Next Meetings
The next Planning Applications Committee meeting will take place on Wednesday 22th September 2010 at 1:30pm.
The agenda will be made available online approximately a week before the meeting and can be accessed here:
PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA LIST [pdf document]
(List of applications to be considered at the next meetings)
A full agenda, containing officers reports, will also be made available online a few days before the meeting. See Planning Committee Meetings List. Minutes and reports from previous meetings are also included.
The Role of Planning Applications Committee
The Planning Applications Committee is made up of 13 elected members. Its purpose is to make decisions on important applications. These decisions will take into account the officers' reports and recommendations as well the views of the applicant and of interested and affected parties. Planning applications that are considered by the Planning Applications Committee are normally those which are large, economically significant, contentious in nature, or where objections have been received by neighbours or from other affected bodies or organisations.
Please note that only a minority (around 15%) of all planning applications go to Committee. The remainder of applications are delegated to the Assistant Chief Executive (Regeneration), to be decided in accordance with accepted policy and guidelines.
Attending Meetings & Submitting Your Comments
Meetings take place every 4 or 5 weeks, normally on a Wednesday afternoon. Members of the public may attend. The start time for Committee is normally 1:30pm.
You can obtain copies of the officers' report and recommendations beforehand. These are also available online.
If you wish to attend, the following document will be helpful:
HAVE YOUR SAY ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS [pdf document]
The above document explains how the committee process works and provides guidance on how to make a statement or submit comments on an application. You can also submit comments in advance, irrespective of whether you attend.
Recent Committee Decisions
The last meeting took place on 25th August 2010. A summary of decisions taken at that meeting is available to view or download here:
COMMITTEE DECISIONS [pdf documents]
(List of decisions taken at the last Planning Committee)
Please note that the above document does not normally become available until the day after the meeting. Please also note that Decision Notices are normally issued a few days after the decision is made and that the official decision date refers to the date of issue rather than the date of the Committee meeting.
Minutes & Reports from previous Planning Committee meetings are also available online, dating back as far as May 2004.
Forthcoming Committee Dates
Dates of future Planning Applications Committee meetings are as follows:
- Wednesday, 25th August 2010
- Wednesday, 22nd September 2010
- Wednesday, 20th October 2010
- Wednesday, 17th November 2010
- Wednesday, 15th December 2010
- Wednesday, 12th January 2011
- Wednesday, 9th February 2011
- Wednesday, 9th March 2011
- Wednesday, 6th April 2011
- Wednesday, 4th May 2011
The start time for Committee will be 1:30pm, unless otherwise stated.
Further Information
For more details on the legal and political aspects of the committee process, see Planning Applications Committee in the Political Management section of this website.
See also: The Application and Decision Process | Publicity & Consultations
Last Updated - 26/08/2010