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Changes to the Scheme of Delegation
On 29 March 2023, members agreed changes to the Council’s constitution and scheme of delegation.
The new scheme will be applied to applications with a Statutory Start Date of 30 March 2023 or later. The changes are:
- 10 or more objections will be required to trigger a planning committee meeting
- A scheme with an amenity society objection will be referred to a Chairs’ Review meeting
- Get answers to simple queries about planning processes or checks (Planning Information Service).
- Get advice at a virtual meeting on simple planning projects, provided that they are not a listed buildings, and a brief written summary (Duty Planner Standard Service).
- Get advice at a virtual meeting on complex planning projects (including listed buildings) and a written summary (Duty Planner Complex Service).
- Come to a pre-application meeting and get detailed written advice (Pre-Application Advice Service).
- Get a dedicated planning officer assigned to your project and come to a series of design meetings for large-scale, comprehensive redevelopment schemes (Planning Performance Agreement Service).
- Get advice about a listed building from a conservation officer.
- Find out how to engage the local community before and during the application process.
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Planning Department
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Published on: 01/03/2023