The
Terms of Reference of the Planning Committee are:
To
consider and determine applications for planning permission and
other related consents, arising under the Town and Country Planning
Act and associated legislation as set out in Part A of Schedule 1
of the Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities)(England)
Regulations 2000 as amended, which have not been delegated to the
Planning Area Sub-Committee or to officers.
Functions
To approve (other than repeat or Section 73
applications involving minor modifications or extensions of time)
or refuse, applications for planning permission and other related
consents under the appropriate legislation in accordance with the
following criteria:
(a) Outline
planning applications for:
i. residential
development on sites over 1.0 hectare in
area
and
ii. non-residential
development on sites over 1.5 hectares
in
area.
iii. 40 dwellings or
more
(b) Full
detailed, or reserved matters applications for :
i.
residential development (including
conversions/changes
of use) of 40 dwellings or more and
ii non-residential development,
including extensions and
changes of use, of over 3,000 square metres gross floor
space.
(c) Any
application or proposal which raises significant
strategic
or policy issues for the city.
(d) Any
non-residential or domestic application for which there
is
a
policy presumption against development in the Green
Belt.
(e) Changes
of Use of land of 5.0 hectares or more
(f)
Any application that the Corporate
Director Economy and Place or the Assistant
Director (Planning and
Public
Protection) considers should be presented to
the Planning Committee for decision.
To enter into Section 106 Agreements, in respect of
proposed developments which fall within the scope of the Planning
Committee to determine
The renewal, modification and revocation of planning
permissions and other related consents and agreements.