Code of Practice for Decisions
Decisions on Applications
We will:
- determine planning applications in a fair and efficient manner within a reasonable timescale taking into account our statutory purposes.
- delegate appropriate applications to planning officers.
- refer those applications which are not able to be determined under delegated powers to our Planning Committee, which meets on a monthly basis.
publish our Scheme of Delegation and Scheme of Public Speaking at Planning Committee on our website. - aim to ensure decision notices are issued within 3 working days. There are however occasions where the decision is subject to the receipt of additional information, or the completion of a related legal agreement. In such cases, the decision notice will not be issued until this information is received and is acceptable to us, or where the legal agreement has been completed. You are advised not to start work until you have received details of the formal decision.
- publish details of decisions made on planning applications on our website.
notify all those who were notified of an application or made comments on an application during the application stage in the event of an appeal to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) against the refusal of planning permission, imposition of conditions, or our failure to determine an application within the statutory time period,. - process all appeals in accordance with the relevant appeal regulations and timetable.
