The Non-Strategic Planning Committee is
made up of 13 Members with a quorum of 4, all appointments to the
Committee shall be made with due regard to the rules on political
proportionality.
The functions of the Committee relate to
town and country planning and development control as specified in
Part A of Schedule 1 of the Local Authorities Functions and
Responsibilities (England) Regulations 2000 that do not fall within
the remit of the Strategic Planning Committee.
The Committee shall only consider
planning applications that are within its remit and not within the
remit of the Strategic Planning Committee and / or delegated to
Officers, with the exception where the Assistant Director –
Planning and Development considers it necessary for an application
to be determined by the Committee, having considered public
representations and consultee responses or when an application has
been called in by a Councillor.
Applications that would trigger Committee
decision include:
·
Major Developments below the limits set
for Strategic Planning Committee;
·
Major residential development of 10 or
more dwellings
·
Major commercial development where the
floorspace is more than 1000sq.m
·
Development on sites over one hectare (in
cases of an outline application where the number of dwellings or
floorspace is not specified)
·
Change of use more than
1000sq.m
Minor developments shall only be referred
to the Non-Strategic Planning Committee in exceptional
circumstances (as determined by the Assistant Director –
Planning and Development) or where they are called in by a
Councillor in accordance with the procedure set out in the Planning
Protocol.
There shall be no referral up of
applications from the Non-Strategic Planning Committees to the
Strategic Planning Committee, and vice versa.
The Assistant Director – Planning
and Development after consultation with the relevant Portfolio
Holder, shall be responsible for determining whether an application
falls within the remit of Strategic Planning Committee or the
Non-Strategic Planning Committee.
For information on speaking at the
Non-Strategic Planning Committee please contact Richard Woods,
Democratic Services via the following:
Tel: 01327 322043
Email: democraticservices@westnorthants.gov.uk