committee or Portfolio Holder City
Development to be significant, controversial or
sensitive;
·
Applications referred by the Chair or Vice-Chair of
Planning Committee following Delegation Briefing;
·
City Council applications subject to
objections;
·
Applications from councillors, planning officers and
their close relatives (parents, children, siblings and
partners);
·
Applications from members of staff which, in the
opinion of the Head of City Development, are considered to be major
in nature whether or not they are subject to objections.
Speaking at Planning Committee
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at the Planning Committee, please
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A member of the public may
address the Planning Committee on any application being considered
by that Committee, provided that:-
(a)
the person has indicated a wish to speak, by
contacting the Democratic Services Manager not later than 10:00
am two working days in advance of the meeting of the Committee.
For example, if the meeting is being held on a Monday,
questions must be submitted by 10am on the Thursday prior to the
meeting;
(b)
only one person may speak in support of the
application and one person against, and unless the persons
concerned nominate a spokesperson, priority will be given to the
first person to have indicated a wish to speak, or otherwise at the
discretion of the Chair;
(c)
each speaker may speak for a maximum of five
minutes; and
(d)
a speaker’s address should be limited to
planning matters and must not be offensive or
defamatory.