Policies & Procedures

Planning Policy

Aims

  • The Council are committed to ensure that the Parish has a voice with regard to planning matters
  • This policy covers all types of planning
  • A framework to allow for all planning to be discussed
  • IT to be used effectively to exchange information

 

Objectives

  • A shared commitment to providing the best facilities for Scotton Parish
  • To focus attention on sustainability
  • To carefully consider and comment on all planning applications

 

Reporting

  • Where possible all applications will be considered at a meeting of the Parish Council
  • To provide provision for extraordinary planning meetings if needed
  • Where time constraints apply the following process will be used:
  1. Circulate all information to members
  2. Members to comment on application and return comments to the Clerk
  3. The Clerk, using delegated powers will collate information, inform all members of such comments and ask if they agree these be submitted or if they would like to ask the Chair to call a Planning meeting.
  4. If the members are in agreement with the comments, the Clerk will forward these to the District Council making it clear that these comments were as the result of a circulation process and not the result of a resolution of the Council.
  • To ensure that all comments are returned within the timescale

 

The Planning policy will be reviewed at the Annual Parish Council meeting in May