The Tewkesbury Planning Committee exercises the Council's powers and duties concerning development control and appeals, including development briefs. It handles the enforcement of planning control, building preservation, listed buildings, conservation areas, tree preservation orders, hedgerow protection, control of advertisements, and footpath orders. The committee also makes representations on heavy goods vehicle operators' licences and comments on development applications from other local authorities. Its decisions directly affect development and land use within the Tewkesbury borough.