This decides the main planning applications
lodged with the Council. The committee functions in a
‘quasi-judicial’ way and must apply the rules of
natural justice and the provisions of the Human Rights Act with the
strictest impartiality. Because of this, it is governed by special
protocols, largely the Local Plan. The majority of planning
applications are not controversial, and officers decide these.
Objectors to planning applications, and
applicants where an application is objected to or recommended for
refusal, may request to speak at the Development Control
Committee.
If you wish to speak on an application you
must contact Democratic Services on 020 3373 1255 and ask to see
the relevant report, which is issued five clear working days before
the meeting. If you want to speak at the meeting you must give
written notice by noon two days before the meeting. Speakers are
usually allowed up to 5 minutes to speak, and the Committee may
then ask questions. You should not lobby individual members of this
committee as it could compromise their position and prevent them
from taking part in the decision.
For further information please contact
Shirley Fortune
on 020 3373 1255.
If you
want information about, or you want to comment on, a current
planning, building control or licensing application, use our
public access pages You can also use the site to search for
planning application decisions, enforcement appeals and enforcement
history. Public Access holds information on all the
applications made to us.